Prevention Practitioner

Prevention Practitioner (Temporary)

West Midlands Fire Service (WMFS) is the second largest fire and rescue service in England serving an area of 902km square and a population of more than 2.9 million people.

Our vision is Making the West Midlands safer stronger and healthier.

This vision and the strategic goals outlined in Our Strategy are what drives the people professionalism and pride with which we serve our communities.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Prevention team as a Prevention Practitioner. Working under the direction of the Prevention Education Delivery Officer and day-to-day supervision of the Lead Practitioner this role focuses on delivering high-quality targeted education programmes that support the Prevention Strategy and Community Risk Management Plan.

The postholder will work closely with Prevention Advocate Volunteers to deliver engaging and inclusive safety education sessions across WMFS sites and a range of external educational settings. This part-time term-time-only role involves helping to deliver prevention education to those most at risk and vulnerable to fires and other emergencies across the West Midlands.

The successful candidate will:

• deliver and facilitate prevention education programmes supporting the Lead Practitioner with setup delivery and closure of sessions
• assist with administrative tasks volunteer training and the promotion of prevention education and the Safeside Centre
• maintain professional standards by managing workload effectively following safeguarding practices and keeping skills and knowledge up to date.

Were looking for someone who has:

• experience delivering workshops or educational sessions to children young people adults or community groups including working with diverse audiences
• strong teamwork communication and interpersonal skills with a flexible and supportive approach
• good administrative and digital skills and a willingness to learn and develop further
• a full UK driving licence.

It would be advantageous to have:

• strong interpersonal skills with an understanding and empathetic approach to others
• the ability to work independently and manage tasks with minimal supervision.

We offer a friendly working environment and benefits including:

• free on-site gym facilities
• free on-site parking.

We also offer access to an in-house occupational health (OH) facility including OH health and fitness advisors sports therapists physiotherapists cognitive behavioural therapy practitioners and counsellors.

In addition employees have access to:

• 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
• wellbeing programmes
• blue light discounts across many retailers through partner schemes
• Sports and Welfare scheme (for a small fee) with access to discounted products and services.

We welcome applications from all eligible candidates. However as women and Black and minority ethnic employees are currently under-represented in our service we particularly encourage applications from these groups.

To apply please complete the application questions outlining your skills and experiences in line with the job description (linked below).

If you have any questions about the role or would like an informal discussion please contact Rebecca Lee on

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