Wholetime Firefighter (Competent)
Salary – £36,228 per annum
Hours – 42 hours per week on a shift basis
As a firefighter, you will help to create a safer Staffordshire.
Our firefighters support the most vulnerable people across the county; helping to make sure they are safe in their homes, places of work and communities; engaging with young people and being their role model to encourage safer and healthier ways of living.
You will work with other blue light services to help and support those who require immediate attention in a safe and effective way.
Our firefighters come from all different backgrounds and have one thing in common – a passion to protect, serve and support our communities.
The role
There is much more to the role of firefighter than the common perception of racing to fires or road traffic collisions in a fire engine. We strongly believe that preventing fires and emergencies from happening is better and safer than cure. Today the job of a firefighter is more about community safety, education, partnership working, community engagement and helping businesses after a fire than it is about responding when things have gone wrong and this is what takes up most of a firefighters average working day. Firefighters are expected to uphold our Core Code of Ethics.
We currently have opportunities for competent Firefighters to transfer into Staffordshire Fire and Rescue. We are therefore inviting current serving Competent Wholetime duty system Firefighters on NJC terms and conditions or competent On Call Firefighters currently within Staffordshire Fire and Rescue service to apply to become part of Staffordshire’s Wholetime establishment.
If successful you must be prepared to be posted anywhere in the county of Staffordshire and be prepared to work shifts, evenings, weekends and Bank Holidays.
We would welcome exploring applications from those who are interested in job share opportunities. Please ensure that this is detailed on your application form.
Required Skills:
In date qualifications for a Competent Firefighter, including but not limited to:
1. BA – Breathing Apparatus
2. WAH – Working at Heights
3. Bank Side Water Rescue
4. RTC – Road Traffic Collision
5. FREC – First Response Emergency Care
An EFAD qualification or LGV qualification with a commitment to becoming EFAD qualified would be required.
There will be a requirement for successful candidates to be aligned to and embark on the Firefighter Apprenticeship programme. You don’t need a formal qualification to apply for the role, but if you haven’t already, you will be required as part of the apprenticeship to achieve a minimum qualification equivalent to Level 2 in Maths and English within your first two years.