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On-Call\Part-time Firefighters wanted!

‘On-Call’ Firefighters are part-time paid Firefighters that live or work in their local community. You MUST be able to respond to your local Fire Station, day or night, within four minutes, depending on the cover you are able to offer.

Who are we? A group of men or women living in the local community who do other jobs or are parents at home. When a call is received we come together to make a team that DOES make a real difference.

What is required? You must live or work within four minutes of one of the Fire Stations below. There is a real shortage of Firefighters in our rural towns and villages. We have an increasing number of female Firefighters, are you interested?

We do need people who are physically fit, are good team players and are able to follow clear commands.

The Job - Our On-Call crews do exactly the same job as their full-time colleagues whilst at an incident. Our rural Fire Stations tend to be quieter, ranging between 60 – 500 calls per year. A weekly training session on Station is compulsory (and fun!) this is to develop experience on equipment and team skills.

INTERESTED??? - Please feel free to call into your local fire station on their local training night. Look below to see if your station currently has vacancies, if it has please complete the form below for us to send you an information pack.

What have you got to lose? What could your community gain? Together we are saving lives

Below are the locations of all our On-Call Fire Stations within Dorset. We have indicated which stations are Recruiting and which are Not recruiting. In addition, you can hover over the image of your local Station to see if we have Firefighter vacancies in your area (specific requirements posted where available):

Lyme Regis Not Recruiting Monday night training	Charmouth Recruiting Monday night training	Bridport Not Recruiting Monday night training	Beaminster Recruiting Monday night training
Maiden Newton Recruiting Wednesday night training	Portland Recruiting Thursday night training	Weymouth Recruiting Thursday night training	Dorchester Recruiting Monday & Wednesday night training
Sherborne Recruiting Wednesday night training	Sturminster Newton Recruiting Monday night training	Gillingham Not Recruiting Monday night training	Shaftesbury Recruiting Monday night training
Blandford Recruiting Tuesday night training	Bere Regis Recruiting Tuesday night training	Wareham Recruiting Tuesday night training	Swanage Recruiting Tuesday night training
Hamworthy Recruiting Thursday night training	Poole Not Recruiting Thursday night training	Wimborne Recruiting Tuesday night training	Cranborne Recruiting Tuesday night training
Ferndown Recruiting Wednesday night training	Verwood Not Recruiting Tuesday night training	Christchurch Not Recruiting Thursday night training

Are you interested in becoming a Firefighter?

Do you want to serve your community?

Are you looking for secondary employment where you can make a difference?

If the answer is yes, please click on the relevant Practical Skill Set below and see if you have the skills that we are looking for.

Academic Skills Fitness Skills Physical (Job-Related) Tests

Are you still interested?

If so, please fill in the form below and we will send you an application pack. Please note that Application Packs and initial correspondence will be sent by email.

Please be aware the recruitment process can take up to six months to complete.

Name:
Home Address:
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Telephone (day):
Telephone (evening):
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Where will you be responding from?
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Work
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Work Address 1:
Work Town:
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Applications for firefighter positions are particularly welcome from women and members of ethnic minority groups, as these groups are currently under-represented within Dorset Fire and Rescue Service.

Dorset Fire and Rescue Service is a values led organisation and we are committed to equal opportunities.

The ‘two ticks’ disability symbol

Dorset Fire and Rescue Service have been accredited with the Employment Service (Job Centre Plus) ‘two ticks’ disability symbol. As an employer using this symbol, the Service operates a Guaranteed Interview Scheme (GIS) which means that all disabled candidates, who meet the minimum criteria for a post, will be interviewed. The minimum criteria for a post will be made available to applicants through the person specification for the job role applied for. Candidates can apply by indicating on the application form that they have a disability.

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