Operational Training Support Officer

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.

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.

We are looking for someone who is organised, adaptable and able to work effectively in a fast-paced operational environment. You will bring:

• 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.

Warwickshire County Council is a place where everyone feels valued, included, safe, supported, and welcome. Our people are at the heart of this vision.

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.

The benefits we offer include agile working, generous annual leave entitlement, bank holidays and an additional day at Christmas, and access to Vivup benefits and discounts platform.

Additional information:
Warwickshire County Council are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. Successful applicants will be subject to pre-engagement checks, including a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Warwickshire County Council adheres to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

Closing date:
Monday 15th June 2026
Interview date:
Week commencing 29th June 2026

If you require application forms in an alternative format or language or any adjustments to be made throughout the application process or upon appointment, please contact hran and we will make every effort to meet your specific requirements.