Home and Community Safety Advisor

Job Introduction

About Us

This is a fantastic opportunity to join an organisation with a reputation for excellence and investment in their employees, to work in a diverse and inclusive environment with flexible working hours that offer great work-life balance. Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service provides prevention, protection, and response services across the county. We are committed to providing a great service to the public to prevent fires and reduce risk for the people of Oxfordshire.  

The Home and Community Safety team is a small team within Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue.  This team supports the rest of the service in delivering fire safety and other safety education messages across Oxfordshire.

About the Role

As a Home & Community Safety Advisor, you will be part of a small team delivering interventions such as Safe and Well visits to reduce risks in the home, fitting smoke alarm and other equipment within homes. Working with partner agencies on joint visits and making referrals and exchanging information with these partner agencies, to improve the safety and wellbeing of residents.

You will travel to different locations daily, working in people’s homes by appointment, so a full driving licence is a requirement.  You will ensure adherence to County policies and procedures.  

You will also provide fire prevention education and advice to the community in relation to fire and other emergencies by delivering educational programs and talks in schools, clubs and to community groups and other professionals.  As part of this educational program, you will also work with young people who have a fascination with fire as a fire setter intervention counsellor (training provided).

Opportunities to support community-based events and prevention projects.

About you

To be successful in this role you need to have excellent communication skills both verbal and written, enjoy working with people and have a proactive approach to fire prevention and reducing risks.   You should have the ability and be able to display that you can manage your own workloads and prioritise task.

For this role you require a full driving licence and be educated to GCSE level in Maths and English A-C or equivalent.  Your will need good IT skills and be competent with Microsoft Office applications.

Within in this role you will need the ability to work unsupervised and be aware of your own responsibilities with regards to Health and Safety.  You need to have a positive and flexible approach to all duties asked of you.

For an informal chat, please contact Home & Community Safety Manager Deb Forder on 07554 116580 or Julie Jordan on 07771 941664

Rewards and benefits

It really is true that every single job role here contributes to bettering the lives of the people in our county - we want to do this for our employees too. We are proud of our strong flexible working culture, including the opportunity for flexibility on working hours and the use of technology to support agile working. We offer some of the very best learning and development opportunities to support your ongoing development.

We have a generous leave entitlement of 30 days per year (pro rata), as well as giving you the opportunity to buy additional holiday.  You will also have access to a Local Government Pension Scheme with employer contributions of up to 19.9% of your salary; a range of local and national retail discounts; and a host of enhanced family friendly policies including carers leave and paid time off for volunteering.  The is also onsite gym facilities and parking.

Application and Selection Process

The successful candidate will demonstrate through the application form, interview and presentation that they fulfil the essential criteria for the role.

Face to face Interviews will be held week commencing 12 May 2025

The interview will consist of a series of questions and a short presentation.

It is anticipated that the assessment/interview process will run week commencing 12 May 2025.

Anticipated start pending pre employment checks (DBS and references) is hoped to be 1 July 2025.

Successful applicants will be held in a pool for up to six months and will be offered posts, in the event of additional posts becoming available.

Our commitment to:
 Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

At Oxfordshire County Council we are proud of our diverse workforce. Everyone is accepted for who they are, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, marital status, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, or on maternity or family leave. We have a number of staff network groups which provide peer support, education and safe spaces for all.

Our commitment to:
Guaranteed Interview Schemes

As a Disability Confident employer, we guarantee an interview for disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the job. We also guarantee interviews to care leavers who have completed further education and who meet the essential criteria for the job. For those leaving care without any further education, we guarantee an interview for our apprenticeships. We are also committed to helping and supporting those transitioning from HM Armed Forces to civilian life and guarantee an interview for those demonstrating the essential criteria for the role, within three years of leaving the service.

Our commitment to:
Safeguarding

Oxfordshire County Council are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect these commitments.

Our commitment to:
Flexible Working

We are open to discussions about flexible working, which can include flexi-time, full time and part time working, job sharing, nine-day fortnights and annualised hours, depending on the requirements of the role and the service.

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