These web pages provide a guide to recruitment and roles within RBFRS, including information on wholetime (fulltime) and retained (reserve) firefighting, control operators, and support staff. Use the various links to navigate to the relevant sections for further information.
Current Vacancies
A career in the Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service does not always mean joining us as a Firefighter. With
over 700 staff across the county there are many career options.
Click the links below for current vacancy information on...
• Full-time Firefighters
• Part-time Firefighters
• Other Vacancies
Or use the Working For Us link to find out more about working for RBFRS.
1.0 FIREFIGHTER (Full-time) Vacancies
We will not be recruiting for Wholetime Firefighters during 2010. Plans for 2011 have not yet been finalised. Further updates will be available on this website in the New Year.
Please keep referring to our website for future recruitment campaigns.
• Wholetime Firefighters
• Feedback from last recruitment campaign
• Firefighter Recruitment
• Firefighter Recruitment Awareness Sessions
These Recruitment Awareness Sessions are run throughout the year for people interested in a career as a Firefighter but who may know little about what the job actually entails.
2.0 FIREFIGHTER (Part-time) Vacancies
We are coming to the end of our current recruitment campaign and therefore are unable to issue any more application packs. Details of the next retained recruitment campaign are not currently known. Please keep referring to this website for future updates.
Please note to become a retained firefighter you must live or work within a maximum 1 mile or 3 minutes travel time to the fire station.
Finding Out More...
We are always looking to recruit part-time firefighters.
This is a list of all our retained fire stations:
Newbury; Hungerford; Lambourn; Pangbourne; Wargrave; Mortimer; Ascot; Crowthorne; Bracknell; Maidenhead.
Please select the “Retained firefighting: find out more” link below to find out more information on what is involved in becoming a part-time firefighter.
• Retained Firefighting Recruitment Process: Find out more
• Retained Firefighting: Find out more
3.0 OTHER Vacancies
The list below details our currently available vacancies. (If there are no listings, then please keep referring to our website for further updates).
• Refer to sections 3.1 to 3.3 below for further information
and application forms.
3.1 Application Form:
• Download application form (non-uniform posts) [doc].
• Download application form (all uniform posts - EXCEPT firefighter) [doc].
• Or contact Human Resources for an Application Pack (see below).
3.2 How to Download Information
When vacancy information is published. Select one of the links above to download further information about the post. If you want to apply click on the “application form” link to download the relevant application form.
(Documents are published as PDFs or Word format).
Download the latest Adobe Acrobat PDF Reader Software (free software)
3.3 Further Information:
PLEASE NOTE: All advertised vacancies must be applied for using the relevant RBFRS application form. Please do not enclose CVs or other documents except this application form and continuation sheets where applicable. Any additional documents will not be taken into account when assessing your application.
APPLICATION PACK / INFORMATION (non-uniform). . . You can also call our Human Resources Department on 0118 932 2150 to obtain an application pack, or email us at recruitment@rbfrs.co.uk
Please come back soon to check for future vacancies.
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Click the links below for current vacancy information on...
• Full-time Firefighters
• Part-time Firefighters
• Other Vacancies
Or use the Working For Us link to find out more about working for RBFRS.
On-line Recruitment Portal - Coming Soon !
We are currently testing an on-line recruitment portal which will initially be used for Wholetime Firefighter and On-call (Retained) Firefighter recruitment. This system should make the application process for Firefighter roles easier for you. We will not be recruiting for Wholetime Firefighters during 2010. (See below for further information).
Please keep referring to this website for further updates.
We are currently testing an on-line recruitment portal which will initially be used for Wholetime Firefighter and On-call (Retained) Firefighter recruitment. This system should make the application process for Firefighter roles easier for you. We will not be recruiting for Wholetime Firefighters during 2010. (See below for further information).
Please keep referring to this website for further updates.
1.0 FIREFIGHTER (Full-time) Vacancies
We will not be recruiting for Wholetime Firefighters during 2010. Plans for 2011 have not yet been finalised. Further updates will be available on this website in the New Year.
Please keep referring to our website for future recruitment campaigns.
• Wholetime Firefighters
• Feedback from last recruitment campaign
• Firefighter Recruitment
• Firefighter Recruitment Awareness Sessions
These Recruitment Awareness Sessions are run throughout the year for people interested in a career as a Firefighter but who may know little about what the job actually entails.
2.0 FIREFIGHTER (Part-time) Vacancies
We are coming to the end of our current recruitment campaign and therefore are unable to issue any more application packs. Details of the next retained recruitment campaign are not currently known. Please keep referring to this website for future updates.
Please note to become a retained firefighter you must live or work within a maximum 1 mile or 3 minutes travel time to the fire station.
Finding Out More...
We are always looking to recruit part-time firefighters.
This is a list of all our retained fire stations:
Newbury; Hungerford; Lambourn; Pangbourne; Wargrave; Mortimer; Ascot; Crowthorne; Bracknell; Maidenhead.
Please select the “Retained firefighting: find out more” link below to find out more information on what is involved in becoming a part-time firefighter.
• Retained Firefighting Recruitment Process: Find out more
• Retained Firefighting: Find out more
3.0 OTHER Vacancies
The list below details our currently available vacancies. (If there are no listings, then please keep referring to our website for further updates).
• Refer to sections 3.1 to 3.3 below for further information
and application forms.
Web Development Officer (Non-uniformed)
Closing date: 09:00hrs 28th July 2010
Interview date: t.b.c.
• Download vacancy information | job profile
Marketing Assistant/Administrator (Non-uniformed)
Closing date: 17:00hrs 26th July 2010
Interview date: 5th August 2010
• Download vacancy information | job profile
Closing date: 09:00hrs 28th July 2010
Interview date: t.b.c.
• Download vacancy information | job profile
Marketing Assistant/Administrator (Non-uniformed)
Closing date: 17:00hrs 26th July 2010
Interview date: 5th August 2010
• Download vacancy information | job profile
3.1 Application Form:
• Download application form (non-uniform posts) [doc].
• Download application form (all uniform posts - EXCEPT firefighter) [doc].
• Or contact Human Resources for an Application Pack (see below).
3.2 How to Download Information
When vacancy information is published. Select one of the links above to download further information about the post. If you want to apply click on the “application form” link to download the relevant application form.
(Documents are published as PDFs or Word format).
Download the latest Adobe Acrobat PDF Reader Software (free software)
3.3 Further Information:
PLEASE NOTE: All advertised vacancies must be applied for using the relevant RBFRS application form. Please do not enclose CVs or other documents except this application form and continuation sheets where applicable. Any additional documents will not be taken into account when assessing your application.
APPLICATION PACK / INFORMATION (non-uniform). . . You can also call our Human Resources Department on 0118 932 2150 to obtain an application pack, or email us at recruitment@rbfrs.co.uk
Please come back soon to check for future vacancies.
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