Fire Instructor

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The Fire Instructor plays a key role in the delivery coordination and continuous improvement of the Firefighter Foundation Development Programme. This role provides advanced instructional expertise quality assurance oversight and leadership within the instructor Team ensuring all FFDP learners receive consistent highquality training aligned to National Operational Guidance.

The postholder acts as a mentor to instructors supports curriculum development and contributes to the professional standards safety and operational excellence of the FFDP.

Responsibilities

• Deliver highquality practical and theoretical training across FFDP modules including BA RTC Pumps & Water Ladders Hose & Hydraulics and Fire Behaviour.

• Conduct learner assessments in accordance with FSC standards.

• Provide clear consistent feedback to learners and support their development through coaching and structured guidance.

• Maintain high standards of delivery through lesson observation coaching and feedback.

• Assist in standardising training materials assessments and practical evolutions.

• Contribute to the development and modernisation of FFDP content lesson plans risk assessments and digital learning materials.

• Work collaboratively with the Digital Learning Team to create online modules VR content and blended learning assets.

• Lead or contribute to improvement projects that enhance learner experience operational realism and programme efficiency.

• Act as a competent person for highrisk training environments ensuring all practical sessions are riskassessed and safely controlled.

• Represent the FFDP professionally during audits programme reviews and client engagement activities.

• Communicate effectively across the team to support timetables logistics resource planning and operational needs.

About You

• Extensive experience delivering firefighter training at recruit or operational level.

• Competent Instructor in key disciplines (e.g. BA RTC Pumps/Water Ladders).

• Teaching qualification (minimum Level 3 Award in Education & Training or equivalent).

• Strong understanding of NOG and operational best practice.

• Proven ability to assess mentor coach and support learners from diverse backgrounds.

• Excellent communication organisation and leadership skills.

• Ability to work flexibly safely and effectively in highrisk training environments.

• Advanced instructor qualifications (e.g. BAI RTCI EFAD Instructor CFBTI).

• Assessor or IQA qualification.

• Operational experience within a UK Fire & Rescue Service or equivalent emergency services background

About Fire Service College:

The Fire Service College (FSC) is a world-renowned further education training college that provides a range of resilience focused courses and programmes ranging from apprenticeships to fully accredited qualifications. On a 300-acre site FSC provides both practical and classroom-based learning in addition to remote/customer site delivered courses. FSC courses and programmes are accredited with SFJ Awards Highfields Institution for Fire Engineers FireQual Lantra JOIFF and Proboard/NFPA. Customers range from fire and rescue services police forces ambulance services the military various commercial organisations to individuals who wish to further their careers. FSC attracts learners from international fire and rescue services from the Middle East and across Europe.

Our Vision is for Capita Fire Service College to be a strategic learning partner for our clients. This will allow us to improve our clients organisational capability and jointly deliver better business outcomes for order to achieve this we need to simplify be truly client focused about our clients and invest in our learning capability.

Whats in it for you

• Offering a salary of up to 38500 depending on skills & experience

• 23 days holiday (rising to 27) with the opportunity to buy extra leave

• Company matched pension life assurance a cycle2work scheme 15 weeks fully paid maternity adoption and shared parental leave paternity pay of two weeksand plenty more

• Voluntary benefits designed to suit your lifestyle from discounts on retail and socialising to health & wellbeing travel and technology

• The opportunity to take a paid day out of the office volunteering for our charity partners or a cause of your choice

• Access to our Employee Network Groups which represent every strand of diversity and allow colleagues to connect and learn from each other on an open inclusive platform

• Subsidised canteen bar and gym facilities onsite (free membership)

• Free accommodation during the working week if required

• Free parking onsite

• Better work life balance

• Opportunity to gain further qualifications and upskill

• You will work at a world-renowned further education training college

Youll get the chance to follow your chosen career path anywhere in Capita. Youll be joining a network of experienced innovative and dedicated individuals across multiple disciplines and sectors. There are countless opportunities to learn new skills and develop in your career and well provide the support you need to do just that. Our purpose is to create a better outcome for you.

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