Education Advisor (Maternity Cover)
| Posting date: | 13 January 2026 |
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| Salary: | £31,537 to £33,143 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £31,537- £33,143 per annum (rising by annual increments to £33,143) |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 01 February 2026 |
| Location: | SP1 3NR |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 5 days per week |
| Company: | Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service |
| Job type: | Temporary |
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Summary
This is a fantastic opportunity to join Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service, an organisation that is passionate about changing and saving lives. Our corporate staff are absolutely vital in helping to make our communities safer and healthier. Without them, we couldn’t do it.
We offer a wide range of employee benefits and strive to ensure that staff are valued and rewarded. For example, we offer a flexi time scheme, Local Government Pension Scheme, a generous annual leave allowance, a variety of family friendly schemes including 39 weeks’ full pay during maternity leave (subject to qualifying criteria) and health & well-being services.
As an Education Advisor in our Prevention department you will:
Deliver safety education programmes within schools and colleges, throughout the Wiltshire and Swindon area
Coordinate our attendance at schools and colleges, and be a point of contact
Keep accurate records of education delivery,
Work with our firefighters to support them in the delivery of education.
What makes you our ideal Education Advisor?
Experience of delivering education within a school environment
Ability to adapt to the diverse needs of the children and young people
Ability to use Microsoft packages for all aspects of the role
Ability to communicate to adults in a professional capacity, as well as children during deliver
Understanding of Safeguarding procedures
For full details of the role and requirements please have a look
at the job description and person specification.
We offer a wide range of employee benefits and strive to ensure that staff are valued and rewarded. For example, we offer a flexi time scheme, Local Government Pension Scheme, a generous annual leave allowance, a variety of family friendly schemes including 39 weeks’ full pay during maternity leave (subject to qualifying criteria) and health & well-being services.
As an Education Advisor in our Prevention department you will:
Deliver safety education programmes within schools and colleges, throughout the Wiltshire and Swindon area
Coordinate our attendance at schools and colleges, and be a point of contact
Keep accurate records of education delivery,
Work with our firefighters to support them in the delivery of education.
What makes you our ideal Education Advisor?
Experience of delivering education within a school environment
Ability to adapt to the diverse needs of the children and young people
Ability to use Microsoft packages for all aspects of the role
Ability to communicate to adults in a professional capacity, as well as children during deliver
Understanding of Safeguarding procedures
For full details of the role and requirements please have a look
at the job description and person specification.
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