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Application criteria - wholetime:

• You must live within one of these Borough/District Council areas: Mansfield District Council, Ashfield District Council, Bassetlaw District Council, Newark & Sherwood District Council, Gedling Borough Council, Broxtowe Borough Council, Rushcliffe District Council, Nottingham City Council. Unless you are or have been in the last three years, a serving member of the armed forces (or you are the direct relative of somebody who serves, or has served).
• You must be aged 18 or over on the date, your training course begins.
• Hold a level 2 qualification in Maths and English (GCSE A*-C or 4-9 or equivalent). You will be required to provide evidence of this if your application is successful.
• You must be confident in and around water and be able to swim the length of a pool - minimum 25 metres.
• Have no known phobia of heights or confined spaces.
• You must be able to attend a three-month-long training course at our Service Development Centre. The dates of this course are non-negotiable.
• You must be able to travel between stations as and when necessary - bearing in mind you could be posted anywhere across the county.

Application criteria - contingency:

• You must be eligible to work in the UK
• You must be over 18 years of age
• You must meet fitness and medical standards
• You must have no unspent criminal convictions (a Basic Criminal disclosure check will be undertaken)

Useful documents

• Firefighter recruitment fitness guide (.pdf, 41 pages, 13.5Mb)
• Medical guidance (.pdf, 5 pages, 923Kb)
• For minimum English and Maths qualifications (or equivalent) please refer to the Governments Level 3 Apprenticeships guidance
• Behavioural Framework (.pdf, 10 pages, 1.9Mb)
• Online Guidance Booklet (.pdf, 23 pages, 1.9Mb)
• Person Specifications (.pdf, 4 pages, 137Kb)
• Reasonable Adjustments Guidance (.pdf, 2 pages, 115Kb)
• Terms and Conditions (.pdf, 5 pages, 130Kb)
• Candidate Information (.pdf, 2 pages, 112Kb)