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Operational Training Support Officer
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About The Team
The Training and Development Team at Warwickshire Fire and Rescue Service (WFRS) plays a vital role in ensuring operational staff are fully equipped with the skills, knowledge and confidence needed to keep our communities safe. The team delivers high-quality training across a range of specialist areas, working collaboratively with internal colleagues and external partners to maintain excellent standards and realistic training environments.
About The Role
As an Operational Training Support Officer, you will play a key role in supporting the delivery of operational training across WFRS. This is a varied and hands-on role where you’ll provide practical, logistical and administrative support to ensure training activities run efficiently and effectively.
You will help prepare and maintain training facilities, equipment and resources, supporting safe and realistic training delivery, including working with specialist facilities such as the hot fire simulator. The role also involves assisting with the creation of training materials, maintaining accurate records, coordinating equipment maintenance and supporting joint training exercises with partner agencies.
This role is based at our Training and Development Centres, with travel across different locations and the ability to work evenings and weekends where required to support service needs.
Our Training and Development Centres are located in Kingsbury, Rugby and Stratford upon Avon.
Key Requirements
We are looking for someone who is organised, adaptable and able to work effectively in a fast-paced operational environment. You will bring:
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- Strong literacy, numeracy and basic IT skills
- Good knowledge of fire service equipment, appliances and procedures
- Experience of maintaining records and working with databases
- A full driving licence, including LGV Category C and willingness to travel
- Flexibility to work evenings and weekends when required
- Manual handling training (or willingness to obtain)
For further information please see the Job Description and Person Specification.
Working for Warwickshire – This is the difference you make
Warwickshire County Council is a place where everyone feels valued, included, safe, supported, and welcome. Our people are at the heart of this vision, could you be one of them!
At Warwickshire County Council we are committed to ensuring Warwickshire’s economy is vibrant and supported by the right jobs, training, skills and infrastructure. Our people vision for Warwickshire County Council is a great place to work where diverse and talented people are enabled to be their best.
Your future matters to us, we provide a generous pension scheme which includes an employer contribution rate of typically around 19 percent per month, to help support your financial security during retirement. The scheme also offers a valuable package of benefits for members and their dependants. To find out more please visit: Warwickshire Pension Fund homepage – Warwickshire Pension Fund'
The benefits we offer include agile working, a valuable part of the pay and reward package for employees working in local government, generous annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays and an additional day at Christmas, and access to Vivup benefits and discounts platform.
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Additional Information
Warwickshire County Council are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. Please be advised successful applicants will be subject to a range of pre-engagement checks, including a relevant Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS). In accordance with the DBS code of practice and our own policy, should an individual have a declared criminal offence an individual assessment will be completed. Warwickshire County Council adheres to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
We recommend submitting your application as soon as possible. We don't want to keep you waiting so we will be starting the initial shortlist and assessment process while the job advert is running. Please check your emails or applicant account via our jobs portal for any updates on your application
To discuss the role please contact Station Manager Ben Lewis – benlewis@warwickshire.gov.uk
Closing date: Monday 17th August 2026
Interview date: Week commencing 31st August 2026
Should you require application forms in an alternative format / language or any adjustments to be made throughout the application process or upon appointment, please contact hrandpayroll@warwickshire.gov.uk and we will make every effort to meet your specific requirements.
Warwickshire County Council is committed to equality of opportunity for all employees and is keen to address areas of under representation in its workforce. See more
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