The Role
Post: Trainee Fire Safety Adviser
Salary: £35,584 per annum
Grade: FRS C
Salary range: £35,584 - £42,718 per annum
Contract type: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Application closing date: 4 PM on Friday 23 May 2025
London Fire Brigade (LFB) is London’s Fire and Rescue Service – one of the largest firefighting and rescue organisations in the world. We are here to make London a safer city.
We employ over 5,500 people, across our operational team (our firefighters), control (our call handlers who answer your 999 calls) and our non-operational team (our teams who work behind the scenes to support our front-line services, including HR, IT, Finance, Procurement, Communications etc.).
Do you love helping people with a focus on customer service?
Are you great at dealing with a diverse range of people from all over London?
Do you have an eye for detail?
If you answered yes to these questions, we want to let you know that the LFB is seeking Fire Safety Advisers to work across the whole of London and within all departments of Protection and Prevention. This will be an exciting and challenging role.
As an Fire Safety Adviser, you will be working with a range of people across different businesses to ensure that buildings across London are safe for residents, workers, and visitors. You will need to be able to apply the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 within your role. To support this, you will be provided with the appropriate complex technical training - Level 3 Fire Safety Certificate (Fire Auditor) and Level 4 Fire Safety Certificate (Fire Safety) as well as other courses to enable you to carry out this function. You will need to take a proactive role in your study and complete some study in your own time to meet assignment deadlines.
You will need to be flexible, respond positively to change and be prepared for continuous learning and professional development throughout your career. The regulations governing the fire safety aspects of buildings are frequently evolving and you will need to ensure that you keep up to date.
You must be capable of independent learning and applying technical information; Be good at meeting and communicating with people within the organisation and externally; Have strong written communication and report writing skills.
You will need to be self-motivated, able to work independently, visiting premises on your own, and be able to manage your own workload. The London Fire Brigade is able to offer job share but you will be expected to work full time during your initial training.
A reasonable level of physical fitness and mobility is necessary as you will be required to inspect whole buildings and take equipment with you to carry out your role. This can also include walking around the surrounding areas of the building as well as reviewing a building internally. As a representative of London Fire Brigade, you will be provided with a uniform in order that you present a professional image to the clients you will be dealing with.
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, salary range or the full advert, please visit our jobs pages at https://jobs.london-fire.gov.uk/alljobs/ to access the full advert.
Assessment Overview
Stage 1
To apply, please complete the online application, upload a copy of your up-to-date CV and provide evidence to address the following selection criteria:
1. Experience of applying the provisions of technical codes and standards.
2. Experience of organising, planning and prioritising own work and meeting deadlines and targets with minimal supervision.
3. Experience of using a range of software applications and packages together with good keyboard skills and an understanding of how IT systems can be utilised in relation to the duties of the post.
4. Effective written communication skills in order to prepare written reports/letters in plain English as well as documents of a legal/technical nature.
Please note that we will score the evidence you provide based on the competencies listed in the selection criteria above.
Shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend stage 2.
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.
Stage 2
Online Maths and English Tests and Written Test.
Successful candidates will be invited to attend stage 3.
Stage 3
Take part in a Role Play Exercise and a Structured interview.
Assessments for this role are due to take place from late-May 2025. Please be advised that if you are unable to make the scheduled assessment date, we may not be able to make alternative arrangements.
Additional Information
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.
Benefits of working for the London Fire Brigade
• 26 days’ holiday plus bank holidays
• Flexi-time Scheme (which can result in an additional 12 days annual leave)
• Additional leave between Christmas Day and New Year
• Family (including maternity) leave and emergency support leave
• Free access to the Brigade gym
• Use of the Brigade’s Medical Adviser/physios/fitness advisers
• Free counselling
• Season ticket loans
• Join social networks including our Equality Support Groups
• Contributory pension scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Staff discount scheme including access to Blue Light Card retail and hospitality discounts
• Opportunity to access affordable accommodation
In line with the Basic Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) employment checks will be completed by successful candidates, which will include a Standard criminal records check. Successful candidate will be required to declare any convictions for offences and any offer of employment is subject to the LFC receiving a criminal records disclosure which it considers satisfactory.
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