Apprentice Rescue Technician

Company description

ResQsupport is private rescue and safety company that provides support to organisations such as power staions and other industries that have high risk environments. We are an organisation dedicated to safety and providing the peace of mind that if that is something goes wrong we will be there to provide an immediate response to an incident.

Job description

Job Title

Apprentice Rescue Technician

Salary

Years 1-2 £22,500

Years 2-3 £25,000

Years 3-4 £30,000

Hours

Variable- FTE

Location

Durham based- Nationwide working

About the role:

ResQsupport have an exciting opportunity for an individual to gain qualifications and experience in a highly specialised sector. The successful candidate will become a probationary rescue technician and will be developed with a clearly defined and academically verifiable pathway to competence.

The role involves traveling around UK working as part of a safety team and is usually 5 days a week living away from home (accommodation is provided). The role itself is variable to meet the needs of our clients but involves a high level of training and self discipline to be able to prevent and respond to emergency situations/

Initial training (Years 1-2)

· Qualsafe- First Response Emergency Care L3 qualification (5 days of training)

· City and Guilds- Confined space (High Risk) (2.5 days of training)

· City and Guilds- Confined space rescue (2.5days of training)

· CSCS SHEA Gas- safety course (1 day of training)

Intermediate training (Years 2-3):

· Swift Water Rescue Technician (5 days of training)

· Royal Yacht Association L3 powerboat training (2 days of training)

· Powerboat Emergency Response Search and Rescue (3 days of training)

· Rope Rescue Level 1 Operator (5 days of training)

Advanced development (Year 3):

Upon completion of the 2 year probationary development pathway the successful candidate will be able to advance to a level 5 academic diploma from Coventry University. The Diploma enables the candidate the option to specialise in a variety of fields in supervisory and instructional roles within the emergency response and risk management portfolio.

About the candidate:

ResQsupport is an equal opportunities employer and as such the role is open to anyone that can demonstrate their suitability for the role regardless of age, gender, sexual orientation, ethnic or cultural background or spiritual beliefs. However due to the specific physical demands of the role the candidate must be physically and mentally able to complete all aspects of the role.

The role is open to persons of all ages however this specific role has been created with a young adult in mind as we aim to align the role to the Governmental apprenticeship scheme aimed at 18-21yr old adults.

Essential criteria:

The candidate must clearly demonstrate the ability to

· Be comfortable living away from home in a team environment for periods of time

· Work as part of a team

· Be on time

· Have high standards of personal hygiene

· Have high standards of personal discipline

· Be trustworthy and honest

· Be a positive, energetic person

· Be an outstanding communicator

· Have sound numeracy and Literacy skills

Desirable criteria:

The candidate would benefit from being able to demonstrate the ability to

· Have a full clean driving licence

· Demonstrate their ability in any field that represents a commitment to excellence

· Be caring, considerate of others and an enjoyable person to be around

· Have basic IT skills

· Be able to contribute to ResQsupport in a way that would benefit the company that we haven’t thought of

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £22,500.00-£30,000.00 per year

Schedule:

• 10 hour shift
• 12 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• Night shift
• Overtime

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus scheme
• Performance bonus

Licence/Certification:

• CSCS (preferred)
• Confined Space High Risk with Rescue (preferred)

Work Location: On the road

Expected start date: 01/04/2023