Job title: Community Risk Delivery Officer
Location: Service Headquarters, Maidstone – mixture of office and home working – 3 days per week in office (with travel countywide, based on needs)
Hours: Full time – 37.5 Hours per week
Pension: Automatic membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme – career average pension scheme with 16.5% employer contribution
Holidays: In addition to entitlement to bank/ public holidays you will receive 29 days holiday
Base salary: Grade 5 – £32,461 – £36,482 per annum depending on experience
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Being a part of Kent Fire and Rescue Service
Everyone is unique. Everyone has value. Everyone helps to make Kent Fire and Rescue Service a great place to work. We are one team. Together with our customers we are creating a safer future for Kent and Medway.
Being a Community Risk Delivery Officer
As a Community Risk Delivery Officer, you will be a key member of our prevention team, supporting targeted safety work that protects the most vulnerable people and communities. Your role ensures that the activities of our stations and colleagues directly support the Community Risk Management Plan (CRMP), using community intelligence, risk data and local insight to identify where our work will have the greatest impact.
You will act as the link between operational crews and the Community Intelligence and Partnerships Team, making sure community risk information is collected accurately, used effectively and translated into meaningful prevention activity.
You will represent KFRS as a trusted and professional organisation, collaborating with internal teams and external partners to build strong relationships and share information that improves safety outcomes. This role covers Kent and Medway and may require occasional evening or weekend working to meet community needs.
What you’ll do
Gather and review community information from crews and other sources to identify emerging risks and maintain accurate risk scoring.
Use key datasets such as census and deprivation information to focus prevention work where it will have the greatest impact.
Support colleagues to plan and deliver safety activities aligned with the CRMP, particularly in higher‑risk communities.
Provide guidance and training to ensure community information is collected consistently and understood by colleagues.
Build positive relationships with internal teams and external partners to share intelligence and best practice.
Prepare clear and insightful reports that demonstrate trends, risks and prevention outcomes.
Represent KFRS at meetings, forums and community events.
Maintain your own professional development through training and continuous learning.
What you’ll bring
Strong communication skills and the ability to build positive, respectful relationships with colleagues and partners.
Compassion, empathy and professionalism when supporting people in sensitive or challenging situations.
Confidence using digital tools, including laptops, tablets and smartphones, to complete daily tasks.
The ability to interpret a range of data sources, identify patterns or risks
A proactive approach to learning, personal development and improving the way you work.
Commitment to upholding KFRS behaviours, ethical conduct and promoting equality, diversity and inclusion.
The ability to work collaboratively as part of a close‑knit team while also managing your own workload.
How to apply
Please complete an online application and CV by midnight on 5th April.
Interviews will take place 21,22 and 24 April 2026.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy upon receiving a sufficient number of applications. If you are interested in this role we recommend that you submit your application at the earliest opportunity.
Inclusion is at the heart of everything we do. We know that great minds don’t think alike, so we rely on diverse thoughts, feelings, beliefs and backgrounds to create the best working environment that we can possibly offer.
Kent Fire and Rescue Service, its employees and volunteers, are committed to safeguarding, protecting and supporting children, young people and adults at risk. As part of our safer recruitment process, we will undertake pre-employment checks to verify your suitability for the role. These checks will include your references and a standard or enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Enhanced DBS check with barred lists are carried out for roles with direct and unsupervised access to children, young people and adults at risk. Risk assessments will be undertaken on any disclosures identified as part of the pre-employment checks.
As a Public Sector organisation with added responsibilities under the Equality Act, 2010 the candidate must demonstrate an understanding of what is meant by Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and how this fits in with their everyday work.