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Working for the Fire Service College
We’re a successful and ambitious organisation. Our people are our most important asset and we are proud to work with a team of talented and committed individuals.
We recruit into a number of areas including administration, marketing, finance, training, as well as into various support functions across areas such as customer support and incident ground maintenance.
We also regularly recruit qualified, talented and ambitious seconded officers from the UK Fire and Rescue Service to deliver specialist training to our learners.
Please note that the Fire Service College does NOT directly recruit firefighters. Recruitment of whole time and retained firefighters is the responsibility of each individual Fire and Rescue Service in the UK. If you are interested in becoming a firefighter, please contact your local Fire and Rescue Service or Chief Fire Officers Association (CFOA) for further information.
Our values
At the heart of everything we do is a shared commitment to deliver a service of the highest possible quality to customers across all our marketplaces and to continually improve on the way in which all those involved contribute to this. Here’s a little about the standards we expect.
Benefits of working with us
As well as our location in the beautiful Cotswold countryside, we offer a comprehensive benefits package. Benefits include:
Vacancies
To find out more about current administrative vacancies visit or to register for alerts, click here and search ‘Fire Service College’.
We currently have an exciting opportunity for an experienced firefighter to join our knowledgeable and friendly team at the Fire Service College as an IQA, assessing the quality of the coursework being marked for the wide variety of courses that we run.
The Fire Service College is looking to build a Team of Fire Safety instructors to support the growing pipeline of training delivery for our customers. Our Team of Fire Safety Instructors have extensive experience in fire safety management, fire risk assessment, auditing and regulation, enabling them to bring up-to-date experience into their teaching.
To provide a professional teaching capability to support learning and development across the range of FSC courses, fire & rescue service qualifications and wider private sector training, including responsibility for managing specific work streams as allocated by the Training Manager.
We currently have an exciting opportunity for an experienced RAF or Fire Service Trainer to join our sector leading team in shaping the future defence fire and rescue teams. This is a high-profile role and one where you play a pivotal role in shaping the careers of those that you teach and that of the DFRP across the UK.
We currently have an exciting opportunity for experienced life guards to join our friendly and fast paced team at the Fire Service College as a Leisure Attendant. Undertaking lifeguard duties, supporting the gym staff and working, when needed, at reception, this is a varied and interesting role.
Defence Fire and Rescue Project (DRFP) Trainers to lead and facilitate training
The Fire Service College is actively seeking a fire safety tutor experienced with fire safety management, fire risk assessment, auditing and investigation.
We are looking for Fire Safety trainers who have significant experience in the areas of fire safety management, fire risk assessment, auditing and regulation.
This Fire Safety Specialist will have significant experience and knowledge in the areas of Fire Detection, Fire Alarms and Emergency lighting
The Fire Service College is actively seeking associate tutors (as and when needed) to deliver practical training to support our current and future demand