Business Safety Advisor - CHM : Job Details

An opportunity has arisen within our client's Business Fire Safety Department for a Business Safety Advisor, based at various locations across South Yorkshire.

Business Safety AdvisorContract: PermanentHours: Full Time - 37 Hours per weekWork Pattern: Mon - Fri (Flexi Time)Salary: £25,584 - £27,269 (Grade 4)Location: Barnsley / Rotherham, Doncaster or Sheffield. (Agile Working)

This Fire Service is looking for hungry, career-minded people with a passion for the community to join them in this exciting role.

You must be great with people, confident to learn new things and eager to save lives by helping to enforce laws which are designed to keep us all safe.

The overall purpose of the role will be to support businesses to understand and comply with their statutory duties relating to fire safety legislation, offering advice and educating those responsible for low risk, simple premises.

To be considered you will require a basic knowledge of the role a Fire Authority has in enforcement within the business community and the importance of providing a professional and quality service.

Applicants must:

• Where possible have experience in working with the public
• Have excellent written and communication skills
• Have the ability to plan, manage and prioritise workloads
• Have a current full driving licence
• Be willing to work towards Level 4 Diploma in Fire Safety (Fire Auditors)

The key duties will include increasing the presence of this Fire & Rescue in the business community, signposting businesses to further information and/or other relevant enforcing authorities where appropriate, to ensure this Service fully contributes to the Government’s agenda of supporting economic growth through better regulation at a local level.

To support this Fire & Rescue to enable the safety of the community’s commercial environment (lower risk premises) through work under Fire Safety legislation, to ensure services are delivered consistently and in accordance with Service policies and procedures.

Closing date for applications is 5pm hours on 29 August 2025.Interviews will be held week commencing 22 September 2025.

Interested?

To apply, please click the apply button. You will be taken to a simple CHM Recruit form where you can find out more information and complete your application by following the instructions.

New starters will commence on the bottom of the salary grade and will receive increases to the top of the grade on an incremental basis. This employer offers 28 days annual leave (pro-rata) plus Bank Holidays. Annual leave increases after 5 years’ service to 32 days, followed by an extra day a year up to a maximum of 37 days. They also operate a generous flexi time attendance scheme.

Most of this Service's corporate roles offer flexi time and agile working, meaning people can vary their hours to suit their commitments outside of work as agreed with their line manager. Flexi time can be accrued with a potential of up to 13 days to be taken within a year.

All eligible corporate staff are auto-enrolled onto the Local Government Pension Scheme with contributions ranging from 5.5% to 12.5%. It is a defined benefit pension scheme that means pensions are based on salary and the length of paying into the scheme. Further information on the scheme, and additional benefits, can be found on the LGPS website.

Other benefits include (but not limited to) - enhanced sick pay, access to free on-site gyms, a cycle 2 work scheme, access to emergency services discounts across a wide variety of popular companies, enhanced maternity and paternity schemes and the opportunity to join the TransaveUK credit union.

This service is committed to cultivating a diverse and inclusive workplace where every individual feels valued, respected, and empowered to contribute their unique perspectives and talents. They warmly welcome applications from individuals who identify with underrepresented groups within their workforce, including individuals from Minority Ethnic backgrounds, women, those who identify as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, or Transgender (LGBT+), and individuals with disabilities.

Applications from job share candidates will be considered and all applications will be given equal consideration.

Please note the appointment is subject to successful pre-employment screening i.e. asylum and immigration check, references, medical screening, substance misuse testing and a minimum of a standard level Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check which includes current and spent criminal records information. Enhanced checks with barred lists will be carried out for roles that undertake 'regulated activity’ which is a term related to working with children or vulnerable adults.

The service's recruitment and selection procedures reflect their commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of Adults, Children and Young People. All staff are expected to share this commitment.

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