Application Form

The application form requires a lot of time and effort, remember our decision to shortlist you is based on what you tell us about yourself.

The pre application checklist is used to ensure that you are comfortable working in a number of challenging situations encountered by our Firefighters on a daily basis.

The application form is made up of the following parts:

Personal Details

You will be required to provide your contact details, national insurance number (this proves your eligibility to work in the UK) and date of birth allowing us to create a unique candidate number for you and verify that you satisfy the minimum age criteria.  Remember if you do not provide us with this information we will be unable to progress your form.

Assessment of Personal Qualities and Attributes (PQAs)

You are asked to tell us about your skills and experience in relation to various PQAs that are required as a Firefighter. The PQAs have been developed for all operational roles within the Fire Service and detail the skills and knowledge required to do the job.

You should refer to your experiences in relation to work/school/college and hobbies.

References

You will supply the contact details of two referees who will be contacted if you are successful at all stages of the process.

Please remember we do not accept references from friends or family members.

Our Values

You are required to read, understand and sign to commit to practice and actively promote our Values.

Declaration

This qualifies that all of the information you have provided throughout your application is true and accurate.

Equal Opportunities Monitoring Information

This information will be removed when we receive your application and will not be used during the selection process. It is for monitoring purposes only and will remain confidential.

Convictions

You will be asked to complete a declaration of any unspent criminal convictions you have (under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974), for more information on unspent convictions please visit the Nacro Disclosure Service website.

Do you have a disability? Let us know

We are guided by the Disability Discrimination Act 2005. This means that anyone who considers themselves to have a disability can still apply. Part of the application form will ask if you have any disabilities and these will be addressed on an individual basis. A decision will then be made whether you would be able to perform the duties of a Firefighter and reasonable adjustments may be made at certain parts of the process if required.

Guidance

You will be provided with guidance notes to assist the completion of your application form.  It's important that you read and follow this information to complete the form correctly.

Before submitting your application:

• Copy the application before and after completion for your records

• Take time to read the guidance notes

• Plan your answers carefully

• Use clear handwriting; remember we can only mark what we can read

• Ensure all boxes and fields are completed

• Get somebody to check through before submitting the form

• Submit by the closing date, late applications will not be accepted

• If you intend to post your form back to us, ensure it has the correct postage to get to us on time.