Prevention Supervision and Support Officer – West Midlands Fire and Rescue Service

West Midlands Fire Service (WMFS) is the second largest fire and rescue service in England, serving an area of 902km square and a population of some three million people. ‘Our Strategy’ drives the people, professionalism and pride with which we serve our communities.

An excellent opportunity has arisen to join WMFS as a Prevention Supervision & Support Officer within our Prevention Delivery Team.

Reporting to the Prevention Delivery Team Manager, you will provide professional supervision, advice and support to colleagues working with adults, children and young people who have complex needs, fire-setting behaviours or an unhealthy relationship with fire. You will play a key role in supporting the delivery of prevention interventions that reduce vulnerability, improve wellbeing and help keep our communities safe.

The successful candidate will collaborate closely with Prevention and Community Outreach colleagues, operational teams, and partner agencies to deliver person-centred, evidence-informed interventions that are quality assured and aligned with national guidance and Prevention strategic objectives. The role also involves supporting organisational learning, contributing to policy development, promoting effective safeguarding practices, and driving continuous service improvement. Training will be provided.

Responsibilities

Provide professional supervision, advice and guidance to colleagues delivering specialist interventions for vulnerable adults, children and young people
Ensure prevention activities, partnerships and education programmes are effective, quality assured and aligned with Prevention strategy, policy and national guidance
Support service improvement through, organisational learning, training delivery, policy development and the implementation of recommendations from reviews and evaluations.
Develop and maintain effective partnerships, using professional expertise to improve outcomes for vulnerable individuals and communities
Promote and maintain high standards of safeguarding, information governance, equality, diversity and inclusion, health and wellbeing, and ethical practice.

Experience and skills

We are seeking a motivated and compassionate individual who can:
Build effective partnerships and collaborative relationships
Provide professional advice, guidance and support on complex cases
Analyse information and translate findings into meaningful actions
Influence others and champion continuous improvement
Demonstrate sound judgement when working with sensitive and confidential information
Promote safeguarding, equality, diversity and inclusion, a person-centred approach, and the National Fire Chiefs Council’s (NFCC) Core Code of Ethics.
You will have relevant professional qualifications or significant experience in a related field, together with an understanding of multi-agency working and safeguarding processes.