Job title: General Trainer, West Moors Training Centre Grade: E Salary: £32,654 to £35,235 per annum, rising by annual increments to £35,235 plus Trainer Allowance, 10% of salary, rising to 15% after 1 year. More information on salaries and progression can be found on our pay and policies page. Hours: Full Time, 37 hours per week Location: West Moors Training Centre Appointment type: Permanent Contact: For a chat about this post, please contact SM Dan Joslin, Training Centre Manager on 07825 977661 / [email protected] Closing and interview date: The closing date for applications is Sunday 30 March 2025, midnight. It is intended that interviews will take place on Friday 11 April 2025. Should you be shortlisted for interview, further details regarding the interview format / location will be provided before the interview date. This is a fantastic opportunity to join Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service, an organisation that is passionate about changing and saving lives. Our corporate staff are absolutely vital in helping to make our communities safer and healthier. Without them, we couldn’t do it. We offer a wide range of employee benefits and strive to ensure that staff are valued and rewarded. For example, we offer a flexi time scheme, Local Government Pension Scheme, a generous annual leave allowance, a variety of family friendly schemes including 39 weeks’ full pay during maternity leave, subject to qualifying criteria, and health & well-being services. As a General Trainer in our Operational Training department, you will: deliver Operational Competence training and assessments and provide feedback on performance develop training and assessment scenarios and packages for Operational Competence service, maintain and manage equipment, resources and facilities as required supporting training and assessment activities What makes you our ideal General Trainer? experience of working as an operational firefighter qualified to instructor level in Breathing Apparatus training (BAI) or willing to undertake training qualified to instructor level in Fire Behaviour training (FBTI) or willing to undertake training hold or be willing to undertake training to obtain an LGV driving qualification For full details of the role and requirements please have a look at the job description and person specification. Other information: you must have a full current driving licence and be able to fulfil the travel requirements of the role. Use of your own vehicle will be required, however, a Service vehicle may be available. Please note Service vehicles are manual transmission only. Travel requirements are to drive to stations to deliver training in service vehicles and drive service vehicles ie. fire engines for the purposes of training if you are unable to drive due to a disability, we would still welcome your application and will explore any reasonable adjustments that could be put in place the role involves some evening and weekend working. 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