Home Safety And Partnerships Officer

Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service; Exeter; Sur place; GBP 39 000 - 42 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Flexible working arrangements

Local Government Pension Scheme

Generous annual leave entitlement

Professional development and career in

Eye care and wellbeing initiatives

Cycle to Work Scheme

Benenden Health membership options

Free gym access and fitness support

Family-friendly policies

Mental health and counselling support

Résumé du poste

Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service, Exeter, is seeking a Home Safety and Partnerships Officer to lead Prevention teams across the Western Command. You will drive delivery of high-quality safety interventions, manage staff, and collaborate with partners to target vulnerable populations.

The role focuses on shaping prevention strategies, evaluating outcomes, and promoting efficient, compliant services while maintaining strong stakeholder relationships and safeguarding commitments.

Qualifications

• Significant leadership and people management experience.
• Ability to set objectives and manage performance.
• Knowledge of national frameworks and community risks.
• Experience delivering and evaluating programmes or resources.
• Strong decision making and risk assessment skills.
• Experience handling sensitive information including safeguarding.

Responsabilités

• Lead Home Safety Technicians and Partnership staff, including recruitment, performance management, wellbeing, training and development.
• Set objectives, allocate work and monitor outcomes to ensure high-quality service delivery.
• Design, deliver, evaluate and quality assure Home Safety and Partnership interventions and activities.
• Analyse and report on performance data, identifying opportunities for improvement and efficiency.
• Support the development, implementation and review of Community Safety Prevention policies and processes.
• Generate and promote Home Safety Visit referrals for those most at risk.
• Build and maintain effective relationships with internal and external partners and represent the Service at meetings and partnership groups.
• Ensure information is managed appropriately in line with GDPR and Service policies.
• Produce regular progress reports and undertake risk assessments for prevention activities.

Connaissances

Leadership

People management

Performance management

Coaching

Mentoring

Inclusive practices

National frameworks

Programme delivery

Risk assessment

Emotional resilience

Safeguarding

Description du poste

Summary

Contract: Permanent, Full Time (37 hours per week).

Location: Service Headquarters, Exeter, EX3 0NW, with travel across our Western Command / Plymouth area.

Salary: £39,481 rising annually to £42,123 per annum.

Are you an experienced leader with a passion for community safety and supporting vulnerable people? We are looking for a Home Safety and Partnerships Officer to join our Community Safety team and play a key role in reducing risk, preventing harm and helping keep communities across Devon and Somerset safe.

As the largest non-metropolitan Fire and Rescue Service in England, we're committed to creating safer communities through prevention, partnership working and targeted support for those most at risk.

About the role:

This is an exciting opportunity to lead out Home Safety Technicians and Partnerships teams across the Western Command area. You'll provide leadership, guidance and support, ensuring high-quality prevention activities are delivered effectively and reach the people who need them most.

Working closely with internal colleagues and external partners, you'll help shape and improve community safety initiatives, evaluate performance, and contribute to the development of prevention strategies and services.

Find out more:

Key responsibilities:

• Lead, manage and support Home Safety Technicians and Partnership staff, including recruitment, performance management, wellbeing, training and development.
• Set objectives, allocate work and monitor outcomes to ensure high-quality service delivery.
• Design, deliver, evaluate and quality assure Home Safety and Partnership interventions and activities.
• Analyse and report on performance data, identifying opportunities for improvement and efficiency.
• Support the development, implementation and review of Community Safety Prevention policies and processes.
• Generate and promote Home Safety Visit referrals for those most at risk.
• Build and maintain effective relationships with internal and external partners and represent the Service at meetings and partnership groups.
• Ensure information is managed appropriately in line with GDPR and Service policies.
• Produce regular progress reports and undertake risk assessments for prevention activities.

What we are looking for:

We.re seeking a confident and proactive leader who can motivate teams, work collaboratively with partners and drive continuous improvement.

You will be able to demonstrate:

• Significant leadership and people management experience, including performance management, coaching, mentoring and promoting inclusive working practices.
• The ability to set clear objectives, support colleagues and effectively manage performance.
• Knowledge of national frameworks, best practice and emerging community risks.
• Experience of developing, delivering and evaluating programmes, projects or resources.
• Strong decision making skills, including the ability to assess risk and allocate resources appropriately.
• Emotional resilience and experience of working with sensitive information, including safeguarding matters.

Why join us?

You will be joining a Service that makes a genuine difference every day, while benefitting from a wide range of employee benefits, including:

• Flexible working arrangements
• Local Government Pension Scheme
• Generous annual leave entitlement
• Family-friendly policies
• Professional development and progression opportunities
• Free gym access and fitness support
• Eye care and wellbeing initiatives
• Blue Light Card Membership and associated discounts
• Benenden Health membership options
• Sports and Social Groups
• Mental health and counselling support
• Access to the Firefighters Charity
• Cycle to Work Scheme

Closing Date: 2359hrs Tuesday 10 November 2026

Our values

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, and all employees must share this commitment and adhere to the Services' Safeguarding Policy.

Fire and Rescue Authority roles are listed Schedule 1 of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order and as such it is our policy to require all applicants to disclose any criminal convictions (both spent and unspent) including driving offences, cautions and reprimands.

Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Authority are committed to the rehabilitation offenders, as such any positive disclosures will incorporate a reasonable and proportionate response.

As a Service and as individuals:

• We are proud to help
• We are honest
• We are respectful
• We are working together

Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service recognise and celebrate the vast diversity of the local communities we serve, and we aspire for this to be reflected in our workforce. We encourage candidates from diverse backgrounds, experience and beliefs, who share out values to consider working for us.