Job title: Service Health and Fitness Advisor Grade: D Salary: Full time equivalent £29,093 per annum, rising by annual increments to £31,586. The part time equivalent salary based on 30 hours per week is £23,588 rising by annual increments to £25,610. The successful postholder is also entitled to an additional 7.5% allowance for evening work aligned to Service shift patterns. More information on salaries and progression can be found on our pay and policies page. Hours: Part Time, 30 hours per week, Monday to Friday Location: Dorset The centre of duty and office base for this role will be subject to agreement with flexibility to work from home/DWFRS Stations/Support Offices. The successful postholder will be required to work at Service premises across the County of Dorset. Appointment type: Permanent Contact: For an informal discussion about this post, please contact Louise Pope, Health, Fitness & Wellbeing Coordinator, on 07722 622849 or e-mail [email protected]. Closing and interview date: The closing date for applications is Sunday 23 March 2025, midnight. Should you be shortlisted for interview, details regarding the interview format / location will be provided beforehand. 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 & wellbeing services. As a Service Health and Fitness Advisor in our Health and Wellbeing department you will: provide health and fitness knowledge, advice and support to staff establish, implement and maintain effective fitness monitoring systems and procedures act as a specialist for initiatives and project groups as required and as relevant to the role What makes you our ideal Service Health and Fitness Advisor? have previous relevant experience of providing health and fitness advice and support, determining requirements, and developing solutions previous experience of implementing and reviewing best practice concepts into practical processes and experience of establishing, implementing, and maintaining effective fitness monitoring systems and procedures 4 GCSE passes, Grade A to C / 9 to 4, including English and Mathematics, or equivalent Level 2 qualification, or higher-level relevant qualification, and be able to provide evidence of this NVQ Level 3 In Sports Science/Health Science or equivalent 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 significant travel requirements of the role. Travel requirements include daily travel across Fire Service premises in Dorset. Use of your own vehicle will be required; however, a Service vehicle may be available. Please note Service vehicles are manual transmission only 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 requires evening work aligned to Service shift patterns, for which an allowance is paid you may at times be required to travel across both counties a Standard Disclosure & Barring Service Check (DBS) clearance will be undertaken on the successful individual prior to offer of employment any offer of employment will be subject to full pre-employment checks which include identity checks, right to work in the UK, medical and receipt of satisfactory references, and an explanation of any gaps in employment in the last 3 years we are currently reviewing our drug and alcohol testing arrangements and are likely to introduce pre-employment drug testing as part of the recruitment process for certain roles please click here for information relating to raising tax awareness and pension considerations when applying for a job To find out more and apply: Our Candidate Charter outlines the commitments we make to you when applying for a vacancy with us. 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