Fire Safety Protection Inspectors (Grade 7)

Summary

Salary £41,511.00 - £44,711.00 (gross) per annum. 

Based in various locations throughout Devon and Somerset

Closing Date: 2359hrs 12 January 2025

Are you interested in working for the largest non-metropolitan Fire Service in England? Do you have an interest in living in the Southwest of England close to National Parks, Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty, Surfing beaches, Historic Buildings and Cathedral Cities? Do you take professional pride in a career protecting lives, ensuring safety and protecting the public? 

If you are then Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service (DSFRS) could be the place to work for you. 

We have a number of vacancies for full time (37 hours per week) Competent Fire Safety Protection Inspectors. We are looking to employ new and existing members of staff who have the attitude, aptitude, and personal qualities that we need. 

Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service is the largest non-metropolitan Fire and Rescue Service in England. We provide prevention, protection, and response services across the counties of Devon and Somerset. 

Our vision is that together, we will work to end preventable fire and rescue emergencies, creating a safer world for you and your family. Keeping people safe is what we do, and we owe our fantastic reputation to our highly skilled and motivated workforce, with over 1800 employees. 

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This role involves working as part of the Fire Safety Protection Delivery Team across the whole of Devon and Somerset. You will be working with the Responsible Persons at premises to ensure that high risk buildings across Devon and Somerset are safe for residents, workers and visitors. Your role will be to apply the Fire Safety Order 2005 to our Risk Based Inspection Programme. There is also an opportunity for specialist roles within the team which could include; being involved in Hospital Liaison, Legal Action, Heritage Buildings or Fire Engineering. 

DSFRS are committed to the development of people and teams. There is potential to be sponsored to study for a Level 5 Diploma or Fire Engineering Degree and also the opportunity of providing out of hours Enforcement Response for additional payment. You will need to be flexible, respond positively to change and be prepared for continuous learning and professional development throughout your career. 

DSFRS can offer you the beautiful counties of Devon and Somerset with their impressive and varied landscapes to live and work. In addition, DSFRS offers an excellent package to all of our staff including a Local Government Pension Scheme, access to free parking, flexible working, training and development opportunities, sports and social clubs and the use of on-site gym facilities. There is also an essential user's vehicle scheme that may be considered. 

Eligibility Criteria: 

All applicants will need to meet the following criteria in order to be eligible to apply: 

• Demonstrate good communication skills with people representing both internal and external stakeholders. 
• Be both self-motivated and able to work independently, visiting premises on your own and able to manage your own workload, whilst being able to work positively as a team member. 
• It is essential to be a Competent Fire Safety Auditor and desirable for you to have a current Level 4 Fire Safety Diploma or higher. 
• Be able to demonstrate a motivation to drive down the risk of fire in the built environment and protect life and support Fire Safety. 
• Hold a full current driving licence at the time of accepting an offer of employment. 

Eligibility Criteria for internal applicants.

Internal applicants looking to progress to a Grade 7 post can apply for this role if they are able to demonstrate the following in addition to the above criteria: 

• Internal applicants should be in the latter stages of demonstrating competency at Grade 5 or have achieved competency prior to the implementation of the current career grade pathway. 

How to apply:

You will be required to complete an application form and submit a document evidencing how you meet the following essential criteria taken from the Job Description and Person Specification: 

We are not able to shortlist for interview from a CV, so please evidence the following criteria in full, clearly demonstrating how you meet each one. 

1. An understanding of Fire Safety Legislation
2. Knowledge of Compliance Codes of Practice, BSI Standards and technical guidance documents. 
3. An ability to work as a team and on individual tasks. 
4. Experience of, and having carried out, audits of premises of varying complexity including medium complexity (e.g. Large Hotel)
5. Experience of liaising with, and consulting with Building Control Bodies or other Enforcing Authorities. 
6. Resilience when dealing with a challenging and busy workload. 

To help you complete this part of the application form please find attached below the word document "Fire Protection Inspector Grade 7 - Essential Criteria for Application" for you to download and complete with your evidence of the above criteria. You can then upload the document where requested when completing your application form. Please note that there is a maximum word limit of 2000 words (excluding titles) applied to your evidence document. 

Evidence submitted in relation to the above criteria will be used for shortlisting any applications received. 

Our values

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, and all employees must share this commitment and adhere to the Service's Safeguarding Policy and Procedure. 

Fire and Rescue Authority roles are listed in Schedule 1 of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order and as such it is our policy to require all applicants to disclose any criminal convictions (both spent and unspent) including driving offences, cautions and/or reprimands. 

Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Authority are committed to the rehabilitation of offenders, as such any positive disclosures will incorporate a reasonable and proportionate response. 

As a Service and individuals: 

• We are proud to help
• We are honest
• We are respectful
• We are working together

Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service recognise and celebrate the vast diversity of the local communities that we serve and aspire for this to be reflected within our workforce. We encourage candidates from diverse backgrounds, experiences, and beliefs, who share our values, to consider working for us.