Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service are seeking an experienced Youth Inclusion and Safeguarding Coordinator to work across Leicester, Leicestershire & Rutland in this exciting and challenging role. You will join us on a part time, permanent basis and in return you will receive a competitive salary of £30,060 - £33,366 pro rata per annum.
About the Youth Inclusion and Safeguarding Coordinator role:
Leicestershire Fire & Rescue Service proudly serves Leicester, Leicestershire & Rutland attending over 8,000 emergency incidents each year. Supporting our operational staff on the front line are a number of non-operational departments, which are key to the successful running of the Service.
LFRS have a dedicated programme of youth education strategies. These include Fire Cadets, Fire Care programme, Fire Skills sessions, and school holiday activities.
The role of the Youth Inclusion and Safeguarding Coordinator is to support and mentor young people in developing their skills, knowledge, and personal development. This will enable them to become effective role models in the community as well as progressing positively into education, employment, or further training. You will be based on a working Fire Station, where you will provide group education about fire prevention, teamwork, problem solving and communication.
Fire Skills sessions take place at various planned locations across Leicester, Leicestershire, and Rutland, during the school holidays. No two programmes will be the same and you will be able to be innovative to set up school holiday programmes.
Your responsibilities as our Youth Inclusion and Safeguarding Coordinator:
For both aspects of this role, you will be required to write clear and concise reports, keep detailed session plans, and liaise with other agencies such as schools, Social Services, and the Youth Offending Team. You will need to be flexible, respond positively to challenging young people, as well as manage your own time to plan, recruit for and deliver the Fire Cadet/Skills sessions. The role involves planning and overseeing volunteer instructors and other partners.
Skills required as our Youth Inclusion and Safeguarding Coordinator:
The successful candidate will have experience of working with young people (11-19) in a confident and patient manner. You will have excellent interpersonal skills to engage with their families and will also need to develop strong working relationships with the Safeguarding Team and external partners. This is a challenging and rewarding role where you will be directly impacting and making a difference to a young person’s life.
LFRS provides full training, management support and uniform. You will regularly be visiting locations across Leicester, Leicestershire, and Rutland where travel expenses will be reimbursed.
The successful candidate will work primarily flexible days, including at least one evening a week, but may include some weekends when needed, depending on the programmes running. There is flexibility in the role and hours worked.
Benefits you'll receive as our Youth Inclusion and Safeguarding Coordinator:
In return, you can expect a competitive salary, flexible working arrangements, generous leave entitlement plus public holidays, public sector pension (subject to pension scheme rules), on-site gym facilities, free onsite parking, emergency services discount card and use of our occupational health unit. You will also be supported with further training as required.
You will automatically be enrolled into The Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS), this is a tax approved, defined benefit occupational pension scheme. Your contributions are based on your earnings, and you can choose from different income options when you retire.
Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service is committed to promoting equality, diversity, and inclusion in the workplace. Furthermore, we want to create a work environment where everyone feels safe, can be themselves and can perform their roles to the best of their abilities. We have signed up with a number of nationally recognised organisations that promote equality, diversity and inclusion and we are working with them to help us achieve our objectives. These organisations include:
Employers Network for Equality and Inclusion (ENEI)
Workplace Equality Index (WEI)
Department of Works and Pension’s Disability Confident scheme
British Sign Language Charter
Asian Fire Service Association (AFSA)
Pension Considerations
Annual Allowance- Please note that it is your personal responsibility to check whether by applying/accepting this position it would result in any Annual Allowance implications. A breach in the Annual Allowance threshold could result in a Tax charge. Further information on Annual Allowance can be obtained from our Pensions team.
Lifetime Allowance - Please note that it is your personal responsibility to check whether by applying/accepting this position it would result in any Lifetime Allowance implications. A breach in the Lifetime Allowance threshold will result in a Tax charge. Further information on Lifetime Allowance can be obtained from our Pensions team.
Closing date: 23rd April 2025 at 23:59
Interview and Test: Week commencing 5th May 2025
If you feel you have the skills and experience to become our Youth Inclusion and Safeguarding Coordinator then please click “apply” now – We’d love to hear from you!
Please take note that Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service does not hold a UK Visa & Immigration (UKVI) Skilled Worker License sponsor and are unable to sponsor any individuals for Skilled Worker Sponsorship