Fire Cadet Instructor

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service\'s Children and Young People Department are seeking volunteers who have the time, skills and enthusiasm to provide support, guidance and mentorship to young people in both rewarding and challenging environments.

Fire Cadets is a nationally recognised educational programme available to young people aged 13 - 17. The Programme is delivered from Southsea Fire Station where young people in groups of 15 - 20 cadets attend on a Thursday evening for three hours. The Programme gives them an insight into working within the uniformed service as well as encouraging personal and social development and promoting self-discipline, teamwork, problem solving, social action and citizenship skills. The Programme is designed in modules and is aimed at giving the cadets the opportunity to gain a nationally recognised BTEC Level 2 Award in Fire and Rescue Services in the community.

Your role will be to lead and instruct the delivery of the Programme as per the provided training and lesson plans, organise and provide administrative support to the Cadets and your colleagues, and to communicate with the Fire Cadet Team Leader.

No previous fire service experience required.

About the organisation 

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service runs a Fire Cadet programme at Southsea Fire Station for young people aged 13 to 17 who live in the local area.

Process:

You will need an account to register your interest for this role. Once you have registered your interest you will receive an automatic email with next steps. If you have not received this in a couple of hours, please do get in touch as it may not have registered (volunteering@hiveportsmouth.org.uk). 

You will need to respond to the "Criteria Check" email to progress with this role. 

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Skills

Interest in helping young people

An ability to communicate with different types of people

Good organisational and administrative skills would be beneficial, but not essential.

A willingness to learn new skills and undertake necessary training

Excellent interpersonal skills

Reliable, responsible and trustworthy

Good written and verbal communication skills

Friendly, professional, confident and approachable manner

Willingness to work as part of a team and abide by specified procedures and processes