Achieve work-life fulfilment at West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service:

• Receive excellent annual leave entitlements, with additional annual leave for long service - starting from 23 days, plus 8 public bank holidays, rising to an additional 4 or 5 days after 5 years of service, depending on your salary grade.
• We are family friendly with most of our roles being flexible working.
• Hybrid working arrangements (role dependant).
• We offer excellent welfare and support arrangements for all our employees e.g. access to counselling services, physiotherapy, and other services.
• Enjoy free access to on-site gyms, and various sports clubs/societies.
• Benefit from enhanced maternity pay. (6 weeks at 90% of your salary plus an additional 33 weeks at 50% of your salary, plus statutory maternity pay. Terms and conditions apply.)
• Shared Parental Leave and Pay. (4 weeks at 90% of your salary plus an additional 33 weeks at 50% of your salary, plus statutory shared parental pay. Terms and conditions apply.)

Benefit from:

• Our new HQ building which we are due to move into in 2024.
• Unconditional support from managers and colleagues.
• Working alongside colleagues who have shared values and objectives, who are passionate about the work they do to support communities.
• Contributing to sustainability in the workplace in line with our Environmental Sustainability Strategy.
• Being a part of our customer-focused service to the community.
• Opportunities to get involved in local community events like Leeds Pride, Emergency Services annual show, and other charity-related work.
• Staff networks.
• Engaging with the community across the county, from music festivals to small shops.

We are a supportive organisation that values training and development. We support our employees and encourage progression within their chosen career paths. 

Full training is provided at each step during which you will gain nationally recognised qualifications in fire safety.

Pay 

We have competitive salaries in comparison to other public sector organisations, as well as some private sector organisations. We are constantly reviewing our pay grades to ensure that they remain competitive.

Pension Scheme

You will benefit from being a member of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) from your first day of employment. As a member of the LGPS, you will build up a secure income for life that is guaranteed to increase with the cost of living. The LGPS also provides valuable protections such as death in service cover of three times your pay, and enhanced pensions that are paid if you become too ill to work. Further information can be found at www.lgpsmember.org.

Emergency Services Discount 

Benefit from access to a Blue Light Card which gives access to 15,000 discounts from large national retailers to local businesses across categories such as holidays, cars, days out, fashion, gifts, insurance, phones, and many more.

Other fantastic reward benefits include:

• Long service awards
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary sacrifice
• Sports and social society - with access to gyms across the service for just £1.40 per month
• Free car parking