Prevention Education Officer
Technical 3A
Temporary position until the end of March 2026
Publish date: 12 September 2025
Closing date: 01 October 2025
Salary: £28,142 – 29,540
Hours: 37 hours
Overview
West Midlands Fire Service (WMFS) is the second largest fire and rescue service in England, serving an area of 902km square and a population of over 2.9 million people.
Our vision is 'Making the West Midlands safer, stronger and healthier'.
This vision and the strategic goals outlined in 'Our Strategy' are what drives the people, professionalism and pride with which we serve our communities.
An exciting temporary opportunity has arisen to join the Prevention Team as Education Support Officer
Working directly with the Education Officer, the successful candidate will be working across our Service area, providing advice, guidance support and training for those who deliver our education programmes to children and young people.
The postholder will play an integral role in developing and improving the content and resources for delivery of the programmes to ensure that they remain aligned to emerging risks, are inclusive and accessible and meet the needs of those who deliver and receive the educational input.
Key to your success will be your highly developed interpersonal skills, your ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of people, and in building and maintaining professional working relationships with the wider Prevention Team, Operations and internal and external stakeholders.
Responsibilities
provision of training, advice and guidance for staff and volunteers
support training for internal staff and teams, partners, schools, and community groups
provide support to the Education Officer to develop education resources
ensure educational resources are in place
liaise with Communications and Marketing in the targeting and design of prevention communications activity and marketing materials
support the implementation of ICT systems for the delivery of prevention activities and programmes
marketing and promotion of activities and education programmes
Experience and skills
have a broad knowledge and understanding of all areas of Prevention
deliver training to a range of audiences
planning, monitoring, and evaluation processes, collating and assessing customer feedback and outcomes
partnership working
able to work on own initiative and to work in an autonomous environment but adapt to team working when required
skilled in the use of technology including Microsoft Office 365
trusted and able to deal with confidential issues
good interpersonal skills and ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of people
able to build and maintain working relationships with a variety of stakeholders.
Desirable skills or experience
relevant current educational experience of working with young people and adults.
Benefits
We offer a friendly working environment and benefits including:
flexible and agile working arrangements
on-site free gym facilities
free parking.
We also offer access to an in-house occupational health facility - including occupational health and fitness advisors, sports therapists, physiotherapists, cognitive behavioural therapy practitioners and counsellors.
In addition, employees have access to:
24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
wellbeing programmes
'blue light' discounts across many retailers through partner schemes
Sports and Welfare scheme (for a small fee) – with access to discounted products and services.
Diversity
We welcome applications from all eligible candidates. However, as women and Black and minority ethnic employees are currently under-represented in our service, we particularly encourage applications from these groups.
WMFS is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect the same of every staff member.
Successful candidates will be subject to necessary pre-employment checks, including - where applicable - relevant level Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, qualifications, medical clearance, identity and right to work. All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references.
How to apply
To apply, please submit your expression of interest by 1700 on Wednesday 1st October 2025
Questions
If you have any questions about the role, or would like an informal discussion, please contact Andrea Simmonds on, by Teams message or by email at t