Fire Craft Lead Instructor

The Firecraft Lead Instructor provides specialist leadership, guidance, and high quality instructional delivery on a range of Firecraft courses. This role does not include line management, but instead focuses on leading by example, setting professional and behavioural standards, and developing less experienced instructors through mentoring, coaching, modelling best practice, and contributing to a culture of continuous improvement. The Fire Service College:
Where excellence meets resilience at the ultimate training ground for firefighting professionals.

The Firecraft Lead Instructor provides specialist leadership, guidance, and high quality instructional delivery on a range of Firecraft courses. This role does not include line management, but instead focuses on leading by example, setting professional and behavioural standards, and developing less experienced instructors through mentoring, coaching, modelling best practice, and contributing to a culture of continuous improvement.

• Lead by example in instructional delivery while supporting and guiding other instructors.
• Provide mentorship, reassurance, and subject‑matter leadership during routine and high‑risk training.
• Deliver high‑quality training that meets curriculum, safety, and compliance standards.
• Contribute to quality assurance through peer observations, standardisation, and accurate record‑keeping.
• Identify gaps in delivery and escalate improvement needs to the Team Leader.
• Support the design, review, and enhancement of learning materials and training programmes.
• Recommend and embed new approaches, technology, and innovations to improve learner experience.
• Assist with operational coordination, scheduling, and ensuring resources are available and correctly allocated.
• Promote safety, compliance, safeguarding, and learner welfare across all training environments.
• Engage in continuous professional development, challenge outdated practices, and contribute to an inclusive, high‑performing team culture.

• Significant experience delivering firefighting or emergency services training within a structured, uniformed environment.
• Experience leading or coordinating operational incidents, with sound working knowledge of the Fire Service Incident Command System.
• Holds a recognised teaching qualification (AET Level 3 minimum) and assessor qualification(s).
• Highly effective communicator with strong coaching and mentoring capability.
• Demonstrable commitment to high‑quality learner experiences, safety, and professional standards.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to operate confidently in dynamic, high‑tempo training environments.

At Capita - Fire Service College we're training the next generation of firefighters to respond to any emergency and create a safer world. The College is one of the world's leading organisations for fire prevention, protection and response. We provide dedicated, accredited training for emergency service professionals, as well as commercial and public sector clients around the globe. We have one of the largest operational fire and rescue training facilities in the world, with a unique training environment, sports centre and expert instructors.

Visitors and learners can train and exercise in a realistic and challenging environment, with a learning experience that is second to none.

• A competitive basic salary
• 23 days' holiday (rising to 27) with the opportunity to buy extra leave
• The opportunity to take a paid day out of the office, volunteering for our charity partners or a cause of your choice
• Auto‑enrolment to our company pension, life assurance, a cycle2work scheme, 15 weeks' fully paid maternity, adoption and shared parental leave, paternity pay of two weeks…and plenty more
• Voluntary benefits designed to suit your lifestyle - from discounts on retail and socialising, to health & wellbeing, travel and technology
• Access to our Employee Network Groups, which represent every strand of diversity and allow colleagues to connect and learn from each other on an open, inclusive platform

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