Developing Trainer/Assessor - London/Kent

Job Introduction

Do you want control of your annual leave? Weekends off? Support colleagues with their future career aspirations?

We are seeking Developing Trainer Assessor(s) to join our team based across both Ashford and Orpington Learning & Development Centres.

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What you’ll do

We are recruiting for current and future opportunities within the training centre to become a trainer assessor – enhance your career prospects and develop & support the next generation of train drivers. 

To be considered for this role, you need to have full competence in Train Driving, be on a current Driver roster & have knowledge of at least 1 SE Trains Route. 

Main Responsibilities

You will have a number of key responsibilities in this role that will include but not be limited to:

• Delivering training and support to trainee train drivers, ensuring these colleagues have the knowledge and skills and helping to develop the relevant experience to become competent train drivers. 
• You will offer support, coaching and guidance in all aspects of the role, using your own experience to facilitate their learning.  One of the requirements to becoming a certified train driver is that the trainee will need to demonstrate the knowledge, skills and behaviours that are aligned to the apprenticeship standard, and you will be expected to guide trainees in this area.
• Working within the training team you will support your colleagues in the delivery of all aspects of training, ensuring that our company values and behaviours are role modelled and held up as exemplary performance.

The experience you’ll need

We are looking for applications from Train Driver’s, preferably with experience of training/coaching others (although all necessary qualifications/training will be given).

You should be motivational and enthusiastic in your approach and be keen to share your experience and expertise that will help to develop the knowledge and skills of the next generation of Train Drivers.

To excel in your role, you will need to be able to demonstrate the following:

• You should be competent in the duties of a train driver, have a good recent safety record with at least 2 years driving experience.
• Excellent inter-personal skills and the ability to communicate at all levels within the organisation.
• Customer focussed to deliver a high quality service
• A friendly and respectful personality

As proud members of the Armed Forces Covenant and Disability Confident Scheme, we will offer you an interview if you apply under these schemes and meet the minimum criteria for the role. Find out more here. 

Other things to know

• This vacancy may close early if we receive a large number of applications. So, make sure you get yours in early.
• All offers of employment are subject to satisfactory references, a right to work verification, a basic criminal record check, and a pre-employment medical assessment. Work visa sponsorship isn’t available for this role.
• If you applied but weren’t successful in getting a similar role at Southeastern, please wait six months before applying again.

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What you’ll get in return

Along with your salary, the rewards you’ll get include:

• a final salary pension
• 25 days annual leave allowance (plus bank holidays)
• free rail travel across our networks.

Meaning you can feel secure in your career as well as fulfilled by your work. Click here to see our full range of amazing benefits.

A bit about Southeastern

We’re one of Britain's busiest train operators, serving London, Kent and parts of East Sussex. We run over 1,700 trains a day, carrying more than 500,000 passengers and serving 180 stations.

However, working on our railway is more than getting passengers from A to B. It’s about all the little moments that make a difference to their journey.

It’s also about making our railway a great place to work. With a team that represents the communities we serve. This is a journey we’re fully committed to and we’re proud to have been named a ‘Great Place to Work’ at the 2023 National Rail Awards and endorsed as a WORK180 Employer for Women.

Our ways of working are what we expect of everyone at Southeastern. They are powerful. Tiny moments, every day, from every one of us, add up to massive, positive change. Improving how it feels to work here and how it feels to travel with us.

Learn more about our railway and what we achieved in 2023.