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Fire Service Headquarters

Monday to Friday
Time
37 hours per week
Closing Date
26 Apr 2026
Contract type
Full-time
Permanent
Location
Fire Service Headquarters, Birkenshaw, BD11 2DY
Job
Fire Service Headquarters
Salary
£34,434 to £37,280 per annum.
Description

Are you a detail-oriented communicator with a passion for continuous improvement and data-driven decision making? Do you thrive in a collaborative team environment and enjoy supporting others to achieve their best? Join West Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service as our PAIT Performance Coordinator and play a key role in enhancing risk reduction, performance monitoring, and the effective use of data across our Prevention Strategy.

You can help West Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service by establishing quality assurance standards, facilitating organisational learning, and supporting managers to ensure effective service delivery and continuous improvement. Your work will directly contribute to our ability to reduce fire incidents and injuries and deliver outstanding service to our communities.

We offer an excellent package including generous holiday entitlement, family friendly policies, 37 hour week flexible working arrangements, including hybrid working, local government pension scheme, free onsite parking, Sports and Social Club with free use of gym, an Employee Assistance Program and car salary sacrifice scheme.

Job Purpose: You will coordinate and enhance risk reduction and performance monitoring processes within the Prevention Strategy by establishing quality assurance standards, facilitating organisational learning, and supporting managers to ensure effective service delivery and continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities: You will establish effective tools and procedures for accurate performance monitoring, undertake performance analysis, provide feedback and guidance, develop and implement quality assurance standards, conduct incident analysis, maintain risk profiles and lead on after fire learning.

Essential requirements: Candidates should possess a solid understanding of fire prevention principles and practices, as well as experience in performance monitoring and quality assurance processes. Proficiency in data analysis, report preparation, and delivering actionable feedback is required. You will have strong communication, IT, and organisational skills, and a proven ability of coaching managers and supervising staff effectively.

We offer flexible working arrangements, including hybrid working. Whilst you will be required to work from our offices for parts of your initial training, after this you’ll work both in the office and from home as part of our ‘hybrid’ working model. Therefore, applicants must have a reliable home internet connection.

The post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check and the possession of a current valid driving licence.

Joining a first-rate organisation, you will have the job satisfaction of knowing each day that you are contributing to the success of one of just six metropolitan fire and rescue services in the UK, supporting around 950 firefighters who work round the clock, plus around 300 support staff, who help people and save lives.

We are a caring organisation; we promote an environment of inclusivity and learning, and welcome people from all walks of life – just as long as you can show commitment to our values such as integrity and teamwork.

For further details and to apply online please visit www.westyorksfire.gov.uk/careers. Closing date for all applications is 26th April 2026.

Click here for Job Description

Click here for Terms and Conditions

Click here for Guidance Document

Click here for Additional Guidance for our new E-recruitment System

All correspondence will usually be sent to your email account registered with the online recruitment system rather than by letter. Please check your email account regularly.

If after reading all of this information, you are interested in applying, please read the documents listed above for more details and click on 'Apply' for the application form.

Please note we do not accept CVs. If you are viewing this vacancy on ‘jobsindeed’ or other external platform, the only way to apply for this vacancy is to visit www.westyorksfire.gov.uk/careers/ and complete the application form via our online Access vacancy system.

We are an equal opportunities employer; we value and celebrate equality, diversity and inclusion. We particularly welcome candidates from communities that are currently under-represented at WYFRS, including women, racially and ethnically diverse applicants and applicants with disabilities. We can offer support and adjustments for candidates and staff who experience barriers to work that result from health conditions or Specific Learning Differences, such as dyslexia. We are a ‘Real Living Wage’ employer

West Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service are committed to the safeguarding of our staff, volunteers, visitors and the community we serve. This includes protecting vulnerable adults, children and young people from potential neglect and harm. All employees must share the same commitment.

 

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Monday to Friday
Time
37 hours
Closing Date
19 Apr 2026
Contract type
Full-time
Permanent
Job Share
Location
Fire Service Headquarters, Birkenshaw, BD11 2DY
Job
Fire Service Headquarters
Salary
£34,434 to £37,280
Description

Do you have a keen eye for detail?  Are you an excellent communicator? Great at project management? Enjoy working in a team?

You can help West Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service by providing a customer focussed corporate service.

We offer an excellent package including generous holiday entitlement, family friendly policies, 37 hour week flexible working arrangements, including hybrid working, local government pension scheme, free onsite parking, Sports and Social Club with free use of gym, an Employee Assistance Programme and car salary sacrifice scheme.

Job Purpose: You will assist the Head of Corporate Services in maintaining effective governance policies, procedures, processes and controls to manage the Authority’s governance arrangements so as to support business needs and meet legal, risk management and operational requirements. You will carry out research and project work for the Corporate Services department across a wide-ranging area of responsibility.

Key Responsibilities: You will provide advice and guidance on various Corporate Services areas of work, carry out extensive research and prepare reports, carry out detailed projects, create action plans, and implement, advise, monitor and report on environmental matters throughout the Service. You will have demonstrable experience of working with, and advising on, policy matters, experience of dealing with sensitive and confidential information, and considerable experience of production of detailed reports and/or statistics where accuracy is essential, have considerable experience in establishing priorities and managing a heavy workload whilst managing multi projects successfully and experience of supporting projects, using your ability to analyse, interpret and present data.

Essential requirements: You will have experience in the use of various ICT systems with Level 3 computer qualifications such as ECDL and possession of BTEC Higher National, NVQ Level 4 or equivalent.

Job share applicants are welcome to apply.

We offer flexible working arrangements, including hybrid working. Whilst you will be required to work from our offices for parts of your initial training, after this you will work both in the office and from home as part of our ‘hybrid’ working model. Therefore, applicants must have a reliable home internet connection.

The post is subject to a Standard Disclosure and Barring Service Check and the possession of a current valid driving licence.

Joining a first-rate organisation, you will have the job satisfaction of knowing each day that you are contributing to the success of one of just six metropolitan fire and rescue services in the UK, supporting around 950 firefighters who work round the clock, plus around 300 support staff, who help people and save lives.

We are a caring organisation; we promote an environment of inclusivity and learning, and welcome people from all walks of life – just as long as you can show commitment to our values such as integrity and teamwork.

For further details and to apply online please visit www.westyorksfire.gov.uk/careers. Closing date for all applications is 19th April 2026.

Click here for Job Description

Click here for Terms & Conditions

Click here for Guidance Document

Click here for Additional Guidance for our new E-recruitment System

All correspondence will usually be sent to your email account registered with the online recruitment system rather than by letter. Please check your email account regularly.

If after reading all of this information, you are interested in applying, please read the documents listed above for more details and click on 'Apply' for the application form.

Please note we do not accept CVs. If you are viewing this vacancy on ‘jobsindeed’ or other external platform, the only way to apply for this vacancy is to visit www.westyorksfire.gov.uk/careers/ and complete the application form via our online Access vacancy system.

We are an equal opportunities employer; we value and celebrate equality, diversity and inclusion. We particularly welcome candidates from communities that are currently under-represented at WYFRS, including women, racially and ethnically diverse applicants and applicants with disabilities. We can offer support and adjustments for candidates and staff who experience barriers to work that result from health conditions or Specific Learning Differences, such as dyslexia. We are a ‘Real Living Wage’ employer

West Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service are committed to the safeguarding of our staff, volunteers, visitors and the community we serve. This includes protecting vulnerable adults, children and young people from potential neglect and harm. All employees must share the same commitment.

 

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