Employee Benefits
From discounts on your weekly shop to a Service provided car, there are a huge number of reasons to join Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service as a Principal Officer.
Generous Pension Scheme
Find out more about the FPS pension contributions at BFRS here.
Generous Holiday Allowance
25 days Scale A, 2 days Scale B and 3 days long service, as well as the normal statutory and public holidays.
Long Service Awards
We celebrate the dedicated long service of our staff as well as their hard work and achievements in a variety of Awards ceremonies and events.
Training Courses
Our Training and Development Centre is based at Headquarters and is very advanced in its course provision, technology and capability.
Free Parking and Gym Access
Our Kempston Headquarters has both a gym for staff use and free parking, privately allocated for Principal Officers.
Employee Assistance Programme
Our EAP is intended to help employees deal with personal problems that might adversely impact their work performance, health and wellbeing.
Relocation Package
Available for a maximum period of 1 year from your date of joining, find out more in the offer section here
Flexible Working
Hours for this role are flexible and hybrid to allow remote working or working from any of our 14 sites.
Shopping and Hospitality Discounts
As well as a Blue Light Card, BFRS subscribes to VivUp Lifestyle Savings to offer its staff a variety of discounts in high street shops, on groceries, holidays and activities.
Provided Car
Don't hesitate to ask our Human Resources team for more information.
Enhanced Maternity Pay
Don't hesitate to ask our Human Resources team for more information.
Generous Sickness Entitlement
Don't hesitate to ask our Human Resources team for more information.