Firefighter Control – Interservice Transferee

Northumberland Fire & Rescue Service Firefighter (Control) Inter-Service Transfer Vacancy – Permanent

Northumberland Fire and Rescue Service is currently seeking applications, from existing Firefighter (Control) personnel who are competent or in development, for a Firefighter (Control) vacancy within our Fire Control.

Northumberland is the northernmost county of England, bordering Cumbria, County Durham, Tyne and Wear and the Scottish Borders. We have an outstanding North Sea coastline of 103 km and a county of rural natural beauty. The county is steeped in history and heritage with a population of over 300,000 residents. The council provides a wide range of services to the residents over an area of 5,000 sq. km.

We invite applications from current Firefighter (Control) personnel who are in development or competent.  Those who are currently employed within another fire and rescue service will be welcomed as inter-service transferees and will be required to complete conversion training to ensure familiarity and understanding of NFRS Mobilising System and processes.

The successful candidate will be expected to promote and maintain a positive relationship with all employees and their respective trade unions in the interests of developing a climate of harmonious and constructive employee relations.

With excellent interpersonal skills and innovative thinking, the role will support the services continuous improvement strategy while also promoting a positive and inclusive organisational culture.

If you think you would work well within this role and have a desire to make our communities safer, then we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity.

Our Fire Control Mobilising and Communications Centre is equipped to deal with the receipt of emergency calls and the alerting and dispatching of Fire & Rescue Service resources, based at our Headquarters in West Hartford Community Fire Station.

The Fire Control is responsible for:

The acceptance of emergency and non-emergency calls from a range of sources.
Mobilising resources in accordance with our CRMP.
Maintaining communication with resources.
Maintaining information on Fire & Rescue Service operational resources and personnel including operational daily staffing.
Liaising with other emergency and non-emergency agencies.
Survival Guidance Advice to callers (Fires and Special Service Calls).
A number of support functions including management of risk data held within mobilising systems, performance management, in-house training provided to control staff.
The Firefighter (Control) vacancy is a Permanent Vacancy, working 42 hours, watch based rota system, subject to the NJC Grey Book Conditions of Service.  Further details can be found in the accompanying role map.

Current Salary is £27,970 Firefighter(Control) Development – £35,791 Firefighter(Control) Competent

Essential criteria for the role

Eligibility:

You must be a competent or development Firefighter(Control), currently employed in a UK Fire and Rescue Service.

No outstanding ‘unspent’ disciplinary warnings.

Selection Process:

The selection process will be undertaken in accordance with workforce and succession planning requirements.

Your application will be reviewed against the UK FRS National Occupational Standards (NOS) and if you meet the eligibility criteria, you will then progress to the next stage of the process.

Our selection process will comprise of the following:

An assessment day consisting of a group discussion, and formal interview.

Assessment days will take place at:  Fire Service Headquarters, West Hartford Business Park, Cramlington

Pre-employment checks

Successful applicants will be subject to our pre-employment screening process, which includes an occupational health medical.  We will also conduct right to work, DBS and reference checks.

Further information about our Service can be found by visiting www.northumberlandfireandrescue.gov.uk and our various social media channels.

For information about the process please contact Station Manager Diane Cairns, Group Manager Joe Hunter or Group Manager Andy Irvine

diane.cairns@northumberland.gov.uk – 07825121488

joseph.hunter@northumberland.gov.uk – 07966 327862

andrew.irvine@northumberland.gov.uk – 07890 020662