Training Centre Coordinator – Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service

This is a fantastic opportunity to join Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service, an organisation that is passionate about changing and saving lives. Our corporate staff are absolutely vital in helping to make our communities safer and healthier.  Without them, we couldn’t do it.

We offer a wide range of employee benefits and strive to ensure that staff are valued and rewarded. For example, we offer a flexi time scheme, Local Government Pension Scheme, a generous annual leave allowance, a variety of family friendly schemes including 39 weeks’ full pay during maternity leave (subject to qualifying criteria) and health & well-being services.

As a Training Centre Coordinator in our Operational Training department you will:

• Coordinate the process of programming learning events, and monitor availability and allocation of resources
• Coordinate course nominations to ensure competence of staff is maintained to agreed service standards
• Provide guidance to students, send pre-course information and do post course evaluations
• Work with other departments within the service to achieve the agreed service training outcomes

What makes you our ideal Training Centre Coordinator?

• 4 GCSE passes – Grade A*- C / 9 – 4, including English and Mathematics or equivalent Level 2 qualification (including L2 functional skills), or higher-level relevant qualification
• Experience of working in a training or similar environment or providing administrative support to a department
• Good planning skills and the ability to work to deadlines, whilst maintaining a high level of accuracy and attention to detail
• Experience of using Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)

For full details of the role and requirements please have a look at the job description and person specification.

Other Information:

• You must be able to fulfil the travel requirements of the role. This will include occasional attendance at meetings in the Service area.
• A Standard Disclosure & Barring Service Check (DBS) clearance will be undertaken on the successful individual prior to offer of employment.
• Any offer of employment will be subject to full pre-employment checks which include identity checks, right to work in the UK, medical, receipt of satisfactory references, verification of employment history and an explanation of any gaps in employment in the last 3 years.
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