John Stapley
Full-time senior instructor
30+ years teaching · Woodland Hills
A fixture in driver training for over thirty years, and the instructor who trains our new instructors. A lifelong music enthusiast.
The team
Who will be in the car.
Every instructor completes DMV training, a medical examination, testing and a background check before taking a student out.
5instructors
1:1student to instructor
DMVtrained & checked
2languages taught
Frank Anabtawi
Full-time instructor
7+ years teaching · Simi Valley
Seven years teaching across Ventura County. Spends his time outside the car with family and friends.
Edgar Alvarez
Full-time instructor
4+ years teaching · Newbury Park
Bilingual instructor, fluent in English and Spanish, teaching students across the county in whichever they are most comfortable with.
Teaches in English and Spanish
Jonathan Harnes
Part-time instructor
10 years teaching · Moorpark
An electrician who designs traffic signals when he is not teaching — which gives him a working knowledge of the road system almost no other instructor has. Values his family time.
Adam Wurtz
Part-time instructor
Moorpark
Join the team
We are hiring instructors.
Safety First is looking for people who like to teach and drive.
- A California driver licence
- A high school diploma or equivalent
- An excellent driving record
- At least six years of driving experience
- Pre-licensing training is provided by the school