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IPAF Instructor

AFI Group
Greater Manchester
3 weeks ago
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About the Role

As one of the largest and fastest-growing powered access companies in the UK, AFI-Rentals builds success by nurturing talent and rewarding hard work. If you are looking for a fast-paced and rewarding career, we'd love to hear from you.

Are you an IPAF/PASMA Instructor looking for a new opportunity in the North West area?

Do you want to work for a fast-paced, growing national company with excellent career stability and progression prospects where hard work is well rewarded? Then a job with AFI is for you.

The salary for this IPAF/PASMA Instructor role is £36,000 - £38,000 (DOE) plus £4,840 car allowance or company car and benefits.

Due to the increasing demand for training, we are looking to recruit a number of IPAF Instructors to deliver training to national standards to our customer base and internal staff.


Job Opportunity

  • Delivering training to a required standard.
  • Ensuring the health and safety of all delegates participating in training.
  • Undertaking and ensuring all relevant paperwork is filled out correctly and submitted in a timely fashion.
  • Preparing training areas (both indoors and outdoors) ready for delegates to arrive.


We welcome applications for this IPAF Instructor role from candidates with any of the following skills or attributes: IPAF, PASMA, instructor, document control, preparation, planning, PTLLS, trainer, communication, client relationship, coaching, and mentoring.


Essential Skills

The ideal candidate:

  • Will hold an IPAF (A PASMA licence can be worked towards)
  • Will have excellent communication and strong interpersonal skills
  • Will be enthusiastic, organised, self-motivated, and have good time management
  • Will hold a full driving licence and own transport (car allowance included in package)


About Company

AFI-Rentals are one of the UK’s leading powered access rental companies and we provide everything a person needs to work at height safely. From a modern specialist rental fleet to high-quality training, we are a one-stop-shop for the working-at-height industry.

Our core values are teamwork, customer service, and profitability, and we believe employee professional development is at the heart of our success.

We also have a strong emphasis on Health and Safety and are proud to hold various accreditations, such as:

  • ISO9001
  • ISO14001
  • ISO45001
  • Gold RoSPA award
  • + more


Please note that we operate a 2-stage interview process and online testing to screen candidates.


DE&I

AFI Group of Companies provides equal opportunities and is committed to the principle of equality regardless of race, colour, ethnic or national origin, religious belief, political opinion or affiliation, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, age or disability.

We will apply employment policies that are fair, equitable and consistent with the skills and abilities of our employees and the needs of the business


Benefits

  • 25 days holiday, plus statutory holidays.
  • Inclusion in a profit share scheme.
  • An auto-enrolment pension scheme with employer contributions (from aged 22, but voluntary enrolment can be made before this age. Opt-out available).
  • Death-in-Service benefit of 2 x salary.
  • Healthcare cash plan.
  • MyAFI, a comprehensive employee benefits, rewards, and discount programme. Benefits include Cycle2Work scheme, Aviva private medical insurance, and Holiday Trading, to name a few.
  • Christmas Bonus Payment (Discretionary).

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