Job Summary

Job Role Title:  ICT Support Technician

Salary: £33,024 – £36,648 (Grade F, scp 24 -28). Plus 20% on-call allowance when competent to join the Out of Hours support Rota (1 week in 4)

Contract Type:  Permanent

Working Pattern: Full Time

Number of hours per week: 37

Job Share: No

Closing date:  13th December 2023

Test and Interview: w/c 18th December or w/c 2nd January 2024.

Further Information

Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service have an opportunity to join our ICT Support Team. If you are driven to help other people get the most from technology and have experience in an ICT support role, we’d love to hear from you.

Benefits you will receive: 

Competitive salary
Flexible working
Generous leave entitlement plus public holidays
Public sector pension (subject to pension scheme rules)
Full support for ongoing professional development
On-site gym facilities
Free onsite parking
Access to an emergency services discount card
Use of our occupational health unit

You will automatically be enrolled into the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS), which is a tax-approved, defined-benefit occupational pension scheme. Your contributions are based on your earnings, and you can choose from different income options when you retire.

About The ICT Tech Support Role

This position is Technical (Tier 2) Support. You will be responsible for ensuring that our ICT systems are ready and working when they are needed most.

It’s our job to deliver ICT to a standard required by a Blue Light Service. As a member of our team, you will support a diverse range of Communications Systems, Operational Applications and Platforms. You will learn new skills, work on various projects and benefit from being part of an experienced team. Most importantly you will know that your efforts will help deliver Safer People and Safer Places across our county.

Being Familiar with the below will be a great help in your application.

·         An ITIL-based approach to ICT service delivery.

·         The M365 product suite

·         Entra ID, SSCM / Intune, Microsoft Endpoint

·         Working with external suppliers to resolve complex issues.

You will primarily work from our Birstall Headquarters, but hybrid working may be considered for this role.

You will be required to join our Out of Hours Support Group on a 1 week in four basis when you have reached a sufficient competence level.

For more information on the duties and candidate requirements please see job description and person specification attached.

Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service is committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion in the workplace. Furthermore, we want to create a work environment where everyone feels safe, can be themselves and can perform their roles to the best of their abilities. We have signed up with a number of nationally recognised organisations that promote equality, diversity and inclusion and we are working with them to help us achieve our objectives. These organisations include:

• Employers Network for Equality and Inclusion (ENEI)
• Department of Works and Pension’s Disability Confident scheme
• British Sign Language Charter
• Asians in the Fire Service Association (AFSA)

Pension Considerations

Annual Allowance- Please note that it is your personal responsibility to check whether by applying/accepting this position it would result in any Annual Allowance implications. A breach in the Annual Allowance threshold could result in a Tax charge. Further information on Annual Allowance can be obtained from our Pensions team.

Lifetime Allowance – Please note that it is your personal responsibility to check whether by applying/accepting this position it would result in any Lifetime Allowance implications. A breach in the Lifetime Allowance threshold will result in a Tax charge. Further information on Lifetime Allowance can be obtained from our Pensions team.

Please take note that Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service does not hold a UK Visa & Immigration (UKVI) Skilled Worker License sponsor and are unable to sponsor any individuals for Skilled Worker Sponsorship.

Job Title: Director of Service Delivery – Assistant Chief Fire Officer
Contract: Permanent  
Working Hours: 42 hours per week  
Salary: c.£124,000 per annum 
Location: Service HQ, Kelvedon Park 
Closing date: 18th December 2023 
 
We are open to discuss working arrangements including flexibility over hours and location, though you will be required to travel regularly around the county of Essex, as well as some national travel for the purpose of delivering the role.  
 
The role is employed on the continuous duty system (Gold level officer) and you will be required to respond at all times 

What You Will Be Working On 
 
Are you ready for a challenging and rewarding opportunity to join the Service Leadership Team (SLT) of one of the country’s biggest, dynamic and progressive Fire & Rescue Services? Essex County Fire & Rescue Services (ECFRS) is seeking a Director of Service Delivery, responsible for providing leadership and strategic direction to the Service’s Prevention, Protection, and Response functions as well as leading on national initiatives, the implementation of our upcoming Community Risk Management Plan (CRMP) and leading our journey to being the best fire and rescue service in the country.  
 
As the Director of Service Delivery, you will work proactively and collaboratively to lead our people and efficiently manage our resources, striving to optimise delivery and achieve the best outcomes. You will achieve this by shaping and directing the activities of the Service and, through an extended leadership team of three Assistant Directors, you will also develop, implement and deliver strategy, operational policy and continuous improvement. 

What Are We Looking For? 
 
As an exceptional role model, you will be focused and transformation-orientated, inclusive, and a positive contributor to change. You will be able to build strong relationships inside and outside the organisation with key stakeholders and be truly committed to a collaborative approach with our partners.  
 
You will be skilled at influencing and able to recognise the contribution of all, valuing the people that deliver for the Service. You will also be able to demonstrate experience of managing resources and budgets at a senior level as well as delivering strategic programmes of work, including sponsoring and influencing major programmes of change.  
 
You will have a keen understanding of the social, economic and political environment together with a track record of encouraging and developing innovative solutions to complex issues while maintaining your own personal confidence and resilience as well as that of others.  
 
We are strong believers in recruiting people with a positive and inclusive attitude, committed to continuous improvement, and are these attributes are essential in our Director of Service Delivery, as you will act as a role model to all within our Service. 
 
Eligibility  
 
Incident Command Level 4 
Emergency Response Driver  
 
To be eligible to apply for these opportunities, you must:  
 
be a substantive Brigade Manager (or equivalent), or Area Manager / Assistant Director (or equivalent) within a UK Fire and Rescue Service  
have successfully completed all relevant operation assessments and compulsory courses, and are competent in your current role  
hold a valid Officer ERD qualification  
be able to travel around the county as required, to visit all ECFRS fire stations and sites  
not be subject to any current live disciplinary or performance warnings, nor be subject to any informal management for reasons of conduct or performance  
have a valid and current FiTech of 42 VO2 max, or be actively engaged in a programme of fitness agreed under the Fitness policy 
 
If you are an internal candidate, you are expected to have discussed your application with your line manager and confirmed with them there are no outstanding issues of conduct or performance. This will be verified prior to shortlisting. 
 
How to apply  

You will be required to submit a supporting statement of no more than 1200 words that demonstrates how you meet the shortlisting criteria detailed on pages 11 and 12 of the Candidate Pack by 5pm on the closing date of Monday 18th December 2023. 
 
You may submit this either as a word document, pdf, an mp3 (voice note) or mp4 (video), however the word count must not exceed 1200 words no matter which format you choose to present your application.  
 
You may attach separate documents (such as qualifications, or a CV) should you wish, though your additional documents will only be referred to in shortlisting to confirm eligibility (e.g., your current role and any existing qualifications).  
 
Candidate Pack  
Role Profile  
Person Specification 

*Please visit our website to view these documents
 
Q&A and tour of Service HQ 
 
Interested candidates should arrange to attend Service HQ in person on Tuesday 12 December at 3pm. This will be to meet with members of our Service Leadership Team for a briefing about the Service, our future, and the role. You will also have the opportunity to ask questions about Essex County FRS. 
 
If you would like to attend this, please contact Steve Tovey, Head of Resourcing via steve.tovey@essex-fire.gov.uk in the first instance 
 
Assessment and selection: 
 
The assessment and selection approach will be: 
 
Stage 1  
 
Attend the information event, application & shortlisting (assessment of your supporting statement will be made against the shortlisting criteria detailed in the candidate pack)  
 
Stage 2  
 
Leading the Service – Assessment Centre 
 
All shortlisted candidates will be invited to undertake an Assessment and Development Centre (ADC), with a range of activities that will be assessed against the NFCC Leadership Framework (Leading the Service), the Core Code of Ethics, and ECFRS’ values and that will include a psychometric assessment.  
 
It is anticipated that the ADC will take place virtually across the first two weeks of January  
 
You can see the NFCC Leadership Framework here: NFCC_Leadership_Framework_Final.pdf (nationalfirechiefs.org.uk)  
 
And guidance around the Code of Ethics here: 
Core Code of Ethics England Guidance May 21 V0.pdf (ukfrs.com) 
 
Stage 3  
 
Presentation and Panel Interview.  
 
It is anticipated that the panel interview will take place in the week commencing 15 January 2023. 
 
Should you wish to have an informal discussion with regards to the role with Rick Hylton, Chief Fire Officer, and are unable to attend the Q&A session, please contact Steve Tovey, Head of Resourcing via steve.tovey@essex-fire.gov.uk in the first instance.   
 
Our Culture and Benefits 
 
Here at Essex County Fire and Rescue Service we are committed to prioritising and promoting the wellbeing of our employees.  
 
You can find out more about our benefits at https://join.essex-fire.gov.uk/jobs/benefits/ 
 
Disability Confident 
 
We are an equal opportunities, Disability Confident, employer who welcomes applications from everyone and values diversity in our workplace. A commitment to promoting diversity and developing a work environment where all staff are treated with dignity and respect is central to our recruitment process and all applications will be considered solely on merit. 
As part of our offer to support all our candidates to perform to the best of their abilities during our recruitment and selection processes and we would like to let you know about a couple of support options you can access, should you wish to, including our employee forums, who are keen and willing to support all of our potential colleagues.  
 
Further to the above, the Service has a Digital Accessibility Inclusion Group (DAIG) that supports all colleagues to improve their digital skills and provides additional support and guidance to colleagues with neurodivergent strengths and struggles as a result of dyslexia, ADHD, Autism, dyspraxia etc. We want everyone to thrive at work, and so we encourage and enable people to access digital tools to help them perform at your best. The DAIG is a group of colleagues from across the Service that unite to support others as a result of their lived experience and desire to make a difference. They support people with a range of visible and invisible disabilities to identify and access digital workplace adjustments and solutions and may be able to assist with your application too.  
 
Should you wish to discuss support, or access further information, from one of these groups, please contact Equality.Diversity@essex-fire.gov.uk  
 
You are also able to raise any queries or requests for support, including any adjustments you may require, at any stage of the process via this confidential form https://forms.office.com/r/yDc5kvm0AU , or by email to recruitment@essex-fire.gov.uk  
 
You can find out more about Essex County Fire & Rescue Service via www.essex-fire.gov.uk including information about all our vacancies, application processes and benefits. 
 
 
Safeguarding 
 
Essex Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner Fire and Rescue Authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment. 
 
It is our policy to require all applicants for employment to disclose if you are currently being investigated by any regulatory body or have any decisions or sanctions pending or in progress in respect of your suitability to work for the Service. 
 
You agree to inform the Service within 24 hours if you are subsequently investigated by any agency or organisation in relation to concerns about your behaviour towards children, young people or vulnerable adults. 
 
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. 
 
This role will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.  

37 hour week, Fulltime

Payscale F – £ 27,937- £28,565 per annum

Closing date: 17 December 2023 at midnight

Are you a people person, with outstanding communication skills and a keen interest in helping your community? Then join our Prevention Team as a Community Safety Advisor.

About Us 

Buckinghamshire Fire & Rescue Service serves a population of more than 800,000 in the Southeast of England. Around 400 firefighters operate from 19 fire stations from the outskirts of London to the South Midlands. We employ around 100 specialist support staff, from ICT to fire prevention. We are a diverse, welcoming community – will you join us? 

Our Service is only as good as its people. When our employees are engaged and supported, our Service thrives. This why we support flexible and hybrid working. 

About the role

Working within the wider Prevention Team, you will work alongside two other Community Safety Advisors, and be responsible for:

·         Delivering our ongoing project in specialised housing environments, high-rise premises, sheltered accommodation and other similar settings

·         Delivering Home Fire Safety Visits to people who live in these settings

·         Working with those living in these settings to identify and reduce fire risk in their homes, providing advice and guidance, and installing risk reduction equipment such as smoke alarms, as required

·         Attending community events, with other members of the team and operational fire crews, to deliver wider community safety education to improve public safety across the Service area

About You 

The ideal candidate for our Community Safety Advisor role will be:

·         Great at communicating with people

·         Flexible in their approach to work

·         Keen to support the wider Prevention Team, and local fire stations, in the delivery of Prevention activity

·         Passionate about improving the lives of vulnerable people

·         Required to travel across Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes on a daily basis (vehicle provided)

Experience and Qualifications

Skills

·         Excellent interpersonal skills

·         Confidently able to interact with members of the public

·         Able to prioritise workloads

·         Able to plan and problem solve in a range of circumstances

·         Able to work well under pressure

·         Excellent written and verbal communication skills

·         Able to demonstrate an openness to change, actively seeking and supporting it

Experience

·         Experience of engaging with the public

·         Experience of carrying out personal risk assessments (or willingness to learn)

Qualifications

·         English and Maths GCSE at Level 4 to 9, or equivalent

·         IOSH (or willingness to work towards this qualification)

·         Level 3IC Fire Safety qualification (or willingness to work towards this qualification)

·         First Aid at Work (or willingness to work towards this qualification)

·         L2 safeguarding

How To Apply 

If there are any adaptions or adjustments, we can make to help you in your application, or with our recruitment process, please contact us via e-mail or telephone.

For further information about the role please review the job description.

(Internal applicants please log in using your iTrent Self Service username and password).

We are an equal opportunity employer. Applications from people of any colour, race, nationality, ethnic origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, marital status or disability are welcome.

Everyone who works with us is required to have a DBS check. If you have any queries or concerns regarding this, please contact hr@bucksfire.gov.uk

Abatement & Protected Pension 

If are in receipt of a Firefighter’s pension, before taking up employment with Buckinghamshire & Milton Keynes Fire Authority, you are required to notify Human Resources as Abatement Rules may apply.

Control Room Officers – London Fire Brigade

Salary: starting salary £37,752.56 with annual pay progression up to £45,536.95 *exclusive of national pay awards.

Closing Date: Monday 18th December 2023 @16:00hrs

London Fire Brigade (LFB) are seeking transferee’s to LFB Control from current competent Control room operators. This opportunity is open to anyone who is a current UK Local Authority, competent Firefighter Control or role above.

Applicants must be able to demonstrate on the application form that they meet the criteria.

Our Fire Control function is delivered by a highly skilled team based at London Operations Centre in Merton. LFB Control work shifts across a watch structure a 3 on 3 off, shift pattern working a 12 hr Day shift, 8 Hour day shift, 12 hr night shift followed by 3 days off.

LFB Control takes over 200,000 emergency calls per year and manages over 150,000 incidents.

We are looking for individuals who possess the following qualities.

• Personal accountability
• Adaptability and anticipates change positively.
• Aware and accepting of the diverse beliefs, culture and traditions of Londoners

Successful applicants will undertake a 9 month probationary period. If success, you will need to undertake a 5 week training course Monday to Friday prior to joining a watch.

Further information about the main duties and responsibilities of the role are detailed in the job description.

We value the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects our diverse communities across London. The London Fire Commissioner is an Equal Opportunities Employer and we positively welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals, irrespective of people’s age, disability, gender, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances. We have guidance in place to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process, including the consideration of reasonable adjustments for people who have a disability

Job number: DWFRS – CORP00618
Contract Type: Temporary/Fixed term
Location: Wiltshire/Dorset
Department: Human Resources
Closing Date: 03-Dec-2023

Job title:  HR Administrative Assistant – Temporary (6 months)

Grade: B

Salary: £23,893 per annum (rising by annual increments to £24,702 per annum).  More information on salaries and progression can be found on our pay and policies page.

Hours: Full Time – 37 hours per week with access to flexi time scheme. 

Annual leave: 25 days basic leave entitlement (after 5 years’ service this increases to 29 days) plus 8 bank holiday days.  

Employee Benefits: A wide range of employee benefits is available.  For example, we offer a flexi time scheme, Local Government Pension Scheme, a generous annual leave allowance, access to Blue Light Card discounts, and a variety of family friendly schemes and health & well-being services.

Location: The service encourages flexible working and believes that work is what you do not where you do it. The role will be based Dorchester Support Offices, Poundbury, Dorset or Service Headquarters Salisbury, Wiltshire with flexibility to work from home/DWFRS Stations/Support Offices. There will be a requirement to attend your base location approximately four days a month for key activities and meetings.

Appointment Type:   6-month Fixed Term Contract.  Should a permanent position arise in the team during the period of your Fixed Term Contract, that is substantially like the role you are carrying out, you may be considered for the role in the first instance.

Contact:  For a chat about this post, please contact Julia Johnson, Resourcing and Workforce Planning Officer on 01722 691252.

Closing and Interview date: The closing date for applications is Sunday, 3 December 2023 (midnight).  It is intended that interviews will take place on Tuesday, 12 December 2023.  Should you be shortlisted for interview, further details regarding the interview format/location will be provided before the interview date.

You will:

– Provide a wide range of HR administration and support to the HR workforce planning function (e.g. setting up meetings, taking minutes and updating relevant monitoring information)
– Support the review and production of all HR related documents
– Provide HR Workforce Planning administration and support to line managers, HR advisors, business partners and all employees

What makes you our ideal HR Administrative Assistant?

– You must have 4 GCSE passes – Grade A*-C / 9-4, including English and Mathematics, or equivalent Level 2 qualification, or higher-level relevant qualification, and be able to provide evidence of this
– You will have previous relevant experience of working in an administrative or recruitment environment
– You are a competent user of MS office or other software and can use databases to produce documents, spreadsheets and emails
– For full details of the role and requirements please have a look at the job description and person specification.

Other Information:

– The role has an occasional travel requirement. You must be able to fulfil the travel requirements of the post.
– A Standard Disclosure & Barring Service Check (DBS) clearance will be undertaken on the successful individual prior to offer of employment.
– Any offer of employment will be subject to full pre-employment checks which include identity checks, right to work in the UK, medical and receipt of satisfactory references.

Additional Information – Raising Tax Awareness and Pension Considerations

Annual Allowance – Please note that it is your personal responsibility to check whether by applying/accepting this position it would result in any Annual Allowance implications. A breach in the Annual Allowance threshold could result in a Tax charge. Further information on Annual Allowance can be obtained from our Pensions team.

Lifetime Allowance – Please note that it is your personal responsibility to check whether by applying/accepting this position it would result in any Lifetime Allowance implications.  A breach in the Lifetime Allowance threshold will result in a Tax charge.  Further information on Lifetime Allowance can be obtained from our Pensions team.

Temporary Promotions/Positions – Wholetime and On-call staff: Please note that any period of ‘temporary’, whether that is by way of promotion or allowances associated with a temporary position, will not be pensionable.
To find out more and apply:

You should ensure you include satisfactory evidence in your application to support all of the areas stated as being measured at the Application Stage on the Person Specification. This will ensure you have the best opportunity of progressing to the next stage of the selection process.

We are committed to building a workforce that reflects the diversity of our communities and welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals regardless of age, disability, gender, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.  All applications will be treated on merit and staff involved in recruitment and selection processes undertake unconscious bias training.

We are committed to the Disability Confident Scheme and guarantee an interview to applicants with a disclosed disability if they meet the minimum criteria for the post to which they are applying.  Please tell us in confidence if this applies to you, or if there are any reasonable adjustments that would help you apply for this post.

Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service’s recruitment and selection procedures reflect our commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of Adults, Children and Young People.  All staff and volunteers are expected to share this commitment.

If you hold international qualifications, you will be required to provide official evidence that shows how these compare to UK Qualifications. We will accept a Statement of Comparability from a UK organisation called ENIC which can be obtained via their website. Please note that UK ENIC charge for this service, so if you request a Statement of Compatibility, you will be required to pay for it as we are unable to reimburse you.

For further guidance on how to complete your application, please refer to the Job Application Guidance Notes. If you are experiencing difficulties completing your application or have a need to complete your application in an alternative format due to a disability, please contact HR Resourcing on 01722 691444 within plenty of time of the closing date of the position you are applying for.

Values & Behaviours Framework

Our recruitment, assessment and progression processes are based on our Code of Ethics that has been developed specifically for Fire and Rescue Services.  When recruiting, we identify the most important behaviours for the role and these are used as part of the short-listing and selection process.

Job Title:                  Health and Safety Advisor

Contract:                  Permanent

Working Hours:      37 Hours per week

Salary:                       £35,745 – £38,223

Location:                  Kelvedon Park

Closing Date:          29th December 2023

*We are open to discuss working arrangements including flexibility over hours and location

The Role (Role Profile)

You will part of a dedicated Health and Safety Department reporting to the Senior Health and Safety Advisor. You will assist with the planning, developing and implementation of the health and safety function across the Service. Working closely with Station and Service Managers.

What You Will Be Working On

• Assisting with the planning, development, and implementation of the H&S function
  Support the implementation of the departmental business plan.
• Promoting a positive H&S culture across the Service.
  Responsible for management, assessment and ‘closing’ of accidents/safety events using event reporting systems and H&S systems.
• Assisting Managers with carrying out premises H&S audits, collation of the reports to incorporate results into an annual report.
• Identify and review risk assessments by monitoring statistics and H&S legislation.
• Undertake H&S risk assessments and accident/safety event investigations as required and to be responsible for delivering on the outcomes.
• Undertake and co-ordinate initial information and data capture accident investigations.
• Production of accident reports to make recommendations.
  Direct consultation with Representative Bodies and Safety Representatives.
• Provide technical advice to all levels of Service Management. Advising on new H&S legislation in respect to its implementation.
• Advising on H&S training, managing and co-ordinating its introduction.
• Developing and delivering training.
• Providing H&S support/advice to ECFRS Accident Investigation Teams and Accident Investigation Boards, particularly in respect to legislative requirements and safe working practices.
• Compiling accident reports where required.
• Review existing policies and make recommendations for amendments
• Participate in the 24/7 H&S advisory support rota service.
• Provide sector competent advice related to other H&S matters to all levels of Service Managers.
• Deputising for the Senior H&S Advisor at meetings as required.

What Are We Looking For?

It is an essential requirement to have proven experience and a strong health and safety background as you will be required to provide health and safety advice to Service Managers, problem solving and decision making whilst working to exacting deadlines. We are looking for someone to support the Health and Safety Manager in the planning and development of the department strategy and support the implementation of the department business plan.

Eligibility

You will have a Level 3 accredited H&S qualification (or equivalent) and be a Technical Member of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH), working towards Graduate (Certified) Membership.

How to apply 

You are required to submit a supporting statement through our website, of no more than 750 words detailing how you meet the essential criteria for the role via Cornerstone. It is important that you provide as much evidence as possible as to how you meet the essential criteria of the Person Specification as this statement will be used to shortlist your application.

We love it when our applicants write thorough supporting statements so don’t be afraid to go into detail! This will give us a great understanding of your skills and experience and how well you fit the role.

Please ensure you have uploaded the supporting statement before clicking Apply and please submit your application by 29th December 2023.

Assessment and selection 

Stage 1 Application & shortlisting (assessment will be made against the essential criteria of the person specification)

Stage 2 Presentation on subject to be advised – no more than 10 minutes, and role specific interview lasting approximately 45 minutes.

Should you wish to have an informal discussion with regards to the role, please contact Joanne Hellen on 07500 102558 or joanne.hellen@essex-fire.gov.uk

We are an equal opportunities, Disability Confident, employer who welcomes applications from everyone and values diversity in our workplace. A commitment to promoting diversity and developing a work environment where all staff are treated with dignity and respect is central to our recruitment process and all applications will be considered solely on merit.

As part of our offer to support all our candidates to perform to the best of their abilities during our recruitment and selection processes and we would like to let you know about a couple of support options you can access, should you wish to, including our employee forums, who are keen and willing to support all of our potential colleagues.

Our employee forums and partners include:

Asian Fire Services Association (AFSA), BEING (our LGBTQ+ employee support network), Christian Fellowship, Ethnic Minority Forum, Men’s Forum, and our Women’s Forum. In addition, we also have a female firefighters operational group.

Further to the above, the Service has a Digital Accessibility Inclusion Group (DAIG) that supports all colleagues to improve their digital skills and provides additional support and guidance to colleagues with neurodivergent strengths and struggles as a result of dyslexia, ADHD, Autism, dyspraxia etc. We want everyone to thrive at work, and so we encourage and enable people to access digital tools to help them perform at your best. The DAIG is a group of colleagues from across the Service that unite to support others as a result of their lived experience and desire to make a difference. They support people with a range of visible and invisible disabilities to identify and access digital workplace adjustments and solutions and may be able to assist with your application too.

Should you wish to discuss support, or access further information, from one of these groups, please contact equalitydiversity@essex-fire.gov.uk

You are also able to raise any queries or requests for support, including any adjustments you may require, at any stage of the process by email to recruitment@essex-fire.gov.uk

You can find out more about Essex County Fire & Rescue Service via www.essex-fire.gov.uk and about our vacancies, application processes and benefits via https://join.essex-fire.gov.uk

Our Culture and Benefits

Here at Essex County Fire and Rescue Service we are committed to prioritising and promoting the wellbeing of our employees.

You can find out more about our benefits at https://join.essex-fire.gov.uk/jobs/benefits/

Safeguarding

Essex Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner Fire and Rescue Authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.

It is our policy to require all applicants for employment to disclose if you are currently being investigated by any regulatory body or have any decisions or sanctions pending or in progress in respect of your suitability to work for the Service.

You agree to inform the Service within 24 hours if you are subsequently investigated by any agency or organisation in relation to concerns about your behaviour towards children, young people or vulnerable adults.

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.

This role may be subject to a standard/enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check

Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service is committed to realising our aim for Safer People, Safer Places through our embedded Values and Behaviours.  If you are looking for a challenging and rewarding role within our service as Crew Manager, our Talent Pool Process could be for you.

As a Crew Manager in Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service, you could be supporting the management of an operational watch of firefighters, delivering and managing operational training within our Learning and Development department or working within one of our support departments.  As we work towards creating Safer People, Safer Places, Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service is a great place to develop your management skills and knowledge whilst serving our community.

Applicants for our 2024 Crew Manager Talent Pool Process must be committed to developing themselves as Managers and will be looking to prepare for future opportunities.  We will be recruiting for permanent Crew Manager posts throughout a range of departments during 2024 via a role specific process.  Applications will only be accepted for those already within the Crew Manager Talent Pool and as such we are now inviting applications to enter our Talent Pool Process.

Application process

Entry to our Talent Pool is via a two-stage process.

Stage One involves a written application form via our e-recruitment portal.  This application is your opportunity to tell us why you would be suitable for a Crew Manager role within Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service.  Applications will be anonymised and scored against set criteria, if you are successful, you will be invited to progress to Stage Two which will require attendance for a job related test and competency based interview at a location in Leicestershire.

In order to apply for the Crew Manager Talent Pool Process, you will need to be working within a local authority Fire and Rescue Service; and be:

A substantive Crew Manager looking to transfer to our Service, or
·         A Competent Firefighter who holds the IFE Level 3 Certificate Operations Paper or;

·         Hold an equivalent Qualification:

Level 3 Leadership and Management Apprenticeship,

ILM/CMI L3 NVQ in Leadership and Management,

IOSH Managing Safety

(As defined in the NFCC Core Learning Pathway)

An excellent communicator
Able to show how you meet the competencies required of a Crew Manager and how your actions meet the Values and Behaviours of Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service.

Ideally, you should be qualified to Level 1 Incident Command, although applications will be accepted from those that do not hold this.

The final outcome of this process is clearly defined. Candidates will be deemed ‘Appointable’, ‘Non-Appointable’ or ‘Development Need’.  If you are successful, you will be placed in the Crew Manager Talent Pool which enables you to apply for any future Crew Manager positions in any department.  Those with development needs will have 6 months to complete a development plan.  Non appointable candidates will need to re-apply for the next talent pool process.  The development need category will only apply to internal candidates and external applicants will either be deemed appointable or not.

Internal candidates who pass both stage 1 and stage 2 of the process without a Level 1 incident Command qualification, will be placed into the development pool until such time as they gain this qualification as part of their development.

External candidates will require a Level 1 Incident Command qualification to apply as no development is given.

To begin your application for our Crew Manager Talent Pool process please visit the recruitment page of our website here https://careers.leics-fire.gov.uk/ .Further information and guidance regarding this process is also available within the FAQs document and the Competency Framework, both of which can also be found through this link.

Key Dates:

·         Opening date for Talent Pool applications – 29th November 2023

·         Closing date for Talent Pool applications – 20th December 2023 – 23:59hrs

·         Shortlisting – 21st December 2023 – 3rd January 2024

·         Job related tests – 25th-26th January 2024

·         Interviews – 29th January – 9th February 2024

·         Results commencing – 19th February 2024

Salary:

Development £38,501.04 – Competent £40,161.00

Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service is committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion in the workplace. Furthermore, we want to create a work environment where everyone feels safe, can be themselves and can perform their roles to the best of their abilities. We have signed up with a number of nationally recognised organisations that promote equality, diversity and inclusion and we are working with them to help us achieve our objectives. These organisations include:

·         Employers Network for Equality and Inclusion (ENEI)

·         Department of Works and Pension’s Disability Confident scheme

·         British Sign Language Charter

·         Asians in the Fire Service Association (AFSA)

Pension Considerations

Annual Allowance

Please note that it is your personal responsibility to check whether by applying/accepting this position it would result in any Annual Allowance implications. A breach in the Annual Allowance threshold could result in a Tax charge. Further information on Annual Allowance can be obtained from our Pensions team.

Lifetime Allowance

Please note that it is your personal responsibility to check whether by applying/accepting this position it would result in any Lifetime Allowance implications. A breach in the Lifetime Allowance threshold will result in a Tax charge. Further information on Lifetime Allowance can be obtained from our Pensions team.

LFRS wish you every success with your application.  You are strongly advised to familiarise yourself with the Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service Values and Behaviours Competency Framework, which is available to download from our recruitment portal.

Good luck to all that decide to apply.