Breathing Apparatus Trainer

Job Title: Breathing Apparatus Trainer

Location: Park Royal, London

Compensation: £43,255.48 - £44,941.31 + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role : SF71696

As a Breathing Apparatus Trainer, you will play a vital role in delivering hands‑on, safety‑critical training that supports the operational readiness of London's frontline fire crews. This is an opportunity to help learners develop essential skills, build confidence, and contribute to safer communities.

Day‑to‑day responsibilities include the following:

• Delivering core firefighter skills training, including Breathing Apparatus and Level 3 apprenticeship modules.
• Assessing learner performance and providing constructive feedback to support progression.
• Creating a safe, inclusive, and professional learning environment following Fit to Train, safety and welfare policies.
• Managing learner welfare issues and escalating concerns via established safeguarding procedures.
• Ensuring training resources and equipment are suitable and raising any issues with senior colleagues.

Please note that the successful candidate will be required to pass a targeted medical questionnaire and/or medical examination as a condition of employment for this role.

This is a full‑time, onsite role working 37.5 hours per week based at Park Royal, near London. You will be working Monday to Friday, with occasional weekends.

• Training or assessing qualification at Level 3 or above (can be obtained through Babcock).
• Experience teaching, coaching, assessing or presenting to groups of adults (desirable).
• Fire related background or operational experience (advantageous).
• A passion for training, with an adaptable and engaging approach.

We value difference and don't have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and/or willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you.

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) security clearance for this role.

Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels –  ().

• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva Digi Care+
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10‑days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. This Window opens February through to March annually.
• Be Kind Day' enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity.

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email car with the subject header Reasonable adjustments requirement. We are committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone's free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Closing date: 22/07/2026