Job Details:
Salary Range: £28,624 - £30,060 per annum
Work Location: Cosham Fire Station
Hours per week: 37
Contract Type: Permanent
Closing Date: 29 August 2025
The Role:
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service (HIWFRS) is a fantastic place to work. The service provides a friendly and welcoming environment, developing people and helping them to reach their goals. HIWFRS are committed to keeping our communities safe, well and informed and our prevention work plays a large role in this.
The Prevention Team provides fundamental support to our communities across HIWFRS, by providing first-class initiatives to keep them safe. Our prevention activities include engagement with and education of the community, Safe and Well visits, delivery of children and young people programmes and safeguarding.
We have an exciting opportunity for a Community Safety Advisor to join our team. This role is key in the delivery of a high-quality prevention programme to our community across the counties, promoting and developing fire safety awareness and consequently reducing casualties and fatalities within the local community.
The role focuses on the delivery of Safe and Well visits. Safe and Well is a free home fire safety visit, tailored to individuals needs that can support the most vulnerable members of our community to help protect them and their home from fire. The role requires you to be responsible for confirming all your own visits and you must be able to demonstrate good planning, organisation, and time management skills. Excellent communication skills and the ability to communicate confidently and effectively. Alongside a passionate desire to make the lives of residents safer.
You will be required to drive a HIWFRS vehicle and must hold a current full drivers’ licence.
Benefits of working for HIWFRS include:
1. 28 days annual leave
2. Flexible working hours
3. Work within a friendly & supportive team
4. Training and development opportunities available
5. Access to internal network groups
6. Company pension
7. Free onsite parking
8. On-site gym available
9. Emergency Services retail and leisure discounts
Additional Information:
Community Safety Advisor
HIWFRS Values:
10. Reaching Further - Inspiring and challenging ourselves and others.
11. Showing Respect - Fairness, honesty and integrity in everything we say and do.
12. Supporting Others - Listening and acting with compassion and empathy.
13. Everyone Playing Their Part - Recognising the contribution we all make.
Vetting Requirements:
This role is subject to an Enhanced DBS Check.
Contact Details for an Informal Discussion:
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Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment.
Corporate Equalities Employment Policy: In order to combat indirect discrimination, no unnecessary conditions or requirements will be applied to any posts which may unintentionally exclude certain groups of potential applicants from applying or have a disproportionately adverse effect on any one group. All sections of the population will have equal access to jobs. No applicant or employee will receive less favourable treatment because of their gender, disability, age, ethnic or national origin, marital status, creed, sexuality, trade union activity or responsibility for dependants unless a Genuine Occupational Qualification (GOQ) applies.
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