Home Fire Safety Visit (HFSV) Technician
An opportunity has become available for the position of HFSV Technician within the Northern Service Delivery Group. This is an exciting opportunity to help make Staffordshire a safer place to be.
Salary: Grade 5 (£28,598 - £31,022)
Hours: 37 hours per week - Flexible working scheme is in operation
Duration: Temporary until 31/3/26
Location: Northern Service Delivery Group (NSDG), Sandyford Fire Station
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Do you want to make a difference in your community? Staffordshire Fire & Rescue Service prides itself on the high standard of service it provides and every role has an important part to play in helping keep Staffordshire safe.
Every role in Staffordshire Fire and Rescue, including those in the shared service, exists to support the overall aim of achieving a safer and more sustainable community. This can take many forms, including conducting Home Fire Risk Checks, marketing the service to the community, coordinating training, or taking calls in our contact centre.
As you can imagine, achieving our overall aim depends on a variety of people with a range of skills, backgrounds, and experiences.
For more information about Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service please click the below link:
About the role:
To contribute to the implementation of the SFRS Prevention, Protection, Road Safety and Business Safety Strategy, and to support the delivery of the corporate objectives within the SFRS Corporate Safety Plan by delivering Home Fire Safety Visits (HFSV’s). Provide general home fire safety advice to members of the public in their homes and fit smoke alarms and supplementary equipment where required.
Duties Include: (see full job description attached)
1. Carry out Home Fire Safety Visits and support joint visits as required and in accordance with SFRS policies and procedures.
2. Give advice and guidance to support better health & safety to home owners and tenants during the HFSV visit - highlight and discuss potential fire, health, and generic hazards in their homes and offer advice on preventative action.
3. Provide health, safety, and wellbeing information and signpost to Community Safety Officer’s if required. (Safe guarding / Extended HFSV’s)
4. Fit appropriate equipment including Assisted Technology and detection alarms, based on need and thereby providing a direct intervention to support the occupier.
5. Identify vulnerability factors of occupier’s e.g. sensory impairment, and signpost accordingly.
6. Carry out administrative functions in accordance with SFRS policies and procedures.
7. Maintain appropriate levels of required stock.
8. Drive an SFRS vehicle to appointments and undertake general vehicle maintenance.
9. Maintain tools and equipment to a satisfactory standard.
10. Maintain knowledge and an awareness of developments within the prevention arena as required by the role.
11. Any other duties as determined by CPP and commensurate with the grade.
Person Specification
Essential:
Knowledge and Experience:
12. Experience of working alone efficiently and using initiative in order to meet deadlines.
Skills, ability and personal qualities:
13. Good communication and interpersonal skills.
14. Good IT skills including Microsoft Word, Excel & Outlook.
15. Ability to process new information quickly.
16. Attention to detail in all aspects of the role.
17. Good problem solving skills
18. Prepared to undertake training for the role, and to develop self as required.
19. Full driving license
Person Specification:
You should have good communication, organisation, and IT skills. The ideal candidate should have experience of delivering and presenting to varied audiences, and have the ability to use intelligence and data to drive initiatives.
A full Driving Licence is essential and candidates should have suitable business use insurance.
Previous experience of Community Safety initiatives, working with key partners, and with vulnerable people, would be advantageous.
Retained personnel wishing to apply, must ensure any revised declaration is approved by their Station Manager prior to submitting their application. HR will require confirmation from the Station Manager via email before considering the application.
Additional Information:
This vacancy is being advertised both internally and externally.
Please apply by clicking on to our Internal Careers site.
This post is subject to an enhanced DBS Check.
All communication regarding this vacancy will be issued via email, so please check your email account on a regular basis.
If you have any enquiries please contact:
Further details of the key tasks, responsibilities can be found within the role profile.
Closing date: 10th December 2025
Interview date: TBC
In addition to your salary, you will have access to a range of benefits including:
20. Enhanced Annual Leave Entitlement
21. Generous Pension Scheme
22. Access to Gyms & Fitness Advisor
23. Free Parking at Most Sites
24. Enhanced Maternity Package
25. Occupational Health
26. Well-being Champions
27. Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
28. Eye Tests
29. Flexible Working Scheme
30. The Firefighter Charity
31. Cycle Scheme
32. Blue Light Card
33. Flamesavers
34. Rewards for rescue
35. Say So
36. Development Programme
37. Trade Unions
38. Career Breaks
39. Physiotherapy
40. TRiM
41. Employment Network
42. Fostering Friendly
Safeguarding
Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service’s recruitment and selection procedures reflect our commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of Adults, Children and Young People and all staff and volunteers are expected to share this commitment.
Please note if you are successful at interview and commence pre-employment checks this will include DBS, please see what this involves and the process via the below link:
Positive Action
Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service is fully supportive of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and strives to employ a workforce that represents the community we serve.
Our vacancies are open to everyone and all appointments are made based on merit. We encourage and welcome applications from all underrepresented groups which include: Black, Asian, and minority ethnic backgrounds, female, people who have a disability, those who are neurodivergent and persons of the LGBTQ+ community.
We use positive action to encourage potential candidates from underrepresented groups through targeted step-In support and advice sessions. If you have the skills, experience and values, that here in Staffordshire Fire and Rescue we pride ourselves on, then we would welcome you to apply.
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