CDL Driving Instructor 2nd Shift

Job Description

Immediate opening for a full time Classroom, Range CDL instructor.

Hours will vary depending upon student enrollment. We do offer day sessions Monday-Friday. Occasional weekend sessions may be scheduled for range time.

We offer an excellent working environment with like-minded professionals who are passionate about safety, excellence, and the success of each of our students.

RETIRED truck drivers are strongly encouraged to apply...come share your knowledge and valuable experience with CDL trainees.

Requirements

Instructor Qualification Standards

A. Educational Experience: Each instructor must be at least 21 years of age and have:

1. A high school diploma or GED, or

2. One (1) year of vocational education tractor-trailer driver teaching or driver trainer experience, or two (2) years of practical trucking related experience that demonstrates instructional competency.

B. Driving Experience:

1. At least five (5) years of verifiable truck driving experience in the most recent ten (10) years, with a minimum of one (1) year as a long haul/OTR tractor-trailer driver (or comparable experience).

2. A safe driving record with no at-fault accidents in the last 2 years and no DUI convictions in the previous 10 years.

C. Knowledge/Skill: Demonstrated knowledge of the principles and practices of safe driving, the laws and regulations covering tractor-trailer interstate operations. Instructors must also be capable of demonstrating the Central Penn curriculum subject matter for the subjects assigned.

D. Attitude: Instructors must show an attitude that is favorable toward performance. Instructor attitudes are assessed according to professionalism, respect, motivation, maturity, and safety. Instructors must show a willingness to conform their teachings to the specific Central Penn curriculum. To do this they must become knowledgeable with designated curriculum for classroom and behind-the-wheel (BTW) segments of instruction. They must also be prepared to review, discuss, and present the materials referenced in the CDL program curriculum guides.

E. Regulatory Compliance: Instructors must meet the minimum qualifications for interstate tractor-trailer drivers in accordance with all requirements of the applicable Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations, including, but not limited to, meeting the physical and driver qualification standards of Part 391, as well as be able to pass as D.O.T. drug/alcohol screen.

Additional Instructor Competencies

There are several other areas that are supportive of an instructor’s ability to provide effective instruction in the Central Penn program.

A. All instructors must be able to teach by employing methods and adhering to the subject matter called for by the Central Penn curriculum.

B. Driving Instructors must have the ability to manage learning within the environment of tractor-trailer operation, communicate concepts, apply concepts in actual task performance, and work with students to develop skill and ability in performing manipulative tasks.

C. All instructors must typically have knowledge, skill, and actual performance abilities that far exceed the abilities identified in the objectives of the curriculum.

D. Driving instructors communicate instructions to students, assess student performance, and provide students guidance on performing maneuvers on skills, driving range, and in the truck on roads during 8 hour shifts

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $26.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Experience:

• Commercial driving: 5 years (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• CDL A (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $26