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Form of workAre you a self-motivated person able to work as part of a team to engage with businesses to improve their Fire Safety, throughout Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes?
Fire Safety Business Engagement Apprentice
Job reference: VAC000313
Location: Aylesbury Fire Station, Stocklake, Aylesbury, Bucks, HP20 1BD
Salary: National Living Wage (£20,103) per annum
Package:
- Full time
- 2 year apprenticeship
- 37-hour week
- Local Government Pension Scheme
- Good annual leave entitlement
- Employee benefits
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Occupational Health
- Free onsite parking
- Onsite gym facilities
About the Employer
Our client, a 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. They employ around 100 specialist support staff, from ICT to fire prevention.
This are a diverse, welcoming community - will you join us?
This Service is only as good as its people. When employees are engaged and supported, the Service thrives. This why this employer supports 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
- Visting businesses as part of a thematic review of potential hazards
About You:
They 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
Qualifications and experience required:
- Full, valid, UK Driving License
- Computer literacy, and able to use IT applications
- A good general level of educational achievement
Closing date: Monday 25th March 2024
APPLICATION PROCESS:
To find out more information, please click the apply button. You will be taken to a simple CHM Recruit form and then redirected to complete your application for this position.
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 this organisation is required to have a DBS check. If you have any queries or concerns regarding this, you will be able to contact them at a later stage.
If there are any adaptions or adjustments, they can make to help you in your application, or with their recruitment process, you will be able to discuss this with the employer.
Abatement & Protected Pension
If are in receipt of a Firefighter’s pension, before taking up employment with this Fire Authority you are required to notify Human Resources as Abatement Rules may apply.
No agencies please.
