Digital Learning Designer Fire and Rescue Service

Digital Learning Designer – Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service

This is a fantastic opportunity to join Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service, an organisation that is passionate about changing and saving lives. Our corporate staff are absolutely vital in helping to make our communities safer and healthier. Without them, we couldn’t do it.

We offer a wide range of employee benefits and strive to ensure that staff are valued and rewarded. For example, we offer a flexi time scheme, Local Government Pension Scheme, a generous annual leave allowance, a variety of family friendly schemes including 39 weeks’ full pay during maternity leave (subject to qualifying criteria) and health & well-being services.

As a Digital Learning Designer in our Learning and Organisational Development department you will:

Research, develop and implement Digital Learning and Blended Learning initiatives and techniques in accordance with the overarching People Development Strategy: providing one-to-one and group support for departments seeking to develop Digital Learning and effectively design and deploy solutions that leverage learning technologies to increase service competency, support performance and enhance personal development.

Support the Digital Learning Manager in Service wide learner-focused projects including identifying and evaluating tools, new approaches to Digital Learning and emerging notions of embedding Digital Learning in department functions

Utilise multimedia software packages, external content and authoring tools in the design and development of versatile learning solutions that incorporate technical illustrations, video extracts and themed animations to achieve learning outcomes

What makes you our ideal Digital Learning Designer?

Relevant level 4 qualification in training and education, e.g. Diploma in Teaching or ICT Systems & Principles, or equivalent design and/or system experience

Experience of design/delivery of training to meet varied learning needs

Understanding of broad range of learning options, e.g. blended learning, paced practice, experiential learning, etc

You must be able to fulfil the travel requirements of the role. You will be required to complete occasional travel across Dorset & Wiltshire.

If you are applying for a secondment opportunity you will need to notify your substantive line manager of your intention to do so at the earliest opportunity.

A Standard Disclosure & Barring Service Check (DBS) clearance will be undertaken on the successful individual prior to offer of employment.

Any offer of employment will be subject to full pre-employment checks which include identity checks, right to work in the UK, medical, receipt of satisfactory references, verification of employment history and an explanation of any gaps in employment in the last 3 years.

Should a permanent position arise in the team during the period of your Fixed Term Contract, that is substantially similar to the role you are carrying out, you may be considered for the role in the first instance.

Contract type:
Full Time

Closing date:
August 2 2026