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Form of workClosing Date: 25 March 2024 | National Living Wage (£20,103 per annum)
Permanent Contract | Local Government Pension Scheme |
Good Annual Leave Entitlement | Employee Benefits | Employee Assistance Programme | Occupational Health | Limited On-Site Parking | Onsite Gym Facilities
Are you a self-motivated person able to work as part of a team that engages with businesses to improve their fire safety, throughout Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes?
About Us:
Buckinghamshire Fire & Rescue Service serves a population of more than 800,000 in the Southeast of England. Around 400 Firefighters operate from 19 Fire Stations from the outskirts of London to the South Midlands. We employ around 100 specialist support staff, from ICT to Fire Prevention. We are a diverse, welcoming community – will you join us?
Find out more about us and our values at www.bucksfire.gov.uk/join-us/
Our Service is only as good as its people. When our employees are engaged and supported, our Service thrives. This why we support flexible and hybrid working.
About the Role:
The successful applicant must be proactive, enthusiastic, and able to work both on their own and as part of a team. You will be given the skills and support to undertake engagement activity with local businesses. You will be identifying hazards and risks within this business, where you will give suitable fire safety advice, or refer to other fire safety advisors and inspectors. You will also be expected to undertake appropriate qualifications in fire safety and gain experience of inspecting business premises as part of a fire safety audit and will be working through an apprenticeship in Business Administration through the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education.
You will be responsible for:
– Undertaking promotional work to raise awareness of fire safety in the business community
– Gathering risk information about premises that may present hazards to Firefighters
– Retrieving, updating, and acting upon information from the services Premises Risk Management System
– Visiting businesses as part of a thematic review of potential hazards
About You:
We are looking for someone with good interpersonal skills who is committed to improving business fire safety within Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes. You will have the confidence in both writing, and in person, to support and advise businesses in their fire safety.
You must be:
– Self-motivated and organised
– Committed to personal development
– Committed to high expectations expected of a representative of the Fire and Rescue Service and an enforcing authority
– Confident in your approach to talking to the public
– Flexible and able to prioritise workloads
– Experience & Qualifications:
Qualifications and experience required:
– Full, valid, UK Driving License
– Computer literacy, and able to use IT applications
– A good general level of educational achievement
Anything else you need to know…
We are an equal opportunity employer. Applications from people of any colour, race, nationality, ethnic origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, or disability are welcome.
Everyone who works for us is required to have a DBS check. If you have any queries or concerns regarding this, please contact HR@bucksfire.gov.uk.
Abatement & Protected Pension:
If are in receipt of a Firefighter’s pension, before taking up employment with Buckinghamshire & Milton Keynes Fire Authority, you are required to notify Human Resources as Abatement Rules may apply.
How to Apply:
If there are any adaptions or adjustments we can make to help you in your application, or with our recruitment process, please contact us via e-mail or telephone.
For further information about the role, please review the job description.
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