Traffic Examiner Ashford, Kent, South East England, England
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We pride ourselves as being an employer of choice and welcome and encourage applications from everyone, such as ethnic minorities, women, disabled people and those who identify as LGBT+.
To find out more about how we champion diversity and inclusion in the workplace and making DVSA a great place to work visit our Careers website.
Do you have an investigative mind, excellent verbal and written communication skills with a real interest in road safety?
Are you looking for an interesting and varied role that will help save people’s lives?
If so, we’d love to hear from you.
Job description
We are looking for flexible and self-motivated people to join our professional HRTI enforcement team as Traffic Examiners.
To find out more about the job and to get some advice on the application process, please join us at one of our virtual events where you will have an opportunity to ask questions to DVSA Enforcement and HR. If you are interested please register for one of the events on 30th March at 1pm or 4th April at 6pm.
As a Traffic Examiner you will play a vital role in road safety. To view the role responsibilities, please see the attached candidate pack.
This role is full time only. Applicants who wish to work an alternative pattern are welcome to apply however your preferred working pattern may not be available and you should discuss this with the vacancy holder before applying.
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About you
You will have
- Excellent oral and written communication skills, including the ability to handle challenging conversations.
- Administrative and IT experience that involves following processes, interpreting data and writing detailed reports.
- Being a valuable team member, as well as the ability to work alone.
- Flexibility in terms of working hours and adapting to changes in requirements.
- The ability to probe for information and gather further detail.
- The ability to pay attention to detail.
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These roles will follow a shift rota, please see an example of this attached.
These roles are normally full time, but depending upon business needs and requirements, opportunities may exist for part time, job sharing and flexible working.
The Traffic Examiner role can be physically demanding. This includes climbing in and out of HGV cabs, sometimes by the roadside in adverse weather.
You may be required to travel to various DVSA locations in order to carry out your role and there is potential for overnight stays, particularly in the more remote parts of the country. This may also include working outside of normal hours. On overnight allowance is paid to staff for overnight stays.
We offer extensive training at our training centres and you will need to be comfortable using laptop computers and smart phones, as our services become more digital.
We will hold a Reserve List for up to 12 months and will be in touch with the successful candidates when they become available.
About Us
The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) helps everyone stay safe on Britain's roads.
We do this by helping people through a lifetime of safe driving, helping them keep their vehicles safe to drive, and protecting them from unsafe drivers and vehicles.
Our work affects millions of people and thousands of businesses. Most importantly, our work saves lives.
We're an innovative organisation that values professional expertise. We invest in our people and champion inclusive and diverse teams. And we make sure colleagues have the skills to meet the needs of Britain’s road users.
If you would like to read more about the great opportunities and benefits of working at DVSA visit our Careers website.
Diversity: Our vision is to support and develop everyone who chooses to work for us. We care deeply about diversity and equality. And we create a positive culture that’s friendly, welcoming, respectful and full of opportunities for professional and personal development.
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We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Seeing the Big Picture
- Making Effective Decisions
- Delivering at Pace
- Communicating and Influencing
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To learn more about life as an employee of the DVSA visit our Careers website.
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Selection process details
The sift is due to take place 18th & 19th April 2023.
Interviews/assessments are likely to be held week commencing 1st May 2023.
This interview could be conducted via a video interview, details of which will be provided to you should you be selected for interview.
We’ll try to meet the dates we’ve set out in the advert. But there may be occasions when these dates will change. We’ll give you plenty of notice of any important dates.
How to Apply
As part of the application process you will be asked to provide a Personal Statement.
- Used your communication skills to engage others
- Followed a process that involves interpreting data, and writing detailed responses
- Remained positive when adapting to change of working requirements or business need
- Gathered further information so that you can make accurate decisions
- Worked effectively as part of a team while working towards a shared goal
The selection process will be designed specifically for the role. As a result, your assessment will include:
- A written exercise and an interview
If successful at sift you will be invited to take part in a written exercise and then an interview, these could take place on different days.
You’re encouraged to become familiar with the role by reviewing the candidate pack attached, as you may be assessed against any of the criteria recorded within.
The Department for Transport recruits using Success Profiles. For each role, we consider what you need to demonstrate to be successful.
This gives us the best possible chance of finding the right person for the job, drives up performance and improves diversity and inclusivity.
You can read more about Success Profiles here.
If you are experiencing accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the 'Contact point for applicants' section.
Further Information
For more information about how we hire, and for useful tips on submitting your application for this role, visit the How we hire page of our DfT Careers website.
Before submitting your application, we encourage you to visit our Recruitment in detail page of the DfT Careers website. You will find detailed information about the entire recruitment process and what to expect when applying for a role in the Civil Service.
Throughout this job advert there are links to the DfT Careers Website, which provides you further information to support your application. Should you be unable to access the information on our website, please email [email protected] for assistance.
Applicants who are successful at interview will be, as part of pre-employment screening, subject to a check on the Internal Fraud Database (IFD). This check will provide information about employees who have been dismissed for fraud or dishonesty offences. This check also applies to employees who resign or otherwise leave before being dismissed for fraud or dishonesty had their employment continued. Any applicant’s details held on the IFD will be refused employment.
A candidate is not eligible to apply for a role within the Civil Service if the application is made within a 5 year period following a dismissal for carrying out internal fraud against government.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
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This job is broadly open to the following groups:
- UK nationals
- nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
- nationals of the Republic of Ireland
- nationals from the EU, EEA or Switzerland with settled or pre-settled status or who apply for either status by the deadline of the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
- relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals working in the Civil Service
- relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals who have built up the right to work in the Civil Service
- certain family members of the relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals
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We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).
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