The Role
Post: Education Officer
Salary: £17,538.45 per annum
Grade: FRS B
Salary range: £17,538.45 - £20,789.25 per annum
Contract type: Permanent and Fixed Term until 28/07/2023
Application closing date: Thursday 07 April 2022 at 16:00 GMT
A permanent and a fixed term opportunity have arisen for the role of Education Officer in the London Fire Brigade’s Community Safety Department. Working flexibly on a term-time / part -time only basis you will travel throughout the Greater London area working a 6.5 hour day between 09:00 and 15:30hrs.
As one of the largest fire and rescue services in the world, the London Fire Brigade, responds to emergencies, keeping our capital diverse community safe from fires. Education plays a critical role within our Community Safety department, and fire safety education needs to start early. Our ‘Education Team’ works hard to delivering quality, memorable fire safety workshops in primary and secondary schools and to the general public at local events. By teaching children and young people potentially life-saving information that this will stay with them into adulthood.
Are you the person that can deliver these vital safety messages to diverse communities across London? And are you adaptable to find solutions to problems which may arise.
Experience of working with children and young people, delivering education and presenting to groups is essential. The role relies on your ability to communicate powerful messages in an interesting and digestible way. You will need to work with minimal supervision as well as have excellent organisational and administrative skills.
Further information about the main duties and responsibilities of the role are detailed in the job description. If you are unable to see the job description please visit our jobs pages at https://jobs.london-fire.gov.uk/alljobs/ to access the full advert.
To apply – complete the online application form and provide evidence to address the selection criteria under the assessment overview (see below). Your application will be marked against the responses you provide to the selection criteria. CVs will not be considered.
Benefits of working for LFB
• 26 days’ holiday plus bank holidays
• Option Absence Scheme
• Flexible working including job share
• Welfare Scheme
• Use of Brigade Medical Adviser/physios
• Season ticket loans
• Equality Support Groups
• Contributory Pension Scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Opportunity to access affordable accommodation
Please ensure you give yourself enough time to complete and submit your application. Late or un-submitted applications cannot be accepted.
Please note any correspondence received from us will be via e-mail and sent to the address you provide on your application form.
We value the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects our diverse communities across London. The London Fire Commissioner is an Equal Opportunities Employer and we positively welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals, irrespective of people's age, disability, gender, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances. We have guidance in place to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process, including the consideration of reasonable adjustments for people who have a disability.
Assessment Overview
Stage 1
Online application and evidence to the selection criteria.
As part of the online application form, candidates must provide evidence to address the following selection criteria:
Selection Criteria 1 - Experience of imparting education to children and young people.
Selection Criteria 2 - Experience of maintaining record systems (both computerised and manual).
Selection Criteria 3 - Experience of working flexibly with minimal supervision.
Selection Criteria 4 - Experience of using a range of Information Technology applications including Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Teams, together with good keyboard skills and an awareness of the ways in which IT applications can be utilised in the context of the duties of the post.
Your application will be sifted based on the responses provided to the above criteria and shortlisted candidates will be invited to stage 2.
Stage 2
Assessment for this role is due to take place mid/late-April 2022. Please be advised that if you are unable to make the scheduled assessment date, we may not be able to make alternative arrangements.
Please note: Should you be shortlisted you may need to be able to conduct an interview over Microsoft Teams (a video conferencing service). You will be asked to provide relevant contact details for that to take place if shortlisted.
Additional Information
In line with the Basic Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) employment checks will be completed by successful candidates, which will include a basic criminal records check. Successful candidate will be required to declare any convictions for offences which are not spent under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and any offer of employment is subject to the LFC receiving a criminal records disclosure which it considers satisfactory. Successful candidates should apply to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) to get a copy of their criminal record and share the original disclosure certificate with the LFC. The check will only show convictions that are not ‘spent’. It will cost the successful candidates £23 (current charge) and usually takes up to 14 days.
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