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A leading fire and rescue service in the UK seeks a Deputy Chief Fire Officer to lead strategic initiatives that enhance public safety and foster a culture of diversity and inclusion.

Operational Wholetime Watch Manager B Location: Various Locations Salary: £48,202 per annum Vacancy Type: Full Time, Permanent (42 hours per week worked on a 9-day fortnight basis) Closing date: Thursday 21 May 2026. Interviews will commence onwards from Monday 08 June 2026. Derbyshire Fire & Rescue Service (DFRS) is a high achieving, dynamic and forward-thinking organisation. We are looking for positive, talented and inspirational individuals who will help shape and lead the organisation in the years to come, ensuring that the level of service received by the people of Derbyshire continues to be of the highest standard. These opportunities are open to anyone who is a current local authority substantive competent Wholetime or On-Call Crew Manager looking for promotion, or existing Watch Managers looking to transfer. This process is specific to the posts advertised. Successful candidates will therefore only be offered these roles. Candidates are required to indicate which roles they would accept on the Jobtrain application form. All applicants must demonstrate the following: * Evidence of aligning to the Core Values and Code of Ethics and applying them in your role as a Supervisory Manager and across the Service. * Operational Competence * Personal Impact * Outstanding Leadership * Service Delivery * Organisational Effectiveness * Provide examples of your successful performance when working at Supervisory Manager level. * Evidence of personal development at Supervisory Manager level. * Provide examples of successfully managing people at Supervisory Manager level. * Competency in current role which includes completion of all development/training and currency in all core skills. Permanent roles will only be offered to candidates who meet the following criteria: * Be competent at Level 1 Incident Command. * Provide evidence of having achieved two IFE level 3 certificate papers at Diploma level which must include; * L3D6 Fire Operations and Incident Command (mandatory) * And either: * L3D1 Fire Engineering Science or L3D2 Fire Safety. Temporary positions may be offered to candidates who can provide evidence of having achieved the mandatory IFE level 3 certificate paper at Diploma level - L3D6 Fire Operations and Incident Command (mandatory). Candidates who do not hold the appropriate IFE papers will not be able to enter the process. Further information is outlined in the Service Procedure – Institute of Fire Engineers (IFE) Examinations which can be found in the links at the end of the page. DFRS require successful candidates to complete the Leadership Programme. Further information is outlined in the Service Procedure – The Leadership Programme which can be found in the links at the end of the page. In return we offer; * Flexible working hours. * Family friendly policies. * Free, secure on-site car parking * Health & wellbeing services, including free access to gyms at Derbyshire Fire & Rescue Service locations. * Employee discount scheme (Boost). * Employee support networks. * Enhanced Maternity Pay (subject to meeting eligibility criteria). * Ongoing training and development opportunities. * Eligibility to join the Firefighters’ Pension Scheme Due to the sensitive nature of the duties that the postholder will be expected to undertake, an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) will be requested for the successful applicant. Operational employees are responsible for their own fitness, health and wellbeing. Fitness will need to be maintained for the role to be undertaken safely. Specifically, the fitness requirements must be met as detailed in the DFRS Fitness Policy. To Apply If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for Derbyshire Fire & Rescue Service (DFRS), please click apply to be redirected to our website to complete your application

Manthorpe Building Products is a leading designer, manufacturer and supplier of plastic injection moulded, vacuum formed and extruded products for the building industry. Part of the Genuit Group, we combine long-term stability with a culture built on teamwork, accountability and continuous improvement. We encourage fresh ideas, invest in development and are committed to creating a safe, inclusive and supportive workplace where everyone feels like they belong. Role: The purpose of the role is to assist the team in their activities and provide guidance with the day-to-day tasks. Whilst continuing to learn skills associated with the people management and production, whilst being fully compliant to all corporate and legislative standards and guidelines. Key Responsibilities: To supervise staff in accordance with company policies and procedures Providing day-to-day direction to the team, and control of the production activities Communicate with other members of the management team with production issues Monitor the quality of products and ensure that standards are maintained Role model behaviour to other members of staff Co-ordinate department activities and projects to ensure high standards are maintained, and deadlines are met on time Conduct employee reviews, investigations, training, development, mentoring, appraisals, and hiring of new staff as required Contribute and sustain 5S activities within the workplace Evaluate department processes and recommend changes based on process analysis Work in conjunction with other departments to ensure health and safety compliance Being competent in carrying out manual handling tasks within the workplace Ensure production outputs are achieved on time and in full. To maintain a safe working environment Ensure all waste products are separated into their designated containers for safe disposal To have excellent time keeping skills and be able to meet production requirements Comply with company and statutory Quality, Health and Safety, Environmental and other policies, and procedures Assist in identifying areas of improvement within your area, promoting continuous improvement activities, to help eliminate waste and improve safety, engagement & efficiency Skills & Requirements: A positive work ethic and enthusiastic approach to activities undertaken & Willing to learn new skills Works well as part of the team, and on their own initiative to achieve company goals Understanding of health and safety and staff management & Able to conduct quality checks for visual and dimensional accuracy Fire marshal and first aid trained Strong commitment to continuous improvement and sustainability practices with Good communication and people skills Working Hours & Benefits: Monday to Friday, 6:30am until 5:00pm Mon - Thurs & 7:30am until 4:00pm on Fridays 25 days annual leave Contributory pension - up to 8% matched & Life Assurance cover (linked to pension scheme) Company Sick Pay Share save scheme Various health & wellbeing initiatives including complimentary occupational health on-site physiotherapy and counselling services

Apprenticeship Manager Contract Type: Permanent Salary: Grade F, Salary £37,280 per annum Location: Joint Training Centre, Ripley Hours: 37 hours per week, however you may occasionally need to work beyond normal office hours. Agile working arrangements can be discussed with the successful candidate. Department: Learning & Development Reports to: Learning & Development Manager Closing date: midnight on Monday 18 May 2026 About Us: At Derbyshire Fire & Rescue Service, we’re more than an emergency service—we’re a team of over 900 dedicated people working together to make Derbyshire safer every day. Whether it’s responding to emergencies, preventing incidents before they happen, or supporting our frontline teams behind the scenes, every role here makes a real difference. We’re proud to be one of the country’s top-performing fire and rescue services, recently rated ‘Good’ in 9 out of 11 areas by His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS). This recognition reflects the professionalism, progress, and dedication of our people. We continue to strive to be an outstanding Service and we know we have more to do. About the Role: We’re looking for an enthusiastic and experienced Apprenticeship Manager to lead our apprenticeship provision and help shape the future of learning across the Service. This is a newly designed role, to support the design and project phase of the Firefighter Apprenticeship and ongoing success and management of the programme. Working within the Learning & Development team, you’ll be the lead contact for all apprenticeships, with a particular focus on ensuring the quality and successful delivery of our Whole time Firefighter apprenticeship programme an employer provider. You’ll work closely with operational teams, HR and finance colleagues, external providers and assessment organisations to make sure apprentices and their managers are well supported throughout their journey. This role plays a key role in ensuring our apprenticeships are high-quality, compliant, and make the best use of levy funding. You’ll provide expert advice on apprenticeship standards and funding rules, oversee quality assurance and evaluation activity, and help prepare the Service for external scrutiny such as Ofsted inspections. You’ll also represent DFRS at local and national apprenticeship forums, sharing best practices and building strong partnerships. We’re looking for someone who enjoys working collaboratively, communicates clearly, and brings a proactive, solutions focused approach. If you’re motivated by developing people, improving learner experience, and making a real difference to service delivery and firefighter safety, we’d love to hear from you. There will be a requirement for some travel for which a pool car will be provided. Required Qualifications and Experience: To be successful in this role, you will bring the following qualifications and experience: * Knowledge and experience related to assessment and quality assurance of accredited qualifications * Experience working within apprenticeships, preparation and support for Ofsted inspections and monitoring visits * Ability to manage a demanding workload where there are conflicting priorities and deadlines * Level 4 Internal Quality Assurance (IQA) qualification What We Offer in Return: We believe in rewarding our people with more than just a salary. Here’s what you can expect when you join us: * Flexible working hours. * Agile working (60% office based). * Family friendly policies. * Annual leave entitlement of 27 days, increasing to 32 days after 5 years’ service. * Free, secure on-site car parking. * Health & wellbeing services, including free access to gyms at Derbyshire Fire & Rescue Service locations. * Employee discount scheme (Boost) and eligibility to apply for Blue Light Card. * Employee support networks. * Enhanced maternity pay (subject to meeting eligibility criteria). * Occupational sick pay subject to length of service, increasing up to 6 months’ full & 6 months’ half after 5 years’ service. * Ongoing training and development opportunities. * Eligibility to join the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) with generous employer contributions. * Eligibility to join Additional Voluntary Contributions (AVC) offering highly beneficial tax advantages. To Apply If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for Derbyshire Fire & Rescue Service, please click apply to be redirected to our website to complete your application. The closing date for completed applications is midnight on Monday 18 May 2026 Interviews will be held in the week commencing 1 June 2026

Operational Wholetime Watch Manager B Location: Various Locations Salary : £48,202 per annum Vacancy Type : Full Time, Permanent (42 hours per week worked on a 9-day fortnight basis) Closing date: Thursday 21 May 2026. Interviews will commence onwards from Monday 08 June 2026. Derbyshire Fire & Rescue Service (DFRS) is a high achieving, dynamic and forward-thinking organisation. We are looking for positive, talented and inspirational individuals who will help shape and lead the organisation in the years to come, ensuring that the level of service received by the people of Derbyshire continues to be of the highest standard. These opportunities are open to anyone who is a current local authority substantive competent Wholetime or On-Call Crew Manager looking for promotion, or existing Watch Managers looking to transfer. This process is specific to the posts advertised. Successful candidates will therefore only be offered these roles. Candidates are required to indicate which roles they would accept on the Jobtrain application form. All applicants must demonstrate the following: • Evidence of aligning to the Core Values and Code of Ethics and applying them in your role as a Supervisory Manager and across the Service. * Operational Competence * Personal Impact * Outstanding Leadership * Service Delivery * Organisational Effectiveness * Provide examples of your successful performance when working at Supervisory Manager level. * Evidence of personal development at Supervisory Manager level. * Provide examples of successfully managing people at Supervisory Manager level. * Competency in current role which includes completion of all development/training and currency in all core skills. Permanent roles will only be offered to candidates who meet the following criteria: • Be competent at Level 1 Incident Command. * Provide evidence of having achieved two IFE level 3 certificate papers at Diploma level which must include; * L3D6 Fire Operations and Incident Command (mandatory) * And either: * L3D1 Fire Engineering Science or L3D2 Fire Safety. Temporary positions may be offered to candidates who can provide evidence of having achieved the mandatory IFE level 3 certificate paper at Diploma level - L3D6 Fire Operations and Incident Command (mandatory). Candidates who do not hold the appropriate IFE papers will not be able to enter the process. Further information is outlined in the Service Procedure - Institute of Fire Engineers (IFE) Examinations which can be found in the links at the end of the page. DFRS require successful candidates to complete the Leadership Programme. Further information is outlined in the Service Procedure - The Leadership Programme which can be found in the links at the end of the page. In return we offer; • Flexible working hours. * Family friendly policies. * Free, secure on-site car parking * Health & wellbeing services, including free access to gyms at Derbyshire Fire & Rescue Service locations. * Employee discount scheme (Boost). * Employee support networks. * Enhanced Maternity Pay (subject to meeting eligibility criteria). * Ongoing training and development opportunities. * Eligibility to join the Firefighters' Pension Scheme Due to the sensitive nature of the duties that the postholder will be expected to undertake, an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) will be requested for the successful applicant. Operational employees are responsible for their own fitness, health and wellbeing. Fitness will need to be maintained for the role to be undertaken safely. Specifically, the fitness requirements must be met as detailed in the DFRS Fitness Policy. To Apply If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for Derbyshire Fire & Rescue Service (DFRS), please proceed through the following link to be redirected to our website to complete your application.

Apprenticeship Manager Contract Type: Permanent Salary: Grade F, Salary £37,280 per annum Location: Joint Training Centre, Ripley Hours : 37 hours per week, however you may occasionally need to work beyond normal office hours. Agile working arrangements can be discussed with the successful candidate. Department: Learning & Development Reports to: Learning & Development Manager Closing date: midnight on Monday 18 May 2026 About Us: At Derbyshire Fire & Rescue Service, we're more than an emergency service-we're a team of over 900 dedicated people working together to make Derbyshire safer every day. Whether it's responding to emergencies, preventing incidents before they happen, or supporting our frontline teams behind the scenes, every role here makes a real difference. We're proud to be one of the country's top-performing fire and rescue services, recently rated 'Good' in 9 out of 11 areas by His Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS). This recognition reflects the professionalism, progress, and dedication of our people. We continue to strive to be an outstanding Service and we know we have more to do. About the Role: We're looking for an enthusiastic and experienced Apprenticeship Manager to lead our apprenticeship provision and help shape the future of learning across the Service. This is a newly designed role, to support the design and project phase of the Firefighter Apprenticeship and ongoing success and management of the programme. Working within the Learning & Development team, you'll be the lead contact for all apprenticeships, with a particular focus on ensuring the quality and successful delivery of our Whole time Firefighter apprenticeship programme an employer provider. You'll work closely with operational teams, HR and finance colleagues, external providers and assessment organisations to make sure apprentices and their managers are well supported throughout their journey. This role plays a key role in ensuring our apprenticeships are high-quality, compliant, and make the best use of levy funding. You'll provide expert advice on apprenticeship standards and funding rules, oversee quality assurance and evaluation activity, and help prepare the Service for external scrutiny such as Ofsted inspections. You'll also represent DFRS at local and national apprenticeship forums, sharing best practices and building strong partnerships. We're looking for someone who enjoys working collaboratively, communicates clearly, and brings a proactive, solutions focused approach. If you're motivated by developing people, improving learner experience, and making a real difference to service delivery and firefighter safety, we'd love to hear from you. There will be a requirement for some travel for which a pool car will be provided. Required Qualifications and Experience: To be successful in this role, you will bring the following qualifications and experience: • Knowledge and experience related to assessment and quality assurance of accredited qualifications * Experience working within apprenticeships, preparation and support for Ofsted inspections and monitoring visits * Ability to manage a demanding workload where there are conflicting priorities and deadlines * Level 4 Internal Quality Assurance (IQA) qualification What We Offer in Return: We believe in rewarding our people with more than just a salary. Here's what you can expect when you join us: • Flexible working hours. * Agile working (60% office based). * Family friendly policies. * Annual leave entitlement of 27 days, increasing to 32 days after 5 years' service. * Free, secure on-site car parking. * Health & wellbeing services, including free access to gyms at Derbyshire Fire & Rescue Service locations. * Employee discount scheme (Boost) and eligibility to apply for Blue Light Card. * Employee support networks. * Enhanced maternity pay (subject to meeting eligibility criteria). * Occupational sick pay subject to length of service, increasing up to 6 months' full & 6 months' half after 5 years' service. * Ongoing training and development opportunities. * Eligibility to join the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) with generous employer contributions. * Eligibility to join Additional Voluntary Contributions (AVC) offering highly beneficial tax advantages. To Apply If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for Derbyshire Fire & Rescue Service, please proceed through the following link to be redirected to our website to complete your application. The closing date for completed applications is midnight on Monday 18 May 2026 Interviews will be held in the week commencing 1 June 2026

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