Education Team Deputy Manager

London Fire Brigade (LFB) is London’s Fire and Rescue Service – one of the largest firefighting and rescue organisations in the world. We are here to make London a safer city. We employ over 5,500 people across our operational team (our firefighters), control (our call handlers who answer your 999 calls) and our non-operational team (our teams who work behind the scenes to support our front-line services, including HR, IT, Finance, Procurement, Communications etc.).

A Fixed-term opportunity has arisen for the role of Education Team Deputy Manager in the London Fire Brigade (LFB)’s Prevention and Protection Department. As one of the largest fire and rescue services in the world, the London Fire Brigade responds to emergencies, keeping our capital’s diverse community safe from fires. Education plays a critical role within our Prevention and Protection department, and fire safety education needs to start early. Our ‘Education Team’ works hard to deliver quality, memorable fire safety workshops in primary and secondary schools, and to the general public at local events, teaching children and young people potentially life-saving information that will stay with them into adulthood.

Are you the person that can assist in the management of a team of Education Officers delivering these vital safety messages to diverse communities across London? Are you able to build effective working relationships with other LFB teams and with our external partners and Blue Light Collaboration partners?

The successful candidate will be required to organise, plan and prioritise work with minimal supervision to ensure the scheduled school visits allocated to Education Officers are completed. You will be required to implement a scheduled evaluation process to monitor in-person the delivery of our key fire safety messages, and provide regular statistics and performance updates to management. Experience of working with children and young people, delivering education and presenting to groups is essential. The role relies on your ability to communicate, organise, empower others, be passionate and be inclusive. We are a team who work together to create the best possible safety messaging that we can.

The Fixed term contact may be extended and there is potential for the posting to become permanent. In that case, the employee may be assimilated, subject to the conditions in paragraph 16 of the policy number 972 – Recruitment policy – FRS and Control.

Further information about the main duties and responsibilities of the role are detailed in the job description. If you are unable to see the job description, salary range or the full advert, please visit our jobs pages at jobs-london-fire-gov-uk.jobsmarket.site to access the full advert.

We value the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects our diverse communities across London. The London Fire Commissioner is an Equal Opportunities Employer and we positively welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals, irrespective of people’s age, disability, gender, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances. We have guidance in place to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process, including the consideration of reasonable adjustments for people who have a disability.

LFB staff on probation are not eligible to apply.

To apply, please complete the online application, upload a copy of your up-to-date CV and provide evidence to address the following selection criteria:

• Experience of working within a primary school environment and in leading a class in the role of at least as a HLTA or a Cover Supervisor.
• To have a good understanding of the diverse needs of pupils, and to be able to adapt presentations to suit the needs of the pupils presenting to.
• To have a clear understanding of safeguarding and how to utilise this when always working with young people, including a good understanding of the up to date and relevant Child Protection policies/legislation and how to ensure compliance by oneself and others.
• English and Maths qualification to at least a GCSE standard, to provide accurate and regular statistical performance information and deliver to SLT.

Please note that we will score the evidence you provide based on the competencies listed in the selection criteria above. Shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend stage 2. Please ensure you give yourself enough time to complete and submit your application. Late or un-submitted applications cannot be accepted. Please note any correspondence received from us will be via e-mail and sent to the address you provide on your application form.

Stage 2 Assessment for this role is due to take place week commencing 09 March 2026. Please be advised that if you are unable to make the scheduled assessment date, we may not be able to make alternative arrangements.

Benefits of working for the London Fire Brigade:

• 26 days’ holiday plus bank holidays
• Additional leave between Christmas Day and New Year
• Family (including maternity) leave and emergency support leave
• Hybrid working is available, subject to business need.
• Free access to the Brigade gym
• Use of the Brigade’s Medical Adviser/physios/fitness advisers
• Free counselling
• Season ticket loans
• Join social networks including our Equality Support Groups
• Contributory pension scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Staff discount scheme including access to Blue Light Card retail and hospitality discounts
• Opportunity to access affordable accommodation

In line with the Basic Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) employment checks will be completed by successful candidates, which will include a criminal records check. Successful candidates will be required to declare any convictions for offences which are not spent under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and any offer of employment is subject to the LFC receiving a criminal records disclosure which it considers satisfactory. A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Enhanced check will be undertaken on the successful person before an appointment is confirmed.