Benefits
- Generous annual leave allowance (27 days increasing by an additional 5 days after 5 years service)
- Local Government Pension scheme membership
- Employee assistance programme with advice line and counselling;
- Access to Childcare Voucher Scheme
- Learning and development opportunities
- Free onsite parking
- Staff discounts on a range of products and local services including membership at several leisure centres in the town, and the ability to purchase a Blue Light discount card
- FireFighters Charity – access to fantastic range of support for those who work in the Fire Service Sector and their families
Career development
Since Putting People First is a Service priority, DFRS care deeply about career and personal development. You’ll benefit from:
- a structured induction programme for new starters, to make you feel welcome and part of our team
- an annual performance and development review, to help identify your career aspirations and structure your individual development plan
- access to an extensive programme of courses
- access to e-Learning – a library of high-quality training videos that cover a wide range of subjects
Employee well-being
At DFRS, they believe in the importance of health and wellbeing and is a key priority within its People Strategy. DFRS’ ‘Well4Work’ programme encompasses a wide range of tools, networks, and services to support, improve and promote the wellbeing and physical and mental health their employees.
- They have trained Blue Light Champions run by the charity Mind to ensure they have a network of staff who have the knowledge and confidence to support employees, provide a listening ear and advise on other avenues of support
- They have staff networks to support you including LGBT+, Gender and Menopause
- Their Employee Assistance Programme includes advice and counselling services to offer support through times of difficulty
- Support with health and fitness via Occupational Health, access to free onsite gyms and regular advice and guidance
Work-life balance/Smarter Working
Following the Covid-19 pandemic the way in which work can be done has changed for DFRS. They provide the opportunity to discuss more agile ways of working without losing sight of the #TeamDFRS ethos and the benefits being together brings.
DFRS recognises the importance of achieving a good work-life balance and has policies which offer family friendly working arrangements to all employees. These include annualised hours, term time contracts and job share, along with other policies such as maternity, paternity, shared parental and adoption leave, and leave for family emergencies.
A flexi time scheme is available to support employees.
Environment
DFRS is currently developing an ambitious environmental strategy in collaboration with its partners Derbyshire Constabulary, looking at reduction in energy consumption, waste and CO² emissions, damage to the environment and increased biodiversity.
The opportunity
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