Benefits:

Salary: With effect from 1 July 2023, £41,031 (Development) – £44,911 (Competent WMB) plus training allowance

Training allowance – 338 hours per annum, evenings and weekends, £7,600 (Development) – £8,320.21 (Competent) per annum. 

Hours – 42 hours per week / 9 day fortnight

Location – Service Headquarters, Calcot, Reading and other work locations as required

Superb Pension Schemes available

Onsite gym and parking facilities  

About the Role

Resourcing and Development are seeking a motivated individual for the position of Watch Manager, Resourcing and Development (Training) who is passionate about learning, development and the positive impact this can have on confidence and performance.

Working within the Training and Development team, to research, design, deliver and implement training, development and learning products. You will also be involved in the development of courses, resources and processes to ensure the Service has suitable provisions available to ensure effective delivery of the annual Training and Development Plan. You will support the management and development of HR and Learning Management Systems and technology and ways of working as appropriate.

About You

We are seeking an individual who relishes working with others, has a can-do solutions focussed approach to work and are able to build and maintain positive and productive working relationships with internal and external stakeholders. You’ll have experience of supporting learning and development activity and be able to influence change and improvement in this field. (Appropriate training and development will be provided to support you to be successful in this role).

The Key Focus of this Role is:

• Design new and refresh current training and development courses for in person and virtual delivery
• Working with subject matter experts to design and create digital content / e-learning
• Participate in the delivery of training courses, qualifications, development products, and associated assessment and assurance methods
• Utilise knowledge of operational and specialist training requirements to support effective design and delivery of activity.

Key Role Requirements (Knowledge, Skills & Experience):

• The ability to develop positive relationships and engage with a broad range of individuals internally and externally
• Knowledge of the fundamental principles of learning and development
• Excellent self-management, planning and organisational skills
• Ability to work on own initiative, make decisions to manage own workload
• Ability to facilitate action and change and to impart learning using a variety of methods and platforms
• Appropriate operational experience

Eligibility

Applications are welcomed from competent Firefighters, development Crew Managers and above. You will already hold a teaching qualification (AET / PTTLS) or have undertaken suitable alternative training.

Please note that 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.

Application & Selection Process

If you are interested in applying for this position click Apply Now.

Please see the link to the Job Profile.

Applicants will be expected to detail their knowledge, skills, and experience against the relevant Personal Specification contained within the Job Profile.

Eligible staff wishing to apply for this role should apply through the portal, submitting a supporting statement (restricted to 1000 words) detailing how they meet the ‘person specification’ for the role as detailed at the end of the job profile.

Following shortlisting, applicants will be assessed for suitability by means of a role based task and behavioural / competency based interview.

Please see the role based task instructions which are provided in advance to allow you to start considering your approach. If you are successful at shortlisting, you will talk the panel through the lesson plan and have a professional discussion before interview. The presentation must be submitted by 09:00 on the 7 December 2023 to keanel@rbfrs.co.uk

For further details about the role or to simply discuss any adaptations or adjustments we can make to assist you in your application or with our recruitment process please contact Ott, Resourcing Adviser at otte@rbfrs.co.uk to arrange an informal discussion.

Please note we do not accept applications via Agencies or CV’s without an accompanying application form.

Closing date for applications is 09:00 hours 29 November 2023.

It is anticipated that the selection assessment process will run from the 7/8 December 2023.

The Behavioural Competency Framework allows us to easily identify the behaviours that drive successful performance and enables us to deliver an effective service. The behaviours detailed within the job profile will be assessed throughout the selection process.

Please view our privacy notice via this link Applicant Privacy Statement

Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service values your individuality, your diversity and your dignity.  All are welcome here. Inclusion, diversity and equality are principles which guide our decisions and will be visible throughout the Service, and we will continually work to improve in these areas. 

We are committed to creating an inclusive culture of dignity and trust where everyone feels safe and comfortable to bring their whole self to work.

Simply: The communities we serve are varied and diverse, we should be too.

Applications are welcome for job-share or part time arrangements please enquire on application.

All applications are considered on merit alone. We are a Disability Confident Leader – if you meet the essential criteria of the role, you will be guaranteed an interview if you choose to opt into the Disability Confident Scheme (formerly known as the Guaranteed Interview Scheme).

To find out more: https://www.rbfrs.co.uk/your-service/about-us/equality-diversity-and-inclusion/

Media and Communications Manager

£43,421 + benefits

About Us

Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service are one of the UK’s leading Fire and Rescue Services for responding and innovation. We pride ourselves in striving to ‘Create the Safest Community’ and our dedicated, and diverse workforce are committed to delivering this.

The Service values and respects the diversity of its employees, and aims to recruit a workforce that represents the communities we serve. We welcome applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity.

As an organisation we are currently rated as ‘Good’ by His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services and by recruiting the right individual with the right skills, ability and knowledge, this will ensure our continued success.

The Role

We have an exciting opportunity for a talented and experienced Media & Communications Manager to join us at an exciting time of change. As our services develop to support our community in new ways, and with a challenging national reform agenda, we are looking for a communications professional who can confidently promote our brand/culture and ethos locally, regionally and nationally. A strategic thinker who can creatively engage and influence internally and externally at all levels to support our vision of Creating the Safest Community.

The post holder will be responsible for developing and promoting the Communications and Engagement strategy; providing comprehensive and professional advice and support to promote the corporate aims and objectives of Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service, supporting management to drive innovation, maximise resources and deliver exceptional services to our community.

What we are looking for:

·         An experienced Media & Communications Manager to develop and implement internal and external strategic communications.

·         Ability to lead and deliver an internal and external engagement strategy

·         Experience of providing media related advice and guidance to senior management.

·         Experience of delivering multi-faceted media.

·         Experience of delivering creative and innovative media campaigns and evaluating the success.

·         Sound knowledge and skills of managing content management systems.

Closing date for applications is 28th Nov 2023, at 12:00 hours.

The Selection Process

Set out below are the key dates relating to this selection process:

Stage Timeline
Advert closes 28th Nov 2023 at 12:00 hours
Notification of shortlist 1st Dec 2023
Selection process / interview w/c 3rd Dec 2023

Please note the dates detailed may be subject to change

What we can offer you

Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service Headquarters are located in purpose built premises based in Washington, within easy reach of the A1 and A19. On site facilities include a staff gym, ample free parking and canteen facilities.

Employee Benefits

·         Blue light discount

·         A working environment that supports a range of flexible working options to enhance your work life balance including flexi time

·         A workplace culture that encourages inclusion and diversity including access to Staff Network Groups

·         Enrolment to the Local Government Pension scheme

·         Option to join our Sports and Welfare Club

·         Annual Leave entitlement starting at 23 days plus Public Holidays and 3 local days to be used over the Christmas period

·         Cycle 2 work scheme

·         Car lease scheme (subject to contract duration / type)

Interested in applying?

Further details can be found in the accompanying job description and person specification.  More information about our Service can be found by visiting www.twfire.gov.uk and our various social media channels.

Informal contact can be made to GM Shaun Makin via email at Shaun.Makin@twfire.gov.uk

Department:   Finance
Salary:           £45,495 – £50,508 per annum
Hours:            37 hours
Contract:        Permanent
Location:        Kelvedon Park

The right person

 We are seeking to employ a friendly, reliable, and efficient person to join our office team as a Senior Finance Business Partner.

The role 

As a Senior Finance Business Partner (Role Profile), you will be responsible for: 

 Overseeing the month end process and review and update the monthly finance packs, with an opportunity to develop and improve the current pack and present  the data to the Section 151 Officer (CFO)
 Lead the quarterly reforecasting and expected annual outturn, reporting the movement with supporting reasons and highlight possible solutions to bring budget back in line.
 Confident with Business Partnering with the heads of departments both financial and non-financial minded.
 Work with the budget holders Interpret and interrogate the financial performance and document reasons for variances, discussing options to remedy the situation where required including financial implications.
 You will advise, influence and challenge the budget holders on financial decisions and ensure that such decisions are made in line with the Service’s strategic goals and objectives.
 Support departments with proposed Business cases, offering options on how to fund for proposals and providing financial data to support the cases.

Application and eligibility

 To be eligible for the role, you must be a finalist or qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA/CIPFA).

In addition, the ideal candidate will have experience in Business partnering with both financial and non-financial individuals, delivering month end management accounts and have had involvement in the Budgeting and Forecasting processes. 

You should submit your application, including a supporting statement of no more than 500 words, detailing how you meet the essential requirements of the person specification by 21st November 2023.

 This supporting statement will be used to shortlist your application so you should ensure all essential areas of the person specification are covered in your statement.

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. 

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 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 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  

 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. 

Vehicle Technician X2 

Working Hours:            37 hours per week 
Salary:                              £33,467.61 – £36,528.99 per annum (Includes Market Supplement of 11%)
Contract:                          Permanent

Fleet Workshops provides Essex County Fire & Rescue Service with in-house asset maintenance for all its vehicles and equipment. The fleet consists of some 350 vehicles that range from small cars, vans and car derived vans to fire appliances and specialist vehicles. The service provision goes beyond general maintenance, taking account of the specialism that is required for fire, prevention, protection and response. 

The role 

Essex Fire & Rescue Service Fleet Workshops have two vacancies for experienced Vehicle Technicians (Role Profile), we are looking for someone with either Commercial vehicle or light vehicle experience, product training is provided. Commercial Vehicle Technicians will join the call out Rota and attract stand by allowance and call out overtime. Light vehicle technicians will be required to carry out MOT Testing for class 4, 5 & 7. 

You will be working independently alongside a team of Technicians with diverse skills and reporting to the workshop supervisor, with workloads planned by the Supervision/reception team. 

The hours are Monday to Friday (No weekend working) with a 1.00pm finish on Fridays (Or overtime, time off in lieu) can be worked Friday PM. Overtime is available as required by the needs of the Workshops.

Application  

You should submit your application along with a copy of your CV, including a supporting statement of no more than 700 words, detailing how you meet the essential requirements of the person specification by 21st November 2023.

This supporting statement will be used to shortlist your application so you should ensure all essential areas of the person specification are covered in your statement. 

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.  

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 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 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   

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.  

Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service

Watch Manager Promotion Process – Control

£38,979 dev

£42,665 comp

Through this promotion process it is our intention to create a pool of successful candidates for consideration for future temporary or permanent Watch Manager (WM) vacancies within Control. The pool of applicants will remain active until a decision is taken to run a further process.

About the role

This is an exciting opportunity for those wishing to take the next step into a management role within the Service.  Through demonstrating positive and collaborative leadership you can influence and make a valuable contribution to the Service.  You will be empowered to take responsibility to support your team to maximise their potential and to ensure behaviours are consistent with our vision statement and Service values.  

By striving for continuous improvement and embracing equality, diversity and inclusion through your personal conduct; you will make a meaningful difference to not only the Service but the communities we serve.  You will gain experience through a broader understanding of the Service, giving you the exposure to enable you to gather further evidence to support your development.

The Service values and respects the diversity of its employees, and aims to recruit a workforce that represents the communities we serve. We welcome applications from suitably qualified people, irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation. 

Closing date for applications is Friday 24th November 2023 at 15:00 hours

Eligibility Criteria

Eligible candidates must:-

·         Be a permanent and competent Control Crew Manager or Temporary Watch Manager in a Local Authority Fire and Rescue Service and be able to provide evidence of this

About the Selection Process

Set out below are the key dates relating to this selection process:

Stage Timeline

Advert closes – Friday 24th November 2023 at 15:00 hours
Notification of shortlist – Week commencing Monday 27th November 2023
Interview – Week commencing 4th December 2023 

Please Note: You will be communicated with via email throughout the process.

Interested in applying?

To apply please upload a supporting statement to your application form outlining how you meet the criteria highlighted on the person specification for the role.

For further information, please email Station Manager Andrew Lineham, andrew.lineham@twfire.gov.uk or contact the Recruitment Team recruitment@twfire.gov.uk.

Thank you and good luck!

Job Summary

Job Role Title: SQL Developer

Salary:  G £37,336 – £41,418

Contract Type:  Permanent

Working Pattern: Full Time

Number of hours per week: 37

Job Share: No

Closing date: 22nd November

Further Information

Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service is looking for a SQL Developer to join our Application Support Group. If you are driven to help other people get the most from technology and have some experience with T-SQL and associated skills, you could be the person we are looking for.

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 SQL Developer Role:

This position brings a fantastic opportunity to work within our ICT team where you will be a key member of our Data Team responsible for building and maintaining our Data Warehouse and our Data Hub.

Key Duties and Responsibilities as a SQL Developer:

•     Support ingress and egress of critical data, in a real-time environment, to support primary business functions.

•     Identify data elements using SSMS and an in-house Entity-Relationship tool, and use T-SQL, Stored Procedures, CTE etc to perform data engineering.

•     Identifying measures and producing calculated values to support the creation of Tabular Models used for Reporting.

•     Identify data relationships that might add value.

•     Support the reporting requirements of external stakeholders, for example, Annual Home Office data returns

•     Understand how tabular models are used to support PowerBI users.

•     Maintaining and developing current SQL and related skills

Closing date:  22nd November 2023

Test date: week commencing 27 November 2023

Presentation and Interview date: week commencing 11 December.

Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service is committed to promoting workplace equality, diversity and inclusion. 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.