Bike Training Specialist

Job summary

Have you got experience of delivering technical training to a frontline operational workforce?

Are you passionate about improving road safety?

Do you enjoy helping others develop and giving constructive feedback in a supportive way?

If so, we’d love to hear from you!

DVSA is looking for people who care about standards, safety and fairness, and who want to develop others to make sound professional judgements.

Joining our department comes with many benefits, including:

• Employer pension contribution of 28.97% of your salary. Read more about Civil Service Pensions here
• 25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days annual leave), plus 8 bank holidays a privilege day for the King’s birthday
• Flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance.

Read more in the Benefits section below!

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Job description

You will deliver quality learning to new Bike Examiners, creating a nurturing environment for delegates to reach their full potential by recognising learning styles, providing support and feedback.

Your responsibilities will include, but aren’t limited to:

• Delivering learning products that meet Learning & Development (L&D) standards, policy, Quality Assurance processes, corporate and regulatory requirements.
• Upkeeping the integrity and quality of learning products in alignment with L&D standards and policy.
• Ensuring accurate completion of handover to the business to enable continuous development where relevant.
• Collaborating with L&D and wider People & Places Directorate colleagues to foster a team ethos to bring L&D and the People & Places Directorate vision to life.
• Interacting with external delivery partners as required in alignment with DVSA and L&D standards.

What DVSA requires from you

To train bike examiner candidates, you must meet the following requirements:

• Be willing to work towards building and maintaining relevant experience in driving test delivery and examiner training
• Be able to communicate clearly and calmly, even in complex situations
• Be able to deliver feedback constructively that others can act on to improve their performance
• Able to use judgement to make effective decisions
• Give accurate, objective and supportive feedback to improve trainees' performance
• Reflect on your own practice and keep your skills up to date as standards, policy and guidance change.

For further information on the role, please read the attached role profile. Please note that the role profile is for information purposes only - whilst all elements are relevant to the role, they may not all be assessed during the recruitment process. This job advert will detail exactly what will be assessed during the recruitment process.

Open Sessions: Would you like to find out more about the role, the team and what it’s like to work in our department? If so, we are organising an open session where you can find more information about who we are at DVSA and what we do to keep Britain moving, safely and sustainably on 12 August at 09:00 or 12 August at 16:30. A link to these can be found on our careers site: Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency.

We will train you!

Training for this position will be made up of 3 parts.

• Part 1 is Bike Examiner training
• Part 2 is delivering tests and working from your local driving test centre
• Part 3 will be our Training for Trainers course

You must be successful at each stage to progress to the next stage. The Bike Examiner training is pass/fail and your employment will cease if you do not pass. If you are unable to successfully complete the Training the Trainer course within a reasonable timeframe, you may be offered a permanent contract as a Bike Examiner. Parts 2 and 3 are based on continuous improvement, not a pass/fail assessment. We will strive to help you succeed in post.

Person specification

You must have held full Category A UK or EU licence (for Motorcycle) continuously for the last 3 years and must have no more than 3 penalty points.

You will be required to provide evidence that you hold any essential qualifications/licenses at some point during the recruitment process. If you cannot provide evidence, your application will be withdrawn.

If you do not already hold the qualifications below, you will be expected to work towards them once in post as part of your training:

• Authorised by the Secretary of State to conduct the official Category A Driving Test (Examiner Warrant Card)

Required skills/experience:

To be successful in this role you will need to have the following:

• Consistently ride to a high standard and understand what safe, legal and responsible driving looks like
• Knowledge and experience of training methods, learning techniques and classroom presentations
• Experience in tailoring communication to suit individual needs, using different communication methods where appropriate
• Strong organisational and time management skills as a team and independent working
• Strong customer service skills
• Experience working as part of a dispersed team
• Experience in coaching and/or mentoring

Additional Information

Working hours, office attendance and travel requirements

Full-time roles consist of 37 hours per week. Whilst we welcome applications from those looking to work with us on a part time basis, there is a business requirement for the successful candidate to be able to work at least 35 hours per week.

Frequent travel to other offices will be required, you must be willing to travel across our training sites according to business needs.

If you have a question about hybrid working, part time/job share hours, flexible working, travelling for work, or require a reasonable adjustment, please contact the Vacancy Holder during the recruitment process to avoid possible disappointment later in the process should your working arrangements not be compatible with the requirements of the role (see below for contact details).

Visa Sponsorship

Please note that we do not hold a UK Visa & Immigration (UKVI) Skilled Worker Licence sponsor and are unable to sponsor any individuals for Skilled Worker Sponsorship. Candidates must ensure they have the appropriate rights to work in the UK before application.

Licences

You must have held full Category A UK or EU licence (for Motorcycle) continuously for the last 3 years and must have no more than 3 penalty points.
You will be required to provide evidence that you hold any essential qualifications/licenses at some point during the recruitment process. If you cannot provide evidence, your application will be withdrawn.

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Making Effective Decisions
• Communicating and Influencing
• Developing Self and Others
• Leadership

Technical skills

We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

• Riding standard
• Facilitation skills
• Ability to teach practical skills

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £30,485, Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency contributes £8,831 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides (opens in a new window).

Being part of our brilliant Civil Service means you will have access to a wide range of fantastic benefits.

This includes:

• a generous annual leave entitlement
• attractive pension options with an employer contribution of 28.97%
• flexible working
• good career development opportunities
• a variety of career paths
• inclusive working environments and much more to support a healthy work/life balance

Things you need to know

Artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance (opens in a new window) for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.

How to apply:

Our selection process ensures a comprehensive assessment of each applicant's qualifications, skills, and potential fit within our organisation.

The selection process for this role will be:

Stage 1: Sift of CV and personal statement

Stage 2: Assessment Day (including an interview and a Ride Assessment)

Stage 1: Sift

At sift, you will be you will be asked to provide a CV (unlimited wordcount) and personal statement (500-word count) assessed against the following Success Profile elements:

• Experience of delivering practical learning or vocational training

The sift will take place week commencing 24/08/2026

Stage 2: Assessment Day

At assessment stage, you will be invited to complete an assessment exercise, an interview, and a ride assessment. The day will take place in person at our offices in Gillingham.

You will be assessed against the following:

Technical Capability Screening

• Ride standard
• Ability to demonstrate/control
• Potential for technical qualification

Training Capability Assessment

• Facilitation skills
• Ability to teach practical skills (not just theory)
• Communication and coaching skills

Behaviours

• Making effective decisions
• Communicating and influencing
• Developing self and others
• Leadership

The assessment stage will take place from week commencing 14/09/2026

Guidance will be provided if you are invited to the assessment day.

You can find out more about our hiring process, how to apply, and application and interview guidance on our careers site (opens in a new window).

Please note that we will try to meet the dates set out in the advert. There may be occasions when these dates will change.

Further information on the selection process

Feedback on your application can only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Should we receive a large number of applications, we may invite a shortlist of the highest performing candidates to interview. This means that some applications that meet the required standard could be placed ‘on hold’ after the sift and invited to interview if the vacant position(s) remain unfilled. You will be notified if your application is being put ‘on hold’ once the sift has been completed.

During your application, you should indicate which location(s) you wish to be considered for and, if successful, you will be placed on an individual list of candidates for your first choice location. Candidates will be held on that list and drawn from it in merit order.

We advise you to carefully consider which locations you wish to be considered for. If you decline an offer for a location you have expressed a preference in, you will be withdrawn from any lists you may be held on. We may also offer candidates a location that they have not expressed a preference for where we have the requirement to do so but this will again be done on the basis of your place in the overall merit order and, in this event, you will not be removed from the list if you decline.

There is no set time on the process but due to the pre-employment and security checks we must do for these roles it can be lengthy. It can take several months to receive a start date due to these checks and training availability.

We will also hold a12-month reserve list for this role, which may lead to potential opportunities beyond the role you applied for. The reserve list created will be related to the vehicle type you select in your application.

Reasonable Adjustments

As a Disability Confident Leader employer, we are committed to ensuring that the recruitment process is fair, accessible and allows all candidates to perform at their best. If a person with a visible or non-visible disability is substantially disadvantaged, we have a duty to make reasonable changes to our processes.

Complete the “Assistance required” section in the “Additional requirements” page of your application form to tell us what changes or help you might need during the recruitment process. For instance, you may need wheelchair access at an interview, or if you’re deaf, a Language Service Professional.

If you need a reasonable adjustment so that you can complete your application, you should contact Government Recruitment Service via dftrecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs.

Document Accessibility

This job advert contains links to the DfT Careers website. Our website provides useful guidance and information that can support you during the application process. If you are experiencing accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert or the information on our website, 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 theHow We Hire page of our DfT Careers website. You can find detailed information about the recruitment process and what to expect when applying for a role.

Pre-employment Checking

If your application is successful but you have been dismissed from the Civil Service, your application could be removed at the pre-employment checking stage depending on the nature of the dismissal.

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.

All external applicants and current employees of accredited non-departmental public bodies (NDPBs) will be required to undergo a Social Media Check. A Social Media Check is a review of your publicly available online activity, typically across platforms like LinkedIn, Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), Instagram, and others. The purpose is to identify any public posts or content that could raise concerns for employers, such as:

• Hate speech or discriminatory behaviour
• Threats or acts of violence
• Illegal activity or substance misuse
• Sexually explicit material
• Extremist views or affiliations

Importantly, this check does not involve hacking into your accounts or accessing private messages. It only considers content you have chosen to make public. Employers use this kind of screening to help ensure their workplace remains safe, inclusive, and aligned with company values. It’s not about judging your personality or lifestyle - it’s about checking for potential red flags that might affect the role or company culture. If you have questions or concerns about the social media check, we would be happy to explain in more detail what’s being looked at and how your data is handled securely and fairly.

Feedback

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

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).The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see theCivil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).

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This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) initiative.The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. Read more about prison leaver recruitment (opens in new window).Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.

Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

• Name : Sharon Galvin
• Email : Sharon.galvin@dvsa.gov.uk

Recruitment team

• Email : recruitment@dvsa.gov.uk

Further information

If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles and you wish to make a complaint, in the first instance, you should contact Government Recruitment Services via email: dftrecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk
If you are not satisfied with the response you receive from the Department, you can contact the Civil Service Commission: Visit the Civil Service Commission website Here

Attachments

Bike Training Specialist - Role Profile Opens in new window (pdf, 636kB)