Prevention Advisor

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Prevention Team: Humberside Fire and Rescue Service are looking to recruit an individual with a passion for improving the safety of our staff and our community. We are seeking a dynamic, highly motivated individual to join a forward-thinking Prevention Team.

You will play a key role in the Prevention Team in driving innovation across prevention, inclusion and safeguarding activities. You will also play an instrumental part in improving working with our operational firefighters to deliver our home fire safety visits.

Key aspects of the role involve:

• Conduct Home Fire Safety Visits, specifically on supporting the services offering and
• Deliver quality assurance outcomes to prevent those most at risk of dying in a fire at home.
• Working in collaboration with partner agencies, representing the service at local events.
• Deliver training activities to staff and to partners on domestic fire safety, as well as water and road safety to generate joint working and referral routes for Home Fire Safety Visit delivery.
• Work with young people to deliver youth engagement prevention outcomes.

The role is full time, 37 hours per week. The successful candidate will be expected to work anywhere and travel across the Humberside Service area as the business need dictates.

Applicants will be shortlisted against the Job Description and Employee Specification, available in the links below.  Applicants must be able to provide evidence that they meet the essential criteria as detailed in the employee specification. 

If you have any questions about the role, please feel free to e-mail a member of the Prevention Leadership Team.

Tracey Kendall tkendall@humbersidefire.gov.uk

Michelle Emmerson memmerson@humbersidefire.gov.uk or

Steph Smith ssmith@humbersidefire.gov.uk

Employee benefits include free onsite parking, flexi-time, local government pension scheme, generous holiday entitlement, station gym membership and 24/7 access to the Service’s Employee Assistance Programme.

To apply, please complete an application form, available by clicking on the link below, and return to hr@humbersidefire.gov.uk

Closing date: Noon on Friday 25^th April 2025

Here at Humberside Fire and Rescue Service, our people are what make us unique and every individual who shares our values has a voice to add to our story.  We are committed to preserving our inclusive culture and promoting a sense of belonging.  We believe we grow and learn better with a diverse team of employees and, as a result, we always appoint the best applicants based on what they can bring to our organisation, drawing on the differences in who we are, how we think and what we’ve experienced.