Partnership Officers

Job details

Details Title: Partnership Officer Reference: SCC/TP/375051/5964 Positions: 2 Salary: £34,660 to £36,943 per annum Category: Fire and Rescue Contract type: Fixed term Working hours: 36 hours per week Posted on: 1 October 2026 Closing date: 22 October 2026 Directorate: Chief Executive Office Location: Woodhatch Place, 11 Cockshot Hill, Reigate, Surrey, RH2 8EF

Description

The starting salary for these roles is £34,660 per annum based on a 36-hour working week. These roles are offered as 18 month fixed term contract opportunities.

The contractual base for these roles is Woodhatch Place in Reigate , however This role will involve working in the East of the county and will require you to work in a variety of locations including, but not limited to, fire stations, domestic dwellings, assisted living premises, public assembly buildings, care homes and businesses.

Our Offer to You

• 26 days' holiday, rising to 28 days after 2 years' service and 31 days after 5 years' service (pro rated for part time opportunities)
• Option to buy up to 10 days of additional annual leave
• A generous local government salary related pension
• Up to 5 days of carer's leave and 2 paid volunteering days per year
• Paternity, adoption and dependents leave
• An Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support health and wellbeing
• Learning and development hub where you can access a wealth of resources
• Wellbeing and lifestyle discounts including gym, travel, and shopping
• A chance to make a real difference to the lives of our residents

About the Role

At Surrey Fire and Rescue Service we are looking for two individuals to join us as Partnership Officers , to work with confidence and use their excellent communication skills to help deliver our prevention message across the county.

By putting community safety and fire prevention work at the forefront of our Service we would like to offer you the opportunity to join our Community Safety and Partnership team as a Partnership Officer. You will help us in delivering assistance and advice to members of the community that need extra care and support, by visiting people in their own environments and completing a Safe and Well visit. These visits are designed to help support the person around understanding of Fire risk, installing and explaining the use of Fire Safety equipment and to help inform and educate in how to change any behaviours or unsafe practices that puts the resident at risk.

As well as being rewarding, the role can be very challenging and requires someone who is able to adapt to many different environments, whilst dealing with difficult behaviours and situations. You will take an active role in working collaboratively with our operational staff, helping to ensure the standard of community visits completed by Surrey Fire and Rescue Service are of a high calibre across the organisation.

We are looking for someone with a strong interest in sharing the fire safety messaging with Surrey residents, adults in need, care providers, and other agencies helping them to work towards a common goal of making our communities safer.

This is a highly varied role and you will also have the opportunity to take on responsibilities in the remit of First Aid, youth engagement, safeguarding recognition / action, and other active campaign and event work.

Your Application

In order to be considered for shortlisting, your application will clearly evidence the following skills, experience and align with our behaviours:

• Confident and clear communicator with a range of stakeholders with experience of working as part of a team and on your own.
• Able to prepare accurate reports and deliver high-quality presentations to different age groups in different settings.
• Willing and able to communicate with a wide variety of age ranges, cultural backgrounds, and minority groups within the community delivering safety messages.
• Have a good knowledge of safeguarding practices and able to assess risk to individuals.
• Be able to manage their own diary/workload.
• Organise and liaise with a variety of agencies.
• Have a good level of I.T knowledge.
• Understanding of the County profile and communities at risk.
• Prioritise workloads whilst working remotely and unsupervised.

On appointment, you will receive a full induction to the organisation and role and have access to regular supervision and continuous professional development (CPD).

Before submitting your application, we recommend you read the job description & Our Life at Surrey handbook to get an insight into working at Surrey.

An enhanced DBS 'Disclosure and Barring Service' check for regulated activity (formerly known as CRB) will be required for this role.

The adverts closes at 23:59 on 22nd of Oct 2026. To apply, we request that you submit your CV along with a personal statement. Interviews will take place at Woodhatch Place- Reigate, RH2 8EF.

Should we receive a high level of interest we may close the advert earlier than the stated date.

Contact details

Please contact us for any questions relating to the role. This could be to discuss flexible working requests, transferable skills or any barriers to employment. If you would like to arrange a time for an informal discussion please contact the Station Commander, Phillip Stonebanks, via email at or by phone at .

Local Government Reorganisation

Surrey County Council is undergoing Local Government Reorganisation and will move to new authorities in April 2027. This role is currently employed by Surrey County Council and will remain so until then. If you are employed by Surrey County Council on 1 April 2027, your employment will transfer under TUPE arrangements to one of the new councils, with your current terms and conditions protected. The provisional allocation for this post is the Combined Fire Authority subject to final confirmation through the wider transition process later this year. Please see more information here: Information for applicants on Local Government Reorganisation - Surrey County Council.

Our Commitment

We are a disability confident employer which means if you have shared a disability on your application form and have evidenced you meet the minimum shortlisting criteria as displayed on the advert, we guarantee you an interview.

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