Community Risk Team Lead (Fixed term contract for 14 months)

Being a part of Kent Fire and Rescue Service 

Everyone is unique. Everyone has value. Everyone helps to make Kent Fire and Rescue Service a great place to work. We are one team. Together with our customers we are creating a safer future for Kent and Medway.

Being a Community Risk Team Lead

As a Community Risk Team Lead, you will be a key member of our prevention team, supporting targeted safety work that protects the most vulnerable people and communities. You will lead and support prevention colleagues in line with KFRS values and our Community Risk Management Plan objectives, our main strategy for delivery of services. Alongside the broader CRMP led prevention responsibilities, you will also drive the Service’s national and local focus on improving road safety outcomes.

You will be customer-focused, directing and supporting your team in the delivery

of a wide range of prevention activities. You will lead a close-knit team, where your direction and oversight directly impact the safety and welfare of our customers and the success of our statutory duties. Your role extends to coordinating proactive community engagement, overseeing a range of prevention initiatives, and ensuring ongoing compliance and expertise within your team.

You will act as the link between operational crews and the Community Intelligence and Partnerships Team, making sure community risk information is collected accurately, used effectively and translated into meaningful prevention activity.

You will represent KFRS as a trusted and professional organisation, collaborating with internal teams and external partners to build strong relationships and share information that improves safety outcomes. This role covers Kent and Medway and may require occasional evening or weekend working to meet community needs.

What you’ll do

• Translate the CRMP into clear, achievable community-safety activities for the service, including work that supports national and local road-safety outcomes.
• Use intelligence, data and insights to develop the prevention work plan and to prioritise resources effectively.
• Develop, review and update procedures for prevention work so they meet legal requirements, reflect good practice and are easy to understand and follow.
• Work with partner agencies and external stakeholders to share information, coordinate activities and increase the impact of safety initiatives, including road safety programmes.
• Build and maintain and proactive learning culture by encouraging continuous learning, professional growth, knowledge sharing before and after incidents, and reflective practice.
• Hold regular team meetings to share updates, guidance and procedures, ensuring information is clear, understood and acted upon, and that feedback is welcomed.
• Maintain high standards of health, safety and wellbeing for yourself and the team, following all relevant policies and regulations.
• Support people management through regular dialogue, constructive feedback, wellbeing discussions, and timely action on challenging behaviours to build and effective and supportive team

What you’ll bring

• Strong communication skills and the ability to build positive, respectful relationships with colleagues and partners.
• Management of problems or issues to reach a satisfactory conclusion, showing sound judgement and accountability.
• Compassion, empathy and professionalism when supporting people in sensitive or challenging situations.
• Confidence using digital tools, including laptops, tablets and smartphones, to complete daily tasks.
• The ability to interpret a range of data sources, identify patterns or risks
• A proactive approach to learning, personal development and improving the way you work.
• Commitment to upholding KFRS behaviours, ethical conduct and promoting equality, diversity and inclusion.
• The ability to work collaboratively as part of a close‑knit team while also managing your own workload.

Benefits

• Automatic membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme
• Blue Light Card discount scheme supported by a number of high street retailers
• A range of family friendly policies including promoting work-life balance
• Access to health and wellbeing services and advice
• Access to LinkedIn learning online training
• Free parking
• Above all you’ll become part of a service that is committed to the safety of our community

How to apply

Please complete an online application and CV by midnight on 21^st June 2026

Interview dates are the 30^th June 2025 and 2^nd July 2026.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy upon receiving a sufficient number of applications. If you are interested in this role we recommend that you submit your application at the earliest opportunity. 

Recruitment to vacancies during Resourcing Review

As we discuss the closure of some On Call stations, we recognise that this may raise questions about why we are continuing to recruit a small number of vacancies. We want to be transparent about the reasons behind both decisions, and to be clear that they are not contradictory.

The potential closure of stations is not primarily a financial decision. It reflects a genuine and careful assessment of operational demand and the availability of resources to sustain effective service delivery at those locations. Where footfall, call volumes, or community need no longer justify maintaining a full presence, it would not be responsible to continue operating as though they do. These are difficult decisions, and we are mindful of the impact they have on colleagues and the communities we serve.

At the same time, certain functions require specialist knowledge and expertise that cannot simply be redistributed or absorbed by existing teams. These are roles that require specific technical skills, professional qualifications, or regulatory knowledge that are essential to the organisation continuing to operate safely and effectively. The number of posts being recruited to is limited and targeted, reflecting only those areas where a genuine capability gap exists.  Every post is discussed, reviewed and approved before recruitment begins to ascertain if there alternatives to recruiting the role at that time.

Inclusion is at the heart of everything we do. We know that great minds don’t think alike, so we rely on diverse thoughts, feelings, beliefs and backgrounds to create the best working environment that we can possibly offer.

Kent Fire and Rescue Service, its employees and volunteers, are committed to safeguarding, protecting and supporting children, young people and adults at risk. As part of our safer recruitment process, we will undertake pre-employment checks to verify your suitability for the role. These checks will include your references and a standard or enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Enhanced DBS check with barred lists are carried out for roles with direct and unsupervised access to children, young people and adults at risk. Risk assessments will be undertaken on any disclosures identified as part of the pre-employment checks.

As a Public Sector organisation with added responsibilities under the Equality Act, 2010 the candidate must demonstrate an understanding of what is meant by Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and how this fits in with their everyday work.