Business Education Officer

Surrey County Council; Walton-on-Thames; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional government authority in Walton-on-Thames seeks a Business Education Officer for the Community Resilience team within the Surrey Fire and Rescue Service. The successful applicant will deliver important safety programs and engage with local businesses. Applicants must have experience in business safety, excellent communication skills, and relevant qualifications. The role offers a salary starting at £33,552, along with generous benefits including annual leave and a supportive working environment.

Benefits

26 days' holiday, increasing to 31 after 5 years

Generous local government pension

Employee Assistance Programme

Wellbeing discounts including gym

Opportunity for additional annual leave

Qualifications

• Experience in delivering business safety programs.
• Ability to work independently and manage workload effectively.
• Valid driving licence and access to a vehicle.

Responsibilities

• Deliver business safety programmes focusing on Safe and Well visits.
• Plan and organize workload with initiative.
• Engage with businesses and stakeholders across Surrey.

Skills

Experience of business safety programmes

Strong communication skills

Community liaison experience

Competence with basic software and IT equipment

Ability to work with key stakeholders

Ability to educate a non-specialist audience

Education

Relevant qualification in the field

Job description

Description

We are committed to the development of our workforce. This position is only available to applicants who already work for Surrey County Council. We thank you for your interest in our roles and would encourage you to review our vacancies which are open to all.

This role has a starting salary of £33,552 based on a 36-hour working week. If the successful applicant is a uniformed fire officer, they will receive an additional payment in accordance with Grey Book terms and conditions.

We are excited to be hiring a new Business Education Officer to join our fantastic Community Resilience team, based at our Fire Safety Team office in Walton.

This role is part of the Surrey Fire and Rescue Service and is a front-line support service in a specialist area working as necessary with volunteers, community, professional groups and local organisations to ensure provision of a service.

Our Offer to You

• 26 days' holiday, rising to 28 days after 2 years' service and 31 days after 5 years' service (prorated for part time staff)
• Option to buy up to 10 days of additional annual leave
• A generous local government salary related pension
• Up to 5 days of carer's leave and 2 paid volunteering days per year
• Paternity, adoption and dependents leave
• An Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support health and wellbeing
• Learning and development hub where you can access a wealth of resources
• Wellbeing and lifestyle discounts including gym, travel, and shopping
• A chance to make a real difference to the lives of our residents.

About the Role

The Business Safety Team manage Safe and Well Visits in the business community, protection policies, and the SFRS Risk-Based Inspection Programme amongst others. This role will be responsible for working in partnership to deliver the business safety programmes with a specific focus on the Business Safe and Well visits across the county. The post holder will be instrumental in educating and working with businesses and key stakeholders.

This role will involve the planning and organising as a key element, mainly in terms of planning own time and prioritising for the weeks ahead. Although most work will follow established patterns, initiative is needed to resolve problems and queries based on experience and judgement, mainly without reference to others, but with access to clear guidance.

The position is based at one of our fire safety offices, and there is a requirement to engage with businesses within the Surrey. Access to a vehicle will be given on a pool car basis, therefore a full driving licence is required.

Your Application

In order to be considered for shortlisting, your application will clearly evidence the following skills and align with

• Experience of business safety programmes
• Ability to educate and work with businesses and key stakeholders
• Ability to work effectively with technology and competence with basic software and IT equipment
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills
• Community liaison experience
• Relevant qualification in the field

To apply, we request that you submit a CV and you will be asked the following 3 questions :

• Please tell us a time when you have delivered information to educate a non-specialist audience.
• What experience have you had working independently to plan and manage your workload?
• What experience have you had in working with a local community?

Before submitting your application, we recommend you read the job description and our to get an insight into working at Surrey.

Surrey has both urban and rural areas, therefore you will be expected to have a valid driving licence to drive in the UK and access to a vehicle and be willing to travel across a wide geographical area. Reasonable adjustments where needed will be made for successful applicants who have a disability or long term health condition to enable them to fulfil the requirements of the job.

Contact Us

Please contact us for any questions relating to the role. This could be to discuss flexible working requests, transferable skills or any barriers to employment.

The job advert closes at 23 : 59 on 22nd December 2025 with interviews planned to take place in January 2026.

We look forward to receiving your application,