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Pay - £17.27 per hour during deployment (£11.51 per hour during training), plus £500 retainer per 6 months once trained
Location - Winsford during training, and then various across Cheshire
Hours - no guaranteed hours, but when required to work shifts will be up to 12 hours per deployment (including nights and weekends)

As a member of the Reserve Fire Crew you would join our Operational Resilience Team (ORT) on a fixed term contract. You would be called upon to help us to keep our communities safe during ‘spate conditions’, such as this summer’s heatwave, and periods when staff numbers are significantly reduced, for example during a future pandemic or industrial action. ORT members will provide flexible operational cover and will be required to work during days, nights and weekends, at any location, sometimes at short notice.

This will help us ensure we can continue to meet our legal obligations under the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 and Civil Contingencies Act 2004, to provide sufficient emergency cover for the communities we serve.

You will receive essential training in advance of being deployed and at emergency incidents Reserve Fire Crew would always be supervised by experienced officers.

Duties

The duties of the Reserve Fire Crew will include:

• attendance at emergency incidents including fires and road traffic collisions

• climbing ladders, using fire hoses, dealing with casualties, using/moving equipment, and possibly wearing breathing apparatus when entering hot and smoke-filled buildings

• undertaking tasks within their level of capability, as instructed by the Incident Commander or experienced officers

• attending training in the above areas and learning new skills quickly

Essential Requirements

To apply you must be:

• 18 years old by January 2023

• physically fit enough to meet the required fitness standard and pass a medical

• calm under pressure and resilient enough to work in emotionally challenging settings

• able to take in information, follow instructions and learn new skills

• confident with working at heights, in confined spaces and with manual equipment

• eligible to work in the UK and pass a basic Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check

• willing to embrace the Service’s Core Values

• available to attend two to three weeks’ paid training and committed to attending ongoing refresher training.

Desirable Requirements

• previous firefighting or emergency services experience

• previous experience of safety critical work.

Application Process

• Application Form - submission of an application form highlighting how you meet the requirements stated within the job advert

• Online tests - you will be required to undertake a numerical and a verbal reasoning test

• Interview - you will be required to attend a face-to-face interview to discuss your suitability for the role

• Practical tests - you will be required to pass the national firefighter selection tests including working with ladders, upper body strength, physical stamina

• Pre-employment checks - you will be required to

• undergo a basic DBS check

• provide proof of your identity and eligibility to work in the UK

• provide two satisfactory references

• pass a medical with our Occupational Health Unit, including a satisfactory drugs and alcohol test

Further information and an application form can be found below, or alternatively contact the Recruitment Team at [email protected]

Please ensure you read the Guidance Notes (new window, Word Document 833KB) before completing your application.

Application Form (new window, Word Document 3581KB)

Please return completed application forms via email to [email protected]

Please quote job reference 47/22/RFC on your application form.

Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service (CFRS) is committed to keeping vulnerable adults, children and young people safe from harm in all of the work that CFRS undertakes. CFRS recognises that it has a legal and moral obligation to safeguard these groups of people. Furthermore, it acknowledges that the protection of vulnerable adults, children and young people from harm is the responsibility of everybody within the organisation.

Last updated: Thursday 09 March 2023