TRAINEE DRIVER TRADE AVAILABLE WITHIN 216 SQUADRON RLC;

Please Note this job is in the Newcastle upon Tyne area, if you need to find a local Army Reserve Unit copy and paste the link below:
https://jobs.army.mod.uk/army-reserve/find-a-reserve-centre/
No Experience Necessary - Full Training Provided (all trainee drivers will be put through their driving licences free of charge). We are also looking for trained Drivers.
All personnel training as a Driver within the Royal Logistic Corps (RLC) are trained to be soldiers first and then receive further professional training in the role of Driver.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS;

• AGE :_ 17 years 9 months – 42 years 11 months_
• FITNESS : 2.0km run in a maximum time of 11 minutes 15 seconds.
• QUALIFICATIONS : No formal educational qualifications are required.
• EXPERIENCE: No experience required, you will receive all the training required.
• NATIONALITY & RESIDENCY : Proof that you are a British Citizen. If you are a Commonwealth or European Citizen, Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) or Indefinite Leave to Enter (IIE) must be stamped on your passport, and you must have been resident in the UK for a minimum of 5 years. Citizens of the Irish Republic joining the Army Reserves must be living in the UK to be eligible to join. Refugees and Asylum Seekers are NOT eligible to apply to join the Army Reserves. All candidates who have a visa must provide proof of this throughout the recruiting process.
  216 Squadron is actively recruiting and offers the opportunity to learn new skills in your spare time whilst being paid to do so!
  To apply - click the link above to APPLY WITH INDEED, email 150rlc-216-remso@mod.gov.uk or call 07971 891 894
  216 (Tynemouth) Transport Squadron
  Royal Logistic Corps
  Station Terrace
  Tynemouth
  NE30 4RE
  Job Types: Part-time, Permanent
  Salary: Up to £4,000.00 per year (initially)
  Job Types: Part-time, Permanent
  Job Types: Part-time, Permanent
  Pay: From £63.27 per day

Additional pay:

• Bonus scheme
• Yearly bonus

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Free or subsidised travel
• Gym membership
• On-site parking
• Store discount

Schedule:

• Weekend availability

Work Location: In perso

RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES;

As an Army Reserve Driver/Soldier we would expect you to commit 27 days per year. You do your training on a Wednesday evening and weekends and will be paid for the time you spend training. The training is carried out over a 12 month period in your spare time.
You will become a member of a highly skilled and motivated team which will help you develop both physically and mentally whilst gaining new skills and qualifications which can help you in all aspects of your life.

TRAINING FOR THE ROLE OF AN ARMY RESERVE SOLDIER;

Your initial recruit training is called Phase 1 followed by your Driver training which is called Phase 2.

Phase 1 – Basic Soldier Training.

• 5 Weekends* spare time (or 9 days continuous).
• 2 Week Military Training Course* .

Phase 2 - Trade Training

• As an Operator/Driver, you will be put through your driving tests first (at no cost to you and you will be paid whilst learning to drive). Once you have the required licences, we will then send you on a two week Class 3 residential Driver course* (all accommodation/meals/travel paid for) - you will be paid for attending.

(* the majority of training is residential at Military training establishments)