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Retained Firefighter

Job Summary
Contract Type:
Permanent
Working Pattern:
As and when required
Advert Start Date:
05/01/2015
Advert End Date:
Closed for applications on 01/02/2015 23:59
Salary:
2157.75
Hours per week:
Varies
Job Category:
Fire and Rescue (On Call)
Vacancy ID:
131945
Employment Location:
Various
Number of posts:
16
Closing date:
1 Feb
Further Information
Help protect your local community – become a Retained Firefighter!

Retained firefighting can be for anyone, it could be the ideal job for a parent who needs flexible working hours, someone with some spare time or is unemployed or even someone in full-time employment.

If you would like to be a Retained Firefighter you must live within five minutes travel from the fire station you will be based at and the job involves a number of hours where you must be available for call outs via a pager.

We are looking for dedicated and committed people to deliver modern fire and rescue services within your local community. Join us at this exciting time of change and we will provide you with a high level of training and a chance to be part of a professional team.

We are currently recruiting for Stockton Fire Station, South Road, Norton, TS20 2SU.

But we are also taking details of those who live or work within 5 minutes of the following stations: Headland, Yarm, Guisborough, Saltburn, Skelton and Loftus.

To apply to be a Retained Firefighter you must:

* Live and be able to respond and arrive within 5 minutes and provide cover on a rotational call-out basis to the Station you will be situated at
* Be 18 years old at the commencement of the training course
* Meet the Fire & Rescue Services medical standards for eyesight, colour vision, hearing, lung function and general fitness
*Be eligible to work in the UK

And it would be desirable if you:

*Hold a full UK car driving licence
*Hold an LGV driving licence

A candidate may not:

*Be currently employed as a Police Office

For more information join us at our recruitment event between 11am and 7pm on Thursday 22nd January 2015 at Stockton Fire Station
Please note
This job is closed for applications.