Ohio Certified CDL Instructor - Will train right candidate!

Job description

Job Overview
The primary role of Driving Academy’s Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) Instructor is to ensure that our students are given the highest quality education in preparation for their CDL road test. You will be working hands on with students at our training yard to help them perfect their pre-trip/in-cab inspection, parking maneuvers, road driving skills, and operate a vehicle safely in accordance with applicable laws in all outdoor conditions.

Duties

• Instructs students in the skills needed to operate CDL vehicles, such as tractor trailers and buses
• Teaches students how to park CDL vehicles using a variety of different methods: with or without attached trailers, straight back, offset to the right and left, and parallel to the right and left
• Ensure students are familiar with controls, gauges, and components of CDL vehicles
• Teaches students how to conduct pre-trip and in-cab inspections in preparation for CDL testing
• Prepares materials for simulator program lessons, assignments and tests; evaluates, corrects, and grades student performance
• Tracks and assigns student time in the vehicles
• Collaborates with management to develop, prepare, and implement safety policies and procedures
• Conducts routine inspections on vehicles including adding/refueling vehicles; ensures more specialized maintenance and repairs are performed
• Maintains required paperwork for individual student/yard files and other necessary records
• Move vehicles from one location to another in training yard
• Provide instruction on how to safely operate a CDL Vehicle in city traffic, highway driving, residential driving, and rural driving.
• Oversees students as they learn to safely and properly operate a vehicle on public roadways
• Explains safe steering, braking, and turning techniques; covers defensive driving techniques
• Demonstrates how to handle skids and other driving emergencies
• Teaches students the state’s vehicle laws, including speed limits, driver rights of way, pedestrian rights, accident reporting, and insurance regulations
• Familiarize students with highway markings, signs, and signals
• Introduces basic concepts of vehicle maintenance
• Administers tests related to materials covered in the curriculum
• Performs other related duties as assigned

Key Competency

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Extensive knowledge of CDL vehicle operation and vehicle laws
• Ability to be patient and remain calm when riding with a student driver
• Knowledge of CDL vehicle components and their purposes
• Ability to teach students the principles of operating a vehicle

Education and Experience

• High school diploma or equivalent required
• Valid Commercial Driver’s License and clean driving record required
• Pre-employment drug screening and background checks required
• Class A License Preferred
• Two years of relevant experience preferred
• Certified Ohio Driving Instructor
• Ability to communicate in Spanish desirable
• Teaching or law enforcement background desirable

Physical Requirements

• Ability to work outdoors in all weather conditions
• Ability to climb in and out of trucks and buses
• Prolonged ability to stand
• Prolonged periods of riding in a vehicle
• Physical ability to operate a vehicle
• Ability to look beneath trucks and buses
• Ability to see near and far details
• Must be able to lift at least 25 pounds at a time
• Perform work with OSHA required PPE; Including COVID19 PPE
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential requirements

Join our team as a CDL Instructor and help shape the next generation of skilled truck drivers through comprehensive education and hands-on training.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: $22.00 - $30.00 per hour

Schedule:

• 4 hour shift
• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday
• Weekends as needed

Education:

• High school or equivalent (Preferred)

Language:

• Spanish (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• CDL A (Required)

Ability to Commute:

• Akron, OH 44306 (Required)

Work Location: In person

Tim Jones

Driving Academy

1350 Kelly Avenue

Akron, OH 44306

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: $22.00 - $30.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Flexible schedule
• Paid time off
• Medical & Dental insurance available
• 401(K) plan available

Schedule:

• 4 hour shift
• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Evening shift
• Weekends as needed

Work Location: In person