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Fire Fighting Instructor / Safety Officer Role

Capita is hiring a Fire Fighting Instructor / Safety Officer Role. It pays £35k a year and Level rates it ; you can apply on Capita.

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  • Little AI ●○○○ is how Level rates this role: aI is not part of the work.
  • The posting mentions Simulators, firefighting and health and safety among its tools and skills.
  • Level classes it as a mid-level role.
  • Capita has 121 other open roles on Level.
  • Posted in the last few days.

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Delivers firefighting and safety training to Royal Navy personnel while maintaining safety standards as a Safety Officer.

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Help get better trained personnel to the front line faster –Are you passionate about firefighting, safety and developing others? We’re looking for a Firefighting Instructor & Safety Officer to play a key role in delivering high-quality Royal Navy firefighting training, while helping to maintain a safe, effective training environment. You’ll combine hands-on instruction with health and safety responsibilities, working closely with colleagues and MOD teams to support the delivery of vital training.

Job title:

Fire Fighting Instructor / Safety Officer Role

Job Description:

🕒 Full-time role - 40 hours a week

📍 HMS Excellent, Portsmouth

🔐 Due to the nature of this role, you must be eligible for UK Security Clearance at SC level.


What you’ll be doing

  • Delivering high-quality firefighting and safety training in line with Capita and Royal Navy requirements.
  • Preparing training facilities and equipment, ensuring everything is ready for safe and effective training.
  • Delivering specialist firefighting courses and practical training to Royal Navy personnel.
  • Acting as a Safety Officer alongside your instructor responsibilities.
  • Working closely and collaboratively with Royal Navy, MOD and Capita colleagues.
  • Supporting and promoting health and safety standards, ensuring relevant policies and procedures are followed.
  • Identifying and reporting any safety incidents, risks or concerns and help ensure appropriate measures are in place

What we’re looking for


Essential Skills/Experience/Qualifications

  • FFTU Safety Officer experience or equivalent
  • IOSH Working Safely or equivalent
  • Experience in maritime firefighting

Desirable Skills/Experience/Qualifications

  • Defence Instructional Techniques or recognised equivalent
  • Teaching or coaching qualification
  • BA Maintainer qualified

About Selborne

Selborne is a bold, £1 billion, 12-year transformation of Royal Navy training, led by Capita and a powerhouse consortium known as Team Fisher — including Raytheon UK, Fujitsu, and the University of Lincoln. Together, we're modernising military education with cutting-edge tech like simulators and data analytics, all under a collaborative "one team" approach with the Royal Navy. It’s a shared mission to deliver smarter, more effective training for sailors and marines across the naval enterprise. To learn more please visit: Royal Navy education & training Selborne | Careers at Capita


What’s in it for you?

  • A salary of up to £35,000 depending on experience
  • Enjoy flexible benefits including extra leave purchase, paid volunteering days, enhanced family leave, lifestyle discounts, and access to inclusive employee networks — all designed to support your wellbeing and personal growth.
  • Access to onsite gym
  • Onsite, secure parking
  • Catering facilities and shops accessible
  • Full training will be given with opportunity to gain further qualifications

Unlock Your Potential with Capita

At Capita, your career can take you wherever your ambition leads. You'll become part of a diverse network of talented, forward-thinking professionals working across a wide range of disciplines and sectors. We’re committed to your growth — offering exciting opportunities to expand your skills, explore new paths, and advance your career. Join us and discover a career with purpose. #CareersWithPurpose


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What we hope you’ll do next:

Choose ‘Apply now’ to fill out our short application, so that we can find out more about you.


Equal Opportunities

Capita is committed to an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment process. We’re a Disability Confident employer and welcome applications from everyone. If you need adjustments during the recruitment process, please contact us at reasonableadjustments@capita.com or call 07784 237318.
For more on equal opportunities and available adjustments, visit the Capita Careers website.
 

For general queries, email CPScareers@capita.com.

Location:

Portsmouth

,

United Kingdom

Time Type:

Full time

Contract Type:

Permanent

How we rate this

Fire Fighting Instructor / Safety Officer Role at Capita rates 0 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Little AI (AI Level 1 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.

Classification

Little AI. AI is not part of the work.

  1. ●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
  2. ●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
  3. ●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
  4. ●○○○ Little AI0 to 39

Levels come from how often the tools, models and workflows of the role are named in the posting itself. Read the description and count the AI tools, models and workflows it names.

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Skills and AI tools this role asks for

FirefightingHealth And SafetyMaritime SafetyTraining DeliverySimulators

Questions you could be asked

  1. Tell me about a project where firefighting was part of your work. What did you do?
  2. Tell me about a project where health and safety was part of your work. What did you do?
  3. Tell me about a project where maritime safety was part of your work. What did you do?
  4. Tell me about a project where training delivery was part of your work. What did you do?
  5. Walk me through how you've used Simulators in your day-to-day work.

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  • List these exact terms on your resume: Firefighting, Health And Safety, Maritime Safety, Training Delivery, and Simulators. An applicant tracking system matches the wording, not the idea.
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