Role: Safe and Well Officers
1 x permanent vacancy – Ramsgate location
1 x temporary vacancy for 18 months (covering maternity) – Maidstone location
Salary: Grade 5 - £30,164 - £34,061 per annum
Hours: 37 hours per week, which includes some evening and Saturday working
Ref: VR1245
Being a part of Kent Fire and Rescue Service
Every one of us helps to save lives. We are one team. Together with our customers we are creating a safer and more inclusive future for Kent and Medway.
Being a Safe and Well Officer
Do you want to help people feel safe in their homes?
Safe and Well Officers visit customers in their homes to help them live safely and maintain independence. You will improve fire safety for customers and offer support alongside other agencies to support customers’ health and wellbeing.
The role of a Safe and Well Officer is a predominantly lone working role. An enhanced DBS check will be undertaken before an offer of appointment can be made.
What you’ll do
- Visit customers in their homes and assess the risk of fire
- Offer and fit free fire prevention equipment
- Where required, work alongside multi-agencies to ensure the customer has a holistic package of support
- Work closely with KFRS safeguarding team to ensure vulnerable customers are appropriately supported.
- You will have a local base station but will be required to work county wide and have use of a fire service vehicle
What you’ll bring
- The ability to make informed judgements about safety and risk
- Effective communication skills to help enact change with the ability to act sensitively
- Experience of safeguarding and confidential working
- Good literacy skills and time management
How to apply
Please complete an online application and CV by 23:59 on 3 May 2024.
Interviews will take place on the 28 and/or 30 May 2024.
Kent Fire and Rescue Service, its employees and volunteers, are committed to safeguarding, protecting and supporting children, young people and adults at risk. As part of our safer recruitment process, we will undertake pre-employment checks to verify your suitability for the role. These checks will include your references and a standard or enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Enhanced DBS check with barred lists are carried out for roles with direct and unsupervised access to children, young people and adults at risk. Risk assessments will be undertaken on any disclosures identified as part of the pre-employment checks.
As a Public Sector organisation with added responsibilities under the Equality Act, 2010 the candidate must demonstrate an understanding of what is meant by Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and how this fits in with their everyday work.