Vacancy Details

Description

COMMUNITY SAFETY ADVISOR - APPRENTICESHIP VACANCIES

PREVENTION TEAM, COMMUNITY RISK MANAGEMENT

APPRENTICESHIP SALARY: £147 PER WEEK

35 HOURS PER WEEK

Merseyside Fire & Rescue Service are now recruiting for our next cohort of Community Safety Advisor Apprentices.

This intermediate level apprenticeship is an exciting opportunity for people to join the Community Risk Management team and gain valuable experience within the workplace, achieve a recognised qualification and earn a wage whilst doing so.

Our Community Safety Advisors works within the local community providing life-improving advice, guidance and interventions that support people to remain safe.  They work alongside Community Safety teams to carry out practical community safety activities to reduce risk such as:

Safety in the home by fitting smoke alarms and other equipment in the homes of    vulnerable people, for example people who may have difficulty hearing / seeing

Arson reduction to individuals who have been fire setting or are at risk of fire setting

Road safety


The team have offices within 4 districts of Merseyside including Liverpool, Wirral, Knowsley and Sefton.  Successful candidates will be placed at their nearest district office were possible.

If you would like to find out more about this role, we’ll be holding a number of Open Evening events to provide interested applicants with more information about the role, give them an opportunity to meet some of the team and find out about the recruitment and selection process.

Wirral         Tuesday, 22nd May 2018
Knowsley    Thursday, 24th May 2018
Liverpool    Tuesday, 5th June 2018

If you would like to attend one of these events please email the team at apprenticeships@merseyfire.gov.uk for more information and to book a place.

When completing your application please take care in completing the supporting evidence section.  Provide us with information about yourself and detailed examples showing how you demonstrate the skills and qualities needed for the role (set out in the Apprenticeship Description document).  We advise you to type your supporting evidence into a Word document first and copy and paste it into your application form.  

Skills and Qualities required for role:

Good standard of education

Confidence and maturity

Communication skills

Team work skills

Enthusiasm and Willingness to learn

Interest in the community

Detailed information about the role can be found in the Apprenticeship Description document.

Timescales for recruitment:
Advert closes:                   Midnight, Sunday 10th June 2018
Assessment Centre:          w/c 25th June 2018
Interview:                          w/c 2nd July 2018
Potential Start Date:        Monday, 30th July 2018