Job title:

Trainer - Firecraft Instructor

Job Description:

About the role :

To provide a professional teaching capability to support learning and development across the range of FSC courses, fire & rescue service qualifications and wider private sector training, including responsibility for managing specific work streams as allocated by the Training Manager. 

To coordinate the allocation of staff and resources to the programmes and courses that fall within the responsibility of this role. 

 To undertake the duties of Subject Manager, Course Director, Exercise Director and Tutor whilst supporting the delivery of various levels of training. This will require close liaison with Business Development, Sales and Marketing and colleagues within the other delivery teams at the FSC. The role will include responsibility to ensure the health, safety and welfare of learners, colleagues and visitors, and delivery off site at other training venues. 

Any trainers who are in development will be required to complete a structured development plan prior to achieving the full salary

What you’ll be doing:

• Lead on the delivery of courses within your area. Assist other Subject managers in the delivery of subjects within Training Delivery.

• Develop competences to deliver subjects within other areas as necessary. Deliver subjects at the College, offsite in the United Kingdom and internationally as appropriate. 

• In the capacity of subject manager, take ownership of products and be responsible for working for the product manager and other teams to maintain existing products and informing others within the FSC of new developments as appropriate.  

• Assist the Learning and Development Manager, or designated person, in the development of new products acting as a Subject Matter Advisor. Gather and feed in market intelligence that will inform future development opportunities.  

• To plan and implement activities to meet directorate and organisational needs in line with FSC aims and delivery of the business plan.

• Meet the required level of physical fitness of our FSC policy and maintain this to meet the physical demands placed upon the role.

What we’re looking for:

• Has prior experience of Firefighter training design and delivery. 

• Previous experience as a Firefighter

• Demonstrates an ability to produce technical guidance and training products based on interpreting legislation, other best practice documents and liaison with key stakeholders.

• Is able to monitor and review individual and team performance.

• Can identify development needs and adjust training delivery strategies to suit individual and group learning styles.

• Has experience in a training reference, or achievement of a recognised teaching qualification, or is prepared to achieve one within 6 months of being in post.

Qualification's needed for this role :

• Qualified assessor or equivalent or is prepared to achieve one within 6 months of being in post, or where a trainer is in development - within 6 months completing the development plan.

• Must be an accredited BA Instructor

• Accredited FBTI Instructor desirable

• Accredited RTCI Instructor desirable

• Accredited TVI Instructor desirable

• Delivered Recruit Firefighter Training

• Has mat experience either HMI or HMA (HMEPO)

About Fire Service College

At the Fire Service College, we’re protecting tomorrow, today. Our organisation is transforming fire and rescue training internationally, and equipping firefighters with the best possible skills and knowledge of the latest techniques. Our teams have helped the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham to train their security staff for emergency scenarios, and helped Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service to increase applications from women and ethnic minorities. Join us and discover better as you support the future of fire and rescue.

What’s in it for you?

• A competitive basic salary

• 23 days’ holiday (rising to 27) with the opportunity to buy extra leave

• The opportunity to take a paid day out of the office, volunteering for our charity partners or a cause of your choice

• Company matched pension, life assurance, a cycle2work scheme, 15 weeks’ fully paid maternity, adoption and shared parental leave, paternity pay of two weeks…and plenty more

• Voluntary benefits designed to suit your lifestyle – from discounts on retail and socialising, to health & wellbeing, travel and technology

• Access to our Employee Network Groups, which represent every strand of diversity and allow colleagues to connect and learn from each other on an open, inclusive platform

• You’ll get the chance to follow your chosen career path anywhere in Capita. You’ll be joining a network of 55,000 experienced, innovative and dedicated individuals across multiple disciplines and sectors. There are countless opportunities to learn new skills and develop in your career, and we’ll provide the support you need to do just that. Our purpose is to create a better outcome for you.

What we hope you’ll do next:

Choose ‘Apply now’ to fill out our short application, so that we can find out more about you.

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Equal Opportunities

We’re an equal opportunity employer, which means we’ll consider all suitably qualified applicants regardless of gender identity or expression, ethnic origin, nationality, religion or beliefs, age, sexual orientation, disability status or any other protected characteristic. We recruit and develop our people based on merit and their passion for creating better outcomes, and we’re committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. During the application process, you’ll be asked to share your personal characteristics and data with us. This helps us understand our audience so we can make sure we are doing everything we can to attract a diverse range of people and ensure our recruitment processes are fair and inclusive.