Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service is seeking applications from motivated and positive leaders to help build on our achievements through continuous improvement. Are you that forward thinking leader who upholds our Service values and seeks to lead a positive culture? Can you bring innovation, self, and people performance as well as excellent community service to the Crew Manager role?

We are seeking to fill a number of current and future Crew Manager vacancies, as they arise.

Due to the base location of some posts in buildings shared with Police colleagues, any offer of contract will be subject to satisfactory enhanced Police vetting.

Applications are invited from competent on-call, substantive Firefighters or existing Crew Managers. All applicants will be required to complete an online application form, references will also be requested from current service line managers.

Internal Applicants that have completed a talent conversation and cascaded development objectives that have been signed off by their line manager will not be required to complete an external application but will still be required to complete an expression of interest here

Internal Applicants that have not completed a talent conversation or not signed off their development objectives will be required to complete full application process by clicking ‘Apply’ below.

The deadline for completion of the application pack will be 10:00am on the 23rd May 2025.

Late applications will not be accepted.

Shortlisted applicants will be required to undertake a series of assessments, which will include:
Assessment Centre comprising:

Interview/ Professional discussion
Management presentation / Briefing
Operational assessment (if required)
The successful applicants will be placed into the Crew Manager Talent Pool and will progress into a Crew Manager position as they become available without the need to complete further processes.

This post has been advertised internally and externally.

Recruitment, Selection and Safeguarding

Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk. All employees and volunteers must share this commitment.

Fire & Rescue Authority roles are listed in Schedule 1 of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order and we require all applicants to disclose, at the point of application, any criminal convictions (both spent and unspent) including driving offences, cautions and/or reprimands. Please list the dates and details of any sentences if applicable. The information you provide will be treated as strictly confidential and will be considered only in relation to the appointment for which you are applying (please refer to the guidance notes http://www.gov.uk/guidance/rehabilitation[1]periods for more information).

As part of our safer recruitment process, we will undertake pre-employment checks to verify the suitability of applicants. These checks will include actively seeking and checking references and a minimum Standard level Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Enhanced level DBS checks will be carried out for roles with direct and unsupervised access to children, young people and adults at risk.

Applicants are also required to inform us of any pending or incomplete investigations of a safeguarding nature that are ongoing, or that arise during the period of application and pre-employment.

Our Fire and Rescue Authority are committed to the rehabilitation of offenders, as such, any risk assessments used for positive disclosures will incorporate both a reasonable and proportionate response.
Vetting

Certain posts will be subject to vetting approval and the appropriate clearance must be maintained for the duration of your contract. Individuals employed by Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service that require unsupervised access to police assets (information, systems and premises), must comply with the vetting process. This includes partner agencies who work closely with, or share premises with, the police service. Vetting reassures public that appropriate checks are conducted to assess and manages risk by identifying individuals who work within the service or have access to police assets or identify areas of vulnerability that could damage public confidence in the force. Those checks may include recorded crime reports or allegations, known associations and financial vulnerability. Where appropriate to do so a vetting interview may be considered where information raises questions or doubts about a particular issue.

To apply for this job please visit northantsfire.tal.net.