Defence Fire & Rescue Programme; DFRP Team Leader

We're currently looking for a Team Leader to join the team who will be supervising an operational team and providing practical assistance/training delivery support or delivering of high quality instruction and training.

• Contribute to the recruitment, induction, and performance and development of staff supporting the delivery of high quality instruction and training.
• Oversee training support resource requirements to ensure efficient & effective course delivery.
• Lead the design and delivery of sessions ensuring all current legislation and professional body requirements are met and promote an excellent learner experience.
• Proactively maintain currency, competence and SQEP in line with technical experience and role requirements.
• Takes a lead role as Subject Matter Expert (SME) in articulating ways to enhance and improve delivery and learner experience during course design, review and modernisation activities.
• Responsible for conducting and adhering to risk assessment and reducing hazards and ensuring team's adherence to all risk assessments and safe systems of work.
• Coach and mentor staff and undertake teaching observations and CPD to support and nurture talent development within the team and drive high quality delivery and approaches to teaching and learning.

• Demonstrable knowledge and experience in relevant technical field.
• Experience of supervising a team, and supporting performance and development, preferably in a training environment.
• Experience of delivering training delivery support or instruction in a similar environment.
• Education/Learning qualification relevant to role.
• Experience and understanding regulatory requirements and commitment to compliance within a highly regulated SHE workplace in a team leader/supervisory role.
• Ability and experience to proactively contribute to the course design, review and modernisation activities in role of Lead SME.
• Ability to manage a high demand workload and prioritise effectively in time‑bound situations.

The Fire Service College (FSC) is a world-renowned further education training college that provides a range of resilience focused courses and programmes ranging from apprenticeships to fully accredited qualifications. On a 300‑acre site FSC provides both practical and classroom‑based learning in addition to remote/customer site delivered courses. FSC courses and programmes are accredited with SFJ Awards, Highfields, Institution for Fire Engineers, Fire Qual, Lantra, JOIFF and Proboard/NFPA.

Customers range from fire and rescue services, police forces, ambulance services, the military, various commercial organisations to individuals who wish to further their careers. FSC attracts learners from international fire and rescue services from the Middle East and across Europe.

Our Vision is for Capita Fire Service College to be a strategic learning partner for our clients. This will allow us to improve our clients' organisational capability and jointly deliver better business outcomes for them. In order to achieve this, we need to simplify, be truly client focused about our clients and invest in our learning capability.

• Offering a salary of up to £44,000 depending on skills & experience.
• 23 days' holiday (rising to 27) with the opportunity to buy extra leave.
• Company matched pension, life assurance, a cycle2work scheme, 15 weeks' fully paid maternity, adoption and shared parental leave, paternity pay of two weeks...and plenty more.
• Voluntary benefits designed to suit your lifestyle - from discounts on retail and socialising, to health & wellbeing, travel and technology.
• The opportunity to take a paid day out of the office, volunteering for our charity partners or a cause of your choice.
• Access to our Employee Network Groups, which represent every strand of diversity and allow colleagues to connect and learn from each other on an open, inclusive platform.
• Subsidised canteen, bar and gym facilities onsite (free membership).
• Free accommodation during the working week if required.
• Free parking onsite.
• Better work life balance.
• Opportunity to gain further qualifications and upskill.
• You will work at a…