Kent Fire and Rescue Service (KFRS) has an exciting opportunity available for a Education and Life Skills Officer to join our team in Faversham. You will join us on a full-time, permanent basis, and in return, you will receive a competitive salary of GBP26,457 - GBP29,339 per annum.

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Being the Education and Life Skills Officer

As a Education and Life Skills Officer, you will support young people and other designated groups in developing protective factors such as resilience, confidence and communication through the use of carefully designed programmes and initiatives. You will play an integral role in promoting careers within the Fire Service to young people as well as supporting the development and delivery of the Fire Cadet programme.

What you ll do

Support and deliver programmes that assist young people and other designated groups in developing life skills, career aspirations and enhance protective factors such as resilience and confidence. Support the development of resources and materials (both physical and virtual/digital). Review and support the evaluation of programmes ensuring they are effective and meeting the needs of the designated groups. Support the development of training programmes for those facilitating education life skills sessions. Monitor and coordinate both colleagues and volunteers assigned to support and facilitate education and life sessions. Work collaboratively with internal and external partners, as well as stakeholders to organise and coordinate activities that will support young people to gain life skills, knowledge, and experience in a safe and secure environment. Promote standards of behaviour of participants, provide feedback and support where development falls below expectations. Ensure compliance with Health and Safety standards and practices. What you ll bring

Experience of planning, organising, coordinating, and recording education sessions (both face to face and digitally) which meet objectives. The ability to build strong relationships and communicate with a range of audiences to determine requirements and address their needs. Excellent interpersonal skills, both verbal and written. Enthusiasm, self-motivation and be a positive role model for the young people and groups you work with. Sound knowledge of IT systems (e.g. Microsoft Outlook, Excel, Word, and data-based systems) and how to record information, analyse and use effectively to inform approach. Experience and the ability to use data and intelligence to inform approach, organisation and planning of engagement during a session. The ability to use your initiative to dynamically solve problems or issues. An awareness of safeguarding processes and be confident in your ability to signpost and seek support for others. The ability to confidently mentor and/or coach individuals or groups to achieve positive outcomes and enhance protective factors. Closing date: Midnight on 9th January 2024

Interviews will take place on 22nd and 23rd January 2024

If you feel have the skills and experience to become our Education and Life Skills Officer please click apply today, we d love to hear from you!

Inclusion is at the heart of everything we do. We know that great minds don t think alike, so we rely on diverse thoughts, feelings, beliefs, and backgrounds to create the best working environment that we can possibly offer.

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 these fit in with their everyday work.