What’s Great About the Role?

• Impactful Work: Your efforts directly contribute to the safety and well-being of residents in Pobl Group properties.
• Diverse Responsibilities: From testing fire alarms to inspecting communal areas, no two days are the same.
• Team Collaboration: Work closely with various departments, ensuring that safety standards are met across the board.
• Professional Growth: Opportunities to enhance your skills with training and development in fire safety and maintenance.

Where Does This Role Fit In?

As a Fire Safety Inspector, you will be an integral part of the Pobl Group’s commitment to health and safety. You'll work alongside other teams to report and address any concerns, ensuring compliance and promoting a safe living environment for our residents. Your role involves regular inspections, testing of fire safety systems, and liaising with other teams to ensure seamless service delivery.

This role will cover properties across South Wales; with the areas you work in varying depending on business requirements. From time to time, you may also be asked to provide cover for colleagues to help ensure we continue delivering a great service. A work van and fuel card are provided.

What Skills and Experience Do You Need?

• Experience: Ideally, experience in fire safety, property maintenance, or a similar field. Experience in a social housing or customer-focused environment is a plus.
• Skills & Abilities: Strong organisational skills, ability to work independently or as part of a team, and excellent communication skills. You should be capable of performing basic building maintenance and have a good understanding of Health and Safety.
• Technical Knowledge: Competence in non-technical fire and smoke alarm testing, basic electrical works, and fire door inspections.
• Qualifications: A full driving license is essential. You should also be committed to ongoing training in health and safety and fire safety procedures.

What are the pay and benefits?  

• This is a full time, permanent role. The salary is £29,103 for 37 hours per week 
• Our head offices are Newport, Cardiff, or Swansea - your base will be dependent on which is closest to where you live. You will cover a patch within South Wales, which may vary depending on business requirements, so regular travel is required
• It is essential for the successful candidates to have a full driver's licence.
• A Work Van and fuel card are provided.
• The successful candidates will need a basic DBS check in place, which we pay for.
• 26 days holiday entitlement plus Bank holidays, rising to 30 days with length of service 
• Pension scheme  
• Sick Pay   
• Colleague Referral Scheme (£250 per referral)  
• Time for Talking – a free counselling service  
• Health Cash Plan  
• Savings Scheme  
• Long service awards 
• Cycle to work scheme  
• Eyecare plan  
• Give as You Earn charity donation scheme   
• Gym and shopping discounts  
• Further training and progression opportunities 

What’s FREDIE?  

At Pobl Group we are guided, in all that we do, by a group of principles that we call FREDIE, these are: Fairness, Respect, Equality, Diversity, Inclusion, Engagement. This means that whatever your background, you will have an equal opportunity at Pobl Group, and we encourage you to apply now.   

If you would like any support with your application or to discuss any adjustments that you may require to support you to application process, please contact group.talent@poblgroup.co.uk or 0300 3735262 

How do you apply?  

If you have the skills, experience and enthusiasm required to be our next difference maker, please follow the prompts to apply now. We just need an up-to-date CV, short/focused cover letter along with a few contact details so that we can get back in touch with you.

We are interviewing on 25^th September in our Newport head office.

If you would like any support with your application or to discuss any adjustments that you may require to support you to application process, please contact group.talent@poblgroup.co.uk or 0300 3735262

Who are Pobl group?

Pobl Group is a leading provider of affordable housing and community services, dedicated to making a positive impact in the lives of individuals and communities. With a diverse range of services and projects, we offer a unique opportunity to contribute to the delivery of safe and sustainable housing solutions. Now, with the exciting merger with Linc Cymru, we have expanded our reach and capabilities. This merger has opened up new opportunities for innovation and collaboration, allowing us to enhance our services and deliver even greater value to the communities we serve.