Education and Fire Safety Intervention Lead
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 20 Awst 2025 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | £41,771 i £45,091 bob blwyddyn |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 31 Awst 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | CM8 3HB |
| Gweithio o bell: | Hybrid - gweithio o bell hyd at 2 ddiwrnod yr wythnos |
| Cwmni: | Essex County Fire & Rescue Service |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | req334 |
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Contract: Permanent
Working Hours: 37 hours*
Salary: £41,771 – £45,091 per annum
Location: Kelvedon Park – involves travelling across Essex
Closing Date: 5pm, 31st August 2025
*We are open to discuss working arrangements including flexibility over hours and location, however the expectation is that, as a hybrid role your work will be balanced between home and Services facilities, and you will be expected to attend the Service premises for at least 3 days of a 5-day working week.
Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of children and young people while contributing to a safer community? We have an exciting opportunity for an Education and Fire Safety Intervention Lead to join our Prevention team and play a vital role in delivering impactful educational and fire safety interventions across Essex.
What You Will Be Working On
As the Education and Fire Safety Intervention Lead, you will:
Lead and manage a remote team of Education Officers and Fire Safety Intervention Practitioners.
Oversee the development and delivery of fire and crime educational programmes and targeted interventions.
Ensure quality assurance, performance monitoring, and continuous improvement across all education activities.
Collaborate with internal and external partners to enhance the customer journey and maximise outcomes for children and young people.
Support the Prevention Apprenticeship programme, volunteers, and heritage-linked education initiatives.
What Are We Looking For?
We’re looking for a compassionate and driven leader who thrives in a collaborative environment and is passionate about making a difference in the lives of children and young people. You’ll be someone who brings energy, empathy and clarity to your work—able to inspire and guide a remote team while maintaining strong relationships across diverse communities and educational settings.
You’ll be confident in managing multiple priorities, demonstrates strong leadership, communication, and strategic thinking with a proactive mindset and a commitment to continuous improvement.
If you’re someone who leads with purpose, adapts with resilience and believes in the power of education to transform lives, we’d love to hear from you.
Eligibility
Level 3 qualification (NVQ/A-Level) or equivalent experience.
Full UK driving licence.
Significant experience working with children and young people.
Is committed to safeguarding, equality, and diversity.
If you are an internal candidate, you must have discussed your application with your line manager and confirmed with them there are no outstanding issues of conduct or performance. This will be verified prior to shortlisting.
Assessment and selection:
The assessment and selection approach will be:
Stage 1 - week commencing 1st September 2025
Application & shortlisting (assessment of your supporting statement will be made against the essential criteria of the person specification)
Stage 2 - dates to be confirmed after shortlisting
As part of the second stage of the recruitment process, shortlisted candidates will participate in a structured group assessment using fishbowl-style exercises. These activities are designed to simulate real-world challenges and collaborative decision-making scenarios relevant to the role.
Assessments will be made against positive indicators for:
Leadership and team management skills
Safeguarding awareness and emotional intelligence
Strategic thinking and problem-solving
Communication and collaboration
Positive Indicators will be taken from the Code of Ethics and the NFCC Leadership Framework.
Stage 3 - dates to be confirmed
Role specific panel interview
Should you wish to have an informal discussion with regards to the role, please contact Aileen Wilson on 01376 576000 or aileen.wilson@essex-fire.gov.uk
Our Culture and Benefits
Here at Essex County Fire and Rescue Service we are committed to prioritising and promoting the wellbeing of our employees.
You can find out more about our benefits at https://www.essex-fire.gov.uk/recruitment/benefits
Important Information for Firefighter Pension Scheme Pensioners
If you are currently in receipt of a pension from the Firefighter Pension Scheme, please note that taking up this role may affect your pension. Under pension abatement rules, if your earnings in this role, when combined with your pension, exceed your pre-retirement salary (adjusted for inflation), your pension may be reduced.
For further guidance, please contact our Pensions team on 01376 576799 or email mailbox.pensions@essex-fire.gov.uk.
Safeguarding
Essex Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner Fire and Rescue Authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.
It is our policy to require all applicants for employment to disclose if you are currently being investigated by any regulatory body or have any decisions or sanctions pending or in progress in respect of your suitability to work for the Service.
You agree to inform the Service within 24 hours if you are subsequently investigated by any agency or organisation in relation to concerns about your behaviour towards children, young people or vulnerable adults.
The information you provide will be treated as strictly confidential and will be considered only in relation to the appointment for which you are applying.
This role will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
Disability Confident
We are an equal opportunities, Disability Confident, employer who welcomes applications from everyone and values diversity in our workplace. A commitment to promoting diversity and developing a work environment where all staff are treated with dignity and respect is central to our recruitment process and all applications will be considered solely on merit.
Working Hours: 37 hours*
Salary: £41,771 – £45,091 per annum
Location: Kelvedon Park – involves travelling across Essex
Closing Date: 5pm, 31st August 2025
*We are open to discuss working arrangements including flexibility over hours and location, however the expectation is that, as a hybrid role your work will be balanced between home and Services facilities, and you will be expected to attend the Service premises for at least 3 days of a 5-day working week.
Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of children and young people while contributing to a safer community? We have an exciting opportunity for an Education and Fire Safety Intervention Lead to join our Prevention team and play a vital role in delivering impactful educational and fire safety interventions across Essex.
What You Will Be Working On
As the Education and Fire Safety Intervention Lead, you will:
Lead and manage a remote team of Education Officers and Fire Safety Intervention Practitioners.
Oversee the development and delivery of fire and crime educational programmes and targeted interventions.
Ensure quality assurance, performance monitoring, and continuous improvement across all education activities.
Collaborate with internal and external partners to enhance the customer journey and maximise outcomes for children and young people.
Support the Prevention Apprenticeship programme, volunteers, and heritage-linked education initiatives.
What Are We Looking For?
We’re looking for a compassionate and driven leader who thrives in a collaborative environment and is passionate about making a difference in the lives of children and young people. You’ll be someone who brings energy, empathy and clarity to your work—able to inspire and guide a remote team while maintaining strong relationships across diverse communities and educational settings.
You’ll be confident in managing multiple priorities, demonstrates strong leadership, communication, and strategic thinking with a proactive mindset and a commitment to continuous improvement.
If you’re someone who leads with purpose, adapts with resilience and believes in the power of education to transform lives, we’d love to hear from you.
Eligibility
Level 3 qualification (NVQ/A-Level) or equivalent experience.
Full UK driving licence.
Significant experience working with children and young people.
Is committed to safeguarding, equality, and diversity.
If you are an internal candidate, you must have discussed your application with your line manager and confirmed with them there are no outstanding issues of conduct or performance. This will be verified prior to shortlisting.
Assessment and selection:
The assessment and selection approach will be:
Stage 1 - week commencing 1st September 2025
Application & shortlisting (assessment of your supporting statement will be made against the essential criteria of the person specification)
Stage 2 - dates to be confirmed after shortlisting
As part of the second stage of the recruitment process, shortlisted candidates will participate in a structured group assessment using fishbowl-style exercises. These activities are designed to simulate real-world challenges and collaborative decision-making scenarios relevant to the role.
Assessments will be made against positive indicators for:
Leadership and team management skills
Safeguarding awareness and emotional intelligence
Strategic thinking and problem-solving
Communication and collaboration
Positive Indicators will be taken from the Code of Ethics and the NFCC Leadership Framework.
Stage 3 - dates to be confirmed
Role specific panel interview
Should you wish to have an informal discussion with regards to the role, please contact Aileen Wilson on 01376 576000 or aileen.wilson@essex-fire.gov.uk
Our Culture and Benefits
Here at Essex County Fire and Rescue Service we are committed to prioritising and promoting the wellbeing of our employees.
You can find out more about our benefits at https://www.essex-fire.gov.uk/recruitment/benefits
Important Information for Firefighter Pension Scheme Pensioners
If you are currently in receipt of a pension from the Firefighter Pension Scheme, please note that taking up this role may affect your pension. Under pension abatement rules, if your earnings in this role, when combined with your pension, exceed your pre-retirement salary (adjusted for inflation), your pension may be reduced.
For further guidance, please contact our Pensions team on 01376 576799 or email mailbox.pensions@essex-fire.gov.uk.
Safeguarding
Essex Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner Fire and Rescue Authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.
It is our policy to require all applicants for employment to disclose if you are currently being investigated by any regulatory body or have any decisions or sanctions pending or in progress in respect of your suitability to work for the Service.
You agree to inform the Service within 24 hours if you are subsequently investigated by any agency or organisation in relation to concerns about your behaviour towards children, young people or vulnerable adults.
The information you provide will be treated as strictly confidential and will be considered only in relation to the appointment for which you are applying.
This role will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
Disability Confident
We are an equal opportunities, Disability Confident, employer who welcomes applications from everyone and values diversity in our workplace. A commitment to promoting diversity and developing a work environment where all staff are treated with dignity and respect is central to our recruitment process and all applications will be considered solely on merit.
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