Prevention Support Team Manager
Temporary maternity cover
Publish date: 10th June 2026
Closing date: 26th June 2026 at midday
West Midlands Fire Service (WMFS) is the second largest fire and rescue service in England, serving an area of 902km square and a population of over 2.9 million people. ‘Our Strategy’ drives the people, professionalism and pride with which we serve our communities.
An exciting opportunity has arisen to manage our Prevention Support Team, leading the Support Officers and Bookings Team, alongside colleagues in Development & Improvement and Delivery.
The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate extensive experience of leading, managing and developing people and in fostering a positive working environment.
In this busy and varied role, you will be responsible for the performance of your team, prioritising, planning and allocating work aligned to ‘Our Strategy’ and Community Risk Management Plan (CRMP). You will be contributing to making the West Midlands safer, stronger and healthier, through implementing changes to improve service delivery for partnerships, prevention activities and education programmes.
You will need to ensure that the changes and improvements align to Government legislation, statutory guidance, NFCC guidance, local authority campaigns, organisational policy and emerging trends.
Key to success will be your ability to work collaboratively, developing and maintaining strong professional relationships with your team, the wider Prevention and Leadership Team, Operations and a range of internal and external stakeholders/partners.
providing leadership, line management, support, direction, and development opportunities for the team to enable them to deliver against their roles and responsibilities
identification and management of risks, assumptions, issues, dependencies and opportunities for partnership, prevention activities and education programmes
We offer a friendly working environment and benefits including:
We also offer access to an in-house occupational health facility - including occupational health and fitness advisors, sports therapists, physiotherapists, cognitive behavioural therapy practitioners and counsellors.
In addition, employees have access to:
We welcome applications from all eligible candidates. However, as women and Black and minority ethnic employees are currently under-represented in our service, we particularly encourage applications from these groups.
WMFS is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect the same of every staff member.
Successful candidates will be subject to necessary pre-employment checks, including - where applicable - relevant level Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, qualifications, medical clearance, identity and right to work. All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references.
If you have any questions about the role, or would like an informal discussion, please contact Pete Wilson on 07973 810262, by Teams or by email at [email protected].
