Station Manager, Breathing Apparatus and Station Support – Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service

Location – RBFRS Learning and Development Centre
Hours of work: Full time – 42 hours per week, Flexi Duty Officer
Superb Pension schemes

About the role:

Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service values your individuality, your diversity and your dignity. All are welcome here. Inclusion, diversity and equality are principles which guide our decisions and will be visible throughout the Service, and we will continually work to improve in these areas.
We are committed to creating an inclusive culture of dignity and trust where everyone feels safe and comfortable to bring their whole self to work. Simply: The communities we serve are varied and diverse, we should be too. Applications are welcome for job-share or part time arrangements please enquire on application. All applications are considered on merit alone.
We are a Disability Confident Leader – if you meet the essential criteria of the role, you will be guaranteed an interview if you choose to opt into the Offer of an Interview Scheme (formerly known as the Guaranteed Interview Scheme). To find out more: https://www.rbfrs.co.uk/your-service/about-us/equality-diversityand-inclusion/
We are looking for a skilled, adaptable, and enthusiastic individual to join our friendly and supportive team on a permanent basis. While the primary area of responsibility will be Breathing Apparatus (BA), there may be future opportunities for the redistribution of disciplines across the Station Managers within Learning and Development to ensure alignment with organisational needs, workloads, and training delivery.
As the Station Manager, Breathing Apparatus and Station Support you will lead a team to support our people through their training, development and assessments and to achieve their potential. Your successful performance will help to ensure we have a capable and resilient workforce to deliver the services we provide to meet the diverse needs of the communities we serve.
The primary responsibility of this role is to lead and manage the design, delivery and implementation of effective learning and development activity to meet the needs of the operational workforce, assisting learners to gain additional knowledge, understanding and skills that results from the effective planning, design, delivery and assurance of training events that align to organisational policies and procedures, and National Operational Guidance.
Application and selection process
Stage One: Supporting Statement

Eligible staff wishing to apply for this role, should apply through the Webrecruit Portal, submitting a Supporting Statement (restricted to 1500 words).

If you are interested in applying for this role, apply now.

Applicants will be expected to detail their knowledge, skills and experience against the relevant job profile / person specification.

Closing date for online applications is 09:00 Monday 23 February 2026