Job reference: REQ000405
Based at Bedford – with travel across the county
Are you passionate about keeping people safe in their homes? Do you want to make a real difference in your community? We are looking for a proactive, compassionate, and organised individual to join our Prevention Team.
Key Responsibilities:
– Contact residents to arrange and deliver Home Fire Safety Visits using a risk-based approach.
– Conduct Home Fire Safety Visits and well-being assessments, providing safety advice, installing assistive technology, and reducing home risks.
– Identify and assist at-risk individuals, collaborating with multi-agency partners to reduce risk and improve well-being.
– Make needs-based referrals to partner agencies with the occupier’s consent.
– Comply with the Service’s Safeguarding Policy and facilitate appropriate referrals to support vulnerable residents.
– Maintain knowledge of local support services and build relationships with partner agencies.
– Manage your diary, record Home Safety activities, and ensure referrals are processed and communicated to relevant partners.
About you
You will have:
– Some experience of working in a fire, or injury prevention/health promotion capacity, risk management, customer service role or voluntary sector organisation.
– Some experience of working in situations requiring the ability to empathise whilst remaining professional, confidential and impartial.
– Some experience with working efficiently to organise own time and maintain safe working practices.
– Some experience, understanding and commitment to principles of community fire safety and well-being issues, particularly relating to risk reduction and safety education.
– Able to demonstrate a high standard of oral and written communication with the ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice in accurate written and spoken English.
– GCSE in Maths and English at grade 4 or above or equivalent, or a relevant vocational qualification at Level 2.
– Current full driving licence with no pending issues.
For more details about the key responsibilities and essential criteria required for the role, please see the attached job description and person specification.
Why work with us
We recognise that you are looking for more than just a career. We offer the following benefits to support your career whilst maintaining a healthy work/ life balance. A few of our benefits include:
– Flexi-time scheme including flexible start and finish times, variable lunch breaks and flexi-leave days
– Local Government Pension Scheme
– Holiday allowance of 25 days* (plus public holidays) on joining; increasing to 30 days* after 5 years’ service and 32 days after 10 years’ service (*pro rata if part time or irregular working pattern)
– Free access to onsite gym facilities
– Free onsite parking
– Instant access to ‘Lifestyle Savings’ platform includes a range of discount cards from well-known and independent retailers
– Eligible to sign up to ‘Blue Light Card’ with access to thousands of amazing discounts online and on the high street.
Next steps
If this role is of interest, please visit our website https://www.bedsfire.gov.uk/careers/search for further information and to make a formal application. We ask that you include your full career history and reference your skills and experience in line with the job description and person specification within your application and supporting statement.
Closing date: Thursday 23 April 2026
The selection process will take place on Thursday 7 May 2026
This is a public-facing role and it is essential to have the ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English.
This post will be exempt from the provisions of Section 4 (2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2023. Therefore, applicants are not entitled to withhold information about convictions which for other purposes are ‘spent’ under the provision of the Act.
The appointment will be made subject to satisfactory pre-employment clearances, including an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) clearance at the level required for the role.
Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service’s recruitment and selection procedures reflect our commitment to safer recruitment, and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of Adults, Children and Young People and all staff and volunteers are expected to share this commitment.
Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service is an equal opportunities employer that welcomes applications from all sections of the community.
As a Disability Confident employer, we guarantee an interview to disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role. Reasonable adjustments are available throughout the recruitment process.
As part of our commitment to the Armed Forces Covenant, we encourage applications from those who have served, are serving, or are part of a military family. Your skills and experience are valued here.
Internal BFRS staff only – Internal applicants who meet the essential criteria and are at risk of redundancy, or who are under notice as a result of Service redesign, will be given priority consideration in accordance with Service policy.