Job Description

Proposed Interview Date: Week Commencing Monday 26 May 2025

Closing Date: Wednesday 14 May 2025

Contract Type: Temporary until May 2028

Salary: FC4 - FC6 24,890.91 - 32,437.03 (Pro-Rata)

Working Pattern: 36 Hours per week

Location: Fife House, Glenrothes

Supporting Statement

As part of your application, you must provide us with a

Supporting Statement

which outlines to us how your skills and experience make you a good candidate for this vacancy. For more information, check out the How to Apply section of our Career Site.

Without a Supporting Statement, your application will not be progressed. Please upload your Supporting Statement at the section marked 'upload resume'. Your Supporting Statement must not be a CV.

More information is available on our Career site at www.fife.gov.uk/jobs/supportingstatement

Job Details

Fife Council is committed to creating employment and training opportunities for the young people of Fife. This trainee role funded through the Workforce Youth Investment programme, is just part of this commitment.


A traineeship gives you the opportunity to gain a professional qualification while learning both on and off-the-job, which means trainees learn the right mix of skills, abilities and knowledge.


As a Fire Safety Adviser, you will be working with a range of people across different Services to ensure that buildings across Fife are safe for residents, employees, and visitors. You will work within the Health, Safety & People Analytics team who are based in HR (Human Resources) and report to the Fire Safety Consultant. You will assist in the provision of competent fire safety advice, fire risk assessments, training and audits across all Council Services.


During their work and training, both in-house and in their course studies, the trainee shall be expected to develop the skills, personal attributes, knowledge and understanding necessary to carry out the role of a Fire Safety Adviser. This will include the fire safety risk assessments, incident investigation, general enquiries and advice, being part of fire safety improvement projects, attending and taking an active part in committees/forums and developing the necessary skills to deliver training to a wide range of audiences.


A link to the role profile is included below. You will find more information about the job and the type of person we are looking for.


We have introduced a blended workstyle approach in HR that will include office access days each week with homeworking for the remainder of your working time.


Responsibilities:


This will include fire safety risk assessments, incident investigation, general enquiries and advice, being part of fire safety improvement projects, the interpretation of relevant legislation into plain English format, attending and taking an active part in committees/working groups and developing the necessary skills to deliver training to a wide range of audiences, conducting audits etc. During the Traineeship you will shadow a range of different colleagues in various dedicated training environments i.e. Construction, Transportation, Health and Social Care, Education and Children's Services, Housing Services etc. At the end of the Traineeship, you will have an in-depth knowledge of fire safety and a broad range of health and safety experience plus 3 years comprehensive practical experience

The Person

These vacancies are restricted to applicants who currently live in Fife. You must also be aged between 20 and 24 at the interview date.


During your Traineeship you will be expected to undertake accredited Fire Risk Assessor training and NEBOSH National General Certificate. The Trainee will therefore be required to commit to a training programme with residential courses and on the job training spanning the 3 years of this Traineeship. This will be both challenging and rewarding and requires maturity and dedication to fulfil the expectations.


You will be enthusiastic, have good communication skills, good IT and report writing skills together with a minimum of an HND, preferably engineering or science related.


You will need to be self-motivated, able to work independently, visiting premises on your own, and be able to manage your own workload. Willing to study and learn technical information.


A reasonable level of physical fitness and mobility is necessary as you will be required to inspect whole buildings and take equipment with you to carry out your role. This can also include walking around the surrounding areas of the building as well as reviewing a building internally.

Further Information

Role Profile -

When preparing your supporting statement, review the role profile and think about how you meet the essential criteria Role Profile

How We Work Matters -

Our employees are expected to display and promote certain behaviours in the workplace. See our How We Work Matters behaviour framework for more information.

Employee Benefits -

Employees have access to a benefits package that offers discounts on a wide range of products and services.

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For Further Information Please Contact: Paul MacKay at

Paul.Mackay@fife.gov.uk