Leicestershire Fire And Rescue Service Announces They Will Be Recruiting For Wholetime Firefighters This Autumn Season

Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service will be recruiting for Wholetime Firefighters this autumn. Ahead of the portal opening for applications, the Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service is encouraging members of the public to consider a career in the Fire and Rescue Service, by joining them for a Firefighter ‘Have a Go’ day.

‘Have a Go’ events give an insight into the life as a firefighter, the opportunity to speak to current firefighters to find out more, and the chance to have a go at the seven job-related tests involved in the application process.

Leicestershire Fire to recruit Wholetime Firefighters

I am pleased to announce that we will be recruiting again this autumn"

Callum Faint, the Chief Fire and Rescue Officer, Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service said: “I am pleased to announce that we will be recruiting again this autumn. This is an exciting and rewarding career with the opportunity to make a real difference to the communities of Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.”

He adds, “The ‘Have a Go’ days will really give you a feel for the role and the strength, fitness and aptitude levels needed to succeed.”

Positive Action ‘Have a Go’ days

To encourage people from groups that are currently underrepresented in the workforce, a number of Positive Action ‘Have a Go’ days have been aimed at women, black and minority ethnic and LGBT+ communities.

Positive Action is a range of measures allowed under the Equality Act 2010, which can be lawfully taken to encourage and train people from underrepresented groups to help them overcome disadvantages in competing with other applicants.

‘Have a Go’ events are taking place on the following dates and locations:

• Sunday 4 September – Hinckley Fire and Rescue Station
• Saturday 10 September – Central Fire and Rescue Station – LGBTQ+ only
• Sunday 11 September – Central Fire and Rescue Station
• Sunday 18 September – Eastern Fire and Rescue Station – BAME (Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds) only
• Sunday 25 September – Market Harborough Fire and Rescue Station
• Saturday 1 October – Loughborough Fire and Rescue Station

A further two ‘Have a Go’ days for women and BAME only were held in August and advertised on the Service social media channels.

Number of virtual workshops

The workshops give the chance to find out more about the role and speak to firefighters from the Service

The Service is also running a number of virtual workshops to help applicants prepare for the recruitment process, covering topics such as what to expect with the application, fitness, equality, diversity and inclusion.

The workshops give the chance to find out more about the role and speak to firefighters from the Service.

The workshops, which take place via Zoom and lasts approximately one hour, are taking place at 6.45 pm on the following dates:

• Wednesday 7 September – Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and General Q & A
• Wednesday 14 September – General Q & A
• Wednesday 21 September – Fitness and General Q & A
• Wednesday 28 September – General Q & A
• Wednesday 5 October – Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and General Q & A

Benefits for Leicestershire Fire Service Firefighters

Callum Faint stated: “Being a firefighter at Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service offers you an exciting and rewarding career with a real opportunity for progression. You may have the perception that the fire and rescue service only put out fires, but this is far from reality.”

He adds, “As a firefighter you will respond to incidents, but you will also take part in prevention and protection work in order to help reduce the chance of incidents happening in the first place.”

Learn more by joining ‘Have a Go’ day or workshop

Callum Faint continues, “As a firefighter every day is different, so to understand more about the role I would encourage you to join us for a ‘Have a Go’ day or workshop to find out more.”

The recruitment website for applications is currently closed, but when the applications open, it will be announced on the Service website and social media channels. For those who would like to find out more about Positive Action, please visit the official website, where they will find the Positive Action Statement under the Supporting Information section.