FIREFIGHTER
Vacancy Details
| Summary | |
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| Location: | Training & Development Academy |
| Region: | Liverpool |
| Job Type: | Permanent Full Time |
| Closing Date: | 06/02/2022 |
| Date Posted: | 24/01/2022 |
| Reference: | FF2022 |
Description
Wholetime Firefighter Vacancies
We are now recruiting Firefighters to join our incredible team, a team recognised for its outstanding work in the heart of its communities.
Our recruit training courses will run through 2022 / 2023. Be part of our future.
Merseyside Fire & Rescue Service acts as one team, putting its communities first, saving lives and keeping its Firefighters safe. Could you become part of our team, our place and our story? If you have the courage to make a difference, the compassion to help and you do the right thing, even when no one is looking then a fulfilling career with Merseyside Fire & Rescue Service awaits.
We are proud to reflect the communities we serve and we will do whatever it takes to protect the public.
We have a long and proud history. Be part of our future. We are Merseyside Fire & Rescue Service.
Our Story
There is nothing more tragic to us than loss of life so we will do everything we can to prevent this happening. Saving lives and keeping our Firefighters safe is what drives us.
We are diverse and proud of it, different people bringing different life experiences but working together to achieve outstanding impact. We are part of our community - it’s where we are from, it’s where we have brought up our families – it is what shapes us. We reflect our communities – looking after the most vulnerable and each other.
Our teams continue to shape our story putting our community at the heart of everything we do. We have a long and proud history of being bold – a mindset of let’s try it – let’s do it. For Merseyside Fire & Rescue Service, good enough is never good enough.
We are deeply connected to our communities and we know the part we can play – our place, our culture and our people are what makes us great.
Your Story
Our Firefighters come from a vast range of different backgrounds but have one thing in common – a commitment to serve, protect and support our communities. We are committed to ensure our teams are fully representative the communities they serve.
Our Firefighters step forward when others understandably move away, they are frequently called upon to help the most vulnerable communities in Merseyside, often in the most challenging of situations. They do this without hesitation. Our Firefighters need to demonstrate our values of compassion, courage and integrity. People who are passionate and dedicated to helping the communities of Merseyside.
People who can communicate across the age range, people who never judge, people who always do the right thing.
Your Future
We are looking for people with the right skills and values, people who are just as passionate as we are and are willing to go the extra mile to protect the most vulnerable people in our communities. You will be from those communities and completely understand their needs and be able to support them during a crisis, but equally during our regular contacts created to keep our people safe and well. If you always give your best and want to be the best you engaging in a career where you will be a vital part of a highly trained and incredibly skilled team then this is the team for you. If you’re looking for a life-changing career where you will make a difference every day to the lives of people in your community, then being a Firefighter could be for you!
If you believe that you meet the criteria in the person specification, please complete the on-line application form to be considered for a career like no other.
Information about the role:
Apprenticeship Programme
If successful and offered a place on a recruit training course you will commence a level 3 Operational Firefighter apprenticeship programme which will take up to two years to complete. Following an Inspection by Ofsted in July 2021 MFRS was commended by Ofsted Inspectors for producing some of the best and most highly skilled Firefighters in the country.
MFRS operates a number of operational duty systems including Day Crewing Wholetime Retained (DCWTR), Hybrid (DCWTRH), Low Level of Activity and Risk (LLAR) and Wholetime 224 (WT 224). Successful candidates will be allocated to work within these duty systems as required. Each duty system is based around a full time requirement of 42 hours per week. Should you be appointed to a duty system with retained cover you will also provide 42 hours of retained cover alongside your positive hours.
Salary
£24,191 per annum as a Recruit Firefighter during the 15 week recruit training course.
£25,198* per annum upon successful completion of the recruit training course as a Firefighter in Development whilst you are completing the Firefighter Apprenticeship.
£32,244* per annum once you complete the Firefighter Apprenticeship and become a competent Firefighter.
*An additional 10% will be paid on completion of recruit training if you are appointed into a duty system with a retained cover element.
Proposed dates for the Firefighter selection process:
Closing date for applications: midnight Sunday 6th February 2022
**Please note should we receive a sufficient amount of applications, we reserve the right to close the advert early**
On-line assessments: 8th – 15th February 2022
Candidates should expect to hear whether they have passed the on-line assessments by 1st March 2022.
Physical Assessments: 8th – 18th March 2022
Assessment Centres: various dates throughout March and April 2022
Interviews: to be held during May 2022
Recruit course commencement dates: various dates beginning summer 2022 through to and including 2023.
Important information for completing your application form
On-line assessments
As part of the initial stages of the selection process, you will be asked to complete two on-line assessments which are designed to assess your suitability for the role of Firefighter. These two assessments are a behavioural styles questionnaire and a situational judgement test. Information around these assessments can be found on the document attached to this advert. Please keep a copy of this document for your records.
Criminal Convictions
When completing the application form you will be asked to declare any criminal convictions. The role of a Firefighter is eligible as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974 (exemptions) Order 1975 therefore candidates conditionally offered a role as a Firefighter will need to complete an Enhanced DBS check where all convictions, including those that are spent, will be disclosed. As such, we encourage all candidates to declare and provide details for all unspent and spent convictions in their application form. This information is kept confidential. Having a criminal record does not prohibit any candidate from progressing through the selection process.
Driving Licence
You are required to hold a UK driving licence at appointment, but in order to address any identified barrier to employment, suitable applicants can apply without a full UK driving licence in the first instance. If you progress through the recruitment process to the point of job offer you will be required to have undertaken driving lessons and have obtained a full driving licence before starting your recruit course – three recruit courses will be scheduled during 2022 / 2023 – allowing time for successful attainment of this requirement.
Merseyside Address
You do not need to live in Merseyside to apply for the role. However, if successful, you will be required to have a permanent residence in Merseyside from when you start your recruit training course.
We do not accept CV submissions for this vacancy.
In order to apply for this vacancy, you must be able to supply the required answers to the following questions:
- Are you over 17 and a half years of age at the time of your application?
- Are you eligible to work in the UK without any restrictions?
Downloads:
| Contacts | |
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| Contact 1 | |
| Contact Name: | Recruitment Team |
| Telephone: | |
| Email Address: | recruitment@merseyfire.gov.uk |