Wholetime Firefighter

Hours: 42 hours per week

Rates of pay for operational wholetime firefighters (correct as of July 2025):

Firefighter annual salaries:

Development – £30,384 per annum

Competent – £38,881 per annum

N.B. from development to competent may be a period of up to three years.

Location: Any location within the Northumberland Fire & Rescue Service area.

As an integral part of Northumberland County Council, Northumberland Fire & Rescue Service are now recruiting Wholetime Firefighters.  We are looking for highly motivated people who have or are able to develop the skills necessary to engage with and keep the residents of Northumberland safe.  This includes the ability to support and interact with people of all ages, work under pressure, consistently demonstrate the appropriate values and behaviours, be reliable and be able to demonstrate courage in a range of situations.

This is an exciting opportunity for people who are committed to undertaking an important role in making Northumberland Safer.

We warmly welcome and encourage applications from a diverse range of applicants.

Our values are very important to us, therefore if you have a connection to these, you should consider applying. Our values are:

People First.
Excellence.
Respect.
Resilience.

Firefighters are highly respected within communities, our residents value the services we offer and need to feel confident in our highly skilled teams, who reduce risk through community engagement activities, as well as responding to emergency situations. The role of a firefighter is continually evolving, with a clear focus on improving how we operate whilst maintaining the highest standards for our communities.

A Firefighter Candidate Pack is attached and provides details of each stage of the recruitment and selection processes for the role of Wholetime Firefighter. It is important that you are aware of how you will be assessed and what to expect at each stage.

If you have any queries prior to entering into the recruitment process, please refer to Firefighter Candidate Pack in the first instance. If you still have an outstanding query, email Fire.Recruitment@northumberland.gov.uk

Key Dates:

Application Dates:    4th August – 31st August 2025

Situational Judgement and Ability Tests (Online): 15th September – 21st September 2025

Role Related Tests: 29th September – 8th October 2025

Interview: 15th October – 24th October 2025

Occupational Health Medical and Fitness Test: 29th October – 11th December 2025

Orientation and Induction Day – 6th November 2025

Trainee Course Commences: 12th January 2026

Although we advertise on North East Jobs, and other websites, your application process will be directed to our Tribepad system.  Please note that all communication regarding your application for this post will be sent to the email address that you have registered on Tribepad, including your invite to interview if you are shortlisted. Please check your emails regularly, including Spam/Junk, after the closing dates for notifications.

Please note, we are not accepting CV’s for this vacancy. Please complete a full application to be considered.