Station Commander Fire Control Promotion Gateway (N24)

Station Commander Fire Control Promotion Gateway (N24)

If you are looking for a leadership opportunity in Fire Control, and hold a strong track record of visible leadership and delivering positive outcomes for our communities then Bedfordshire could be for you. Join our Control team, to play a vital role building upon our successes to date and striving to deliver on our Mission working together to keep Bedfordshire safe.

The service is seeking to expand our Station Commander Fire Control talent pool for potential vacancies arising. This is an exciting time to be joining our Control team, who will help deliver our ambitious plans for the future. As part of our succession planning, the Service is opening a gateway process for Station Commander Fire Control, and are inviting applications to create a talent pool eligible for temporary or substantive appointment to Station Commander Fire Control vacancies anticipated to arise over the next 6-12 months.

There has never been a better time to join us.

Salary

Station Commander Fire Control Dev: £46,151 – £50,907 Station Commander Fire Control Competent plus 20% flexible duty allowance subject to role requirements.

Location:  Fire Control, Head Quarters, Kempston  and other locations across Bedfordshire

Eligibility to apply:

We welcome gateway applications from

• Substantive Competent Watch Commanders (Control) – for entry to the Station Commander Fire Control Talent pool (external applicants)
• Competent Watch Commanders (Control) within the WC Control  Talent Pool or in a substantive WC (Control) post, and deemed ready for progression at last appraisal – for entry to Station Commander Fire Control Talent Pool (internal applicants)
• The IFE paper requirement for Station Commander Fire Control role is as follows:
• IFE Level 4 Certificate Leadership & Management
   

Candidates are required to hold or achieve within 2 years of appointment to post.

External applicants will be expected to hold an IFE Level 3 in Leadership and Management, or equivalent, at point of application to the gateway process.

Applicants will also be required to complete a Control Technical exercise as part of the gateway process, which is a practical exercise that assesses decision making and fire control command skills.

Candidates who have a live disciplinary sanction for either Attendance or Conduct at the time of the application closing date will not normally be eligible to engage in the selection process.  Candidates pending the outcome of a disciplinary matter will not normally be eligible to enter the talent pool until the outcome is known.  (Exceptions may be made in instances where extenuating circumstances apply).

When submitting an application it is the individual’s responsibility to declare the need for any reasonable adjustments in respect of the process. All requests for reasonable adjustments will be accommodated where possible upon receipt of a report outlining the specific nature of the requirements.

About the Role

You will support the Service in delivering on its Mission working together to keep Bedfordshire safe.

You will demonstrate excellent leadership qualities that align with the NFCC Leadership Framework, and our Service Professional Behaviours and Values:

• We are Accountable
• We’ve got your Back
• Every Contact counts
• We Dare to be Different.
  The Service is seeking dynamic individuals, with excellent leadership skills and sound knowledge and experience in Fire Control.

As Station Commander Fire Control, you will be responsible for overall management of Service Control, providing leadership to the fire control department.  The postholder will lead the  coordination of fire control personnel and fire control resources to ensure the effective provision of emergency call management, mobilising, communications, operational availability and associated information support functions.  They will provide intermediate fire control command and support of fire control operations on a rotational basis, so as to save and protect life, property and the environment.

You will have the ability to promote equality, diversity and inclusion, and build a positive culture for a forward thinking Service.

Relocation assistance may be available to successful candidates (details available on request).

Full details regarding the Promotion Gateway can be found on the BFRS website, under the https://www.bedsfire.gov.uk/careers/promotion-gateways section.   This includes details on how to apply, eligibility, essential criteria candidates will be required to meet, and relevant internal application form.

The closing date for application 16 December 2024.