On-call Firefighter - Warwickshire, United Kingdom - Warwickshire County Council

Warwickshire County Council

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Warwickshire, United Kingdom

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Description

Become an On-Call Firefighter with Warwickshire Fire and Rescue Service.

Help to protect and support your local community - join our team of On-Call Firefighters
Do you
- want a rewarding role within your community
- want to learn extra skills
- want to earn an additional income
- have some spare time

If you would like to be an On-Call Firefighter, you must be able to respond to your Fire Station within five minutes.

However, if you can work remotely for your full-time employer, then you could work from
ANY of our 12 On-Call Fire Stations.

The role involves a number of hours of flexible On-Call cover, where you must be available to attend emergencies via a pager.

We will provide you with a high level of training and a chance to be part of a professional team.

On-Call Firefighters are not always based at Fire Stations, they usually live or work in the local community

The essential requirements

Aged 18 and above on or before the initial course date
Able to reach the station within five minutes of an emergency at normal road speed
Able to attend a drill session once a week at your On-Call station
Have permission from your employer if responding to emergencies from work
Eligible to work in the UK

The Role
On-Call Firefighters do the same emergency work as Wholetime Firefighters, but they can also have other jobs too. While on duty, they carry a pager, which activates when they need to attend an incident.

On-call Firefighters receive a basic salary and are paid extra for any call out's, training courses, drill sessions.

On average you could earn between £5000 and £8000 per year.

For further information about the role please click here.

Our 6 week workout plan includes a series of cardio and strength training exercises, using your own body weight as resistance.

We also have FireFit videos which will give you an insight into each of the role related physical tests:

Get FireFit and Role Related Test Videos

The Application Process

Invitation to meet the team at your local Fire Station where you will be able to observe a drill session and ask any questions that you may have (optional)
On-Call Firefighter Awareness Day (optional) 10th June 202
Written assessments 5th July 202
Role Related Physical 15th July 202
On station discussion
W/C 31st July 202
Preemployment checks
June
September 2023

You must pass each stage of the process to progress to the next.

If successful in all assessments and pre-employment checks, you will be expected to attend the initial recruit training course, which will be taking place on the following dates:

Days th to 10th September 202
Days th to 21st October 202
Pass out Parade
22nd October 2023

The Fluency Duty is outlined in the Code of Practice on the English language requirements for public sector workers. The Fluency Duty for this role is Required. You must be able to speak and provide advice in accurate spoken English to the public.