Firefighter Transferee Opportunities

Closing Date: 19 March, at Midnight

We are currently recruiting Wholetime Firefighters looking to transfer to the Buckinghamshire & Milton Keynes area, as well as On-Call Firefighters looking to transfer to a Wholetime Firefighter role.

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. Our vision is to make Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes one of the safest areas in England in which to live, work, and travel. We are a diverse, welcoming community – will you join us?

The Opportunity

We are currently accepting applications for transfers to Buckinghamshire Fire & Rescue Service (BFRS) from:

• Competent Wholetime Firefighters
• On-Call Firefighters

Salary will be in line with national pay scales at the time of advert.

• Basic annual wage for a competent Firefighter – £32,244 (rising to £37,080 for those working on our Flexi-Firefighter duty system)
• Enhanced earning potential – Access to additional bank shifts at an enhanced hourly rate

About You

We are looking for individuals with the following personal qualities:

• Keen to contribute to a safer community
• Committed to equality and fairness
• An understanding of their role with regards to health, safety, and welfare.
• Motivated to continually improve
• Effective team member
• Effective communicator
• Flexible approach to undertaking new initiatives

Our essential requirements are that you:

• Must be a competent Firefighter – either Wholetime or On-Call (confirmation of competency will be required)
• Applicants must hold a full UK driving licence
• Achieve Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) clearance
• Pass a service medical and fitness test
• Have no current/outstanding development action plans or capability issues related to competency
• Be free of current formal disciplinary actions

Anything else you need to know:

If you are currently an On-Call Watch or Crew Commander and you are successful in this application, you will undertake the role of a Firefighter. However, we are able to offer opportunities to further develop your skills and support career progression through promotional pathways.

All successful candidates may be required to work within any of the duty systems employed within BFRS, which currently include, but are not limited to, Shift (2 x 9-hour days, 2 x 15-hour nights, followed by 4 rota days), Day-Crewed, Days only, and Flexi-Firefighter systems.

We embed equality, diversity, fairness, and inclusion into everything that we do. We view this as fundamental in order to achieve our vision of making Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes one of the safest areas in England in which to live, work and travel.

If there are any adaptions or adjustments, we can make to assist you in your application, or with our recruitment process, please get in touch either via e-mail or telephone.

If you would like the opportunity to work with an innovative, forward thinking, progressive fire and rescue service that encourages developing a range of skills to help serve the community, then we would like to hear from you.

Please contact hr@bucksfire.gov.uk if you have any questions about the role or recruitment process.

Director of Finance & Procurement (0.6 fte)

Location: Eyre Street, Sheffield (with some agile working)

Salary: £95,567* per annum (pro rata)

*pay award pending

South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Authority are seeking to appoint an ambitious, innovative and forward-thinking individual, with a proven track record at senior strategic operational level, to the part-time position of Director of Finance & Procurement.

The HMICFRS inspection in 2019, found that South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue “is ‘good’ in effectively keeping people safe and secure from fire and other risks; in operating efficiently and in looking after its people.”  The Service was rated as good in ten out of eleven sub-categories, placing us amongst the top rated services in the country.

We are well regarded by the communities we serve and the partner agencies with which we do business.  The Fire and Rescue Authority is committed to delivering its aspiration of “Making South Yorkshire safer and stronger”.

We offer a unique opportunity for a high calibre individual with drive, demonstrable financial strategic skills, and with political awareness, who will have a major influence on the future of the Service.  This will require an open, transparent and inclusive style, and the ability to develop positive relationships with all internal and external stakeholders.

The successful candidate will be a confident and respected leader, and be proactive in meeting the challenges of the Home Office’s fire reform agenda.  You will role-model our behaviours of honesty, integrity and respect in all that you do. You will provide drive to deliver continuous improvement across all directorates to ensure that the level of service to the communities we serve remains effective, efficient and provides robust governance and assurance.

An open and engaging style of leadership, significant experience of providing professional financial strategic direction, and a commitment to all aspects of diversity and inclusion, will be essential in building effective relationships with all stakeholders in managing through a period of change.

For a confidential conversation regarding this position contact Angela Twigg, Executive Assistant, on 07341046522 to arrange to speak to the Chief Fire Officer or Deputy Chief Fire Officer.

Information regarding the Service and the Authority can be found at http://www.syfire.gov.uk/

Application packs are available by emailing recruitment@syfire.gov.uk and should be returned electronically to the same email address.

Within both our Service and Authority we believe diversity in all its forms delivers a better service for our staff and our communities.  As an equal opportunities employer, we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.

Recruitment Process Timeline
Closing Date for Applications: 0900 Monday 13 March 2023

Notification of Shortlist:
w/c 13 March 2023

Psychometric Testing (online):
w/c 20 March 2023

Assessment process:

Presentation and Interview with Stakeholder Panel
w/c 20 March 2023
Final interview with Fire Authority Appointments Committee (for final shortlisted candidates)
w/c 27 March 2023

Workshop Vehicle and Equipment Stores Assistant

Job Title: Workshop Vehicle and Equipment Stores Assistant
Contract: Permanent
Working Hours: 37
Salary: £21,968 – £23,620 per annum
Location: Fleet Workshops – Lexden

The Role

We have a vacancy for a Workshop Vehicle and Equipment Stores Assistant, the successful applicant will have experience of providing a first class service to Technicians, ordering parts, building up relations with suppliers and the tenacity to research parts to obtain best value. You will have experience of a Fleet management system, with experience of receiving parts, placing orders, auto parts reorder, maintaining stock levels and stock taking being essential. You will have responsibility for keeping the stores tidy and ensuring compliance with the policies of the organisation, examples include, Health & Safety (including COSHH), Quality Management and KPI’s.

ECFRS collaborate with public sector partners including East of England Ambulance Service, we provide Repair and Maintenance of Front Line ambulances, HART specialist vehicles and response cars, there is also a requirement to support the provision of parts for these vehicles.

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 car 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.

What Are We Looking For?

This role reports to the Stores Supervisor so good communication skills and a team ethic are key.

The Stores is a busy, key department to the maintenance provision for ECFRS and partners, you must be able to multi-task and still maintain efficiency, accuracy and curtesy in everything you do.

The Application Process

Application – Initially you will apply via our website by attaching supporting statement. Your supporting statement should be a maximum of 750 words showing us how you meet the essential criteria of the person specification for the role. We love it when our applications 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.

Interview – The final part of the recruitment process will be a 45 minute role specific based interview.

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. Some of our benefits include:

Flexible working hours
Remote working opportunities
Wellbeing and counselling services
Physiotherapy services
Affiliation with the Blue Light Card scheme
Generous annual leave
Competitive pension scheme
Career development opportunities

You can find out more about our benefits via www.essex-fire.gov.uk

Closing Date – 8th March 2023
Interview Date – TBC

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 maybe subject to a standard/enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

Deputy Partnership Manager

Job Title: Deputy Partnership Manager
Contract: Permanent
Working Hours: 37
Salary: £33,820 – £36,298
Location: Kelvedon Park

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

The Role

This is an exciting opportunity to work with all 15 Essex Councils, Essex Police and Essex County Fire & Rescue Service. Essex Digital Partnership is a technology partnership and you could enjoy working with partners to drive excellence for Essex through technology

What You Will Be Working On

You will be involved in looking for opportunities for collaboration and sharing for the partnership, whilst developing your own knowledge and skills. You will work closely with the Partnership Manager to deliver value to partners and provide effective networking across partnership.

You will be joining this team at a time when the partnership is about to expand its ambitions, exploring ways to communicate to a wider audience, along with promoting the partnership and its successes.

What Are We Looking For?

We are looking for someone that has excellent written and verbal communication skills. You will have excellent interpersonal skills, which will prove your ability to effectively engage with partners and stakeholders. Experience in an IT environment (at least 2 years) working within the public sector or similar environment would be expected.

The Application Process

Application – Initially you will apply via our website by attaching a supporting statement. Your supporting statement should be a maximum of 750 words showing us how you meet the essential criteria of the person specification for the role. 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.

Interview – The final part of the recruitment process will be a one-hour competency-based interview.

Our Culture and Benefits

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

Flexible working hours
Remote working opportunities
Wellbeing and counselling services
Physiotherapy services
Affiliation with the Blue Light Card scheme
Generous annual leave
Competitive pension scheme
Career development opportunities

Closing Date – 09th March 2023
Interview Date – TBC

About Us

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.

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

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

Executive Assistant

Job Title: Executive Assistant
Contract: 6-month Fixed Term Contract / Secondment
Working Hours: 37
Salary: Band 7
Location: Kelvedon Park/ hybrid*

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

This role is offered as a fixed-term opportunity for six months. If the role is extended or made permanent, the extension or permanent position may be offered to the successful applicant ahead of any further recruitment process / If the role is made permanent, a further recruitment process will be required.

The Role
The Executive Support Team directly supports the Chief Fire Officer and Service Leadership Team. It is a small, friendly, supportive team that looks to offer the best assistance both internally and externally to all of our stakeholders. This role is the first point of contact and should offer a warm, responsive, and professional service.

The Executive Assistant will take on specific responsibility for two nominated directors and their directorates and provide specialist and appropriate support.

What You Will Be Working On
Management of diaries, inboxes and meetings on behalf of the Directors
Taking ownership of enquiries, queries, and actions
Creation of meeting reports and meeting packs
Meeting attendance and action point management
Providing advice and assistance as requested in support of the wider organisation

What Are We Looking For?
We are looking for someone who can hit the ground running in supporting two Directors in their very busy working week and can quickly build a productive and trusting relationship with them. Experience in managing diaries, email inboxes, writing reports and producing presentations is a must.

We need someone who is proactive, solves problems and will take ownership of their work and outcomes. This role is part of a small but productive team, and we need a team player, happy to add value and support their colleagues.

Eligibility
Experience of assisting at Director/ Senior Management level
Experience of working in a busy environment
Experience of working both autonomously and collaboratively
Knowledge and experience of the MSOffice
Team oriented and able to work flexibly to best support the whole team environment
Demonstrable experience in dealing with sensitive and confidential information

The Application Process

Application- CV and Supporting Statement detailing your skills, the skills and experience you will bring to the team; don’t be afraid to also include any other information your think it would be good for us know that would support your application.

Interview – An interview to explore the opportunity and your application further. Please come prepared with some questions!

How to apply
Internal candidates
You are required to submit your CV and a Supporting Statement detailing how you meet the essential criteria for the role. 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

External candidates
You are required to submit your CV and a Supporting Statement detailing how you meet the essential criteria for the role. 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.

Should you wish to have an informal discussion with regards to the role, please contact Emily Cheyne: emily.cheyne@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. Some of our benefits include:

Flexible working hours
Remote working opportunities
Wellbeing and counselling services
Physiotherapy services
Affiliation with the Blue Light Card scheme
Generous annual leave
Competitive pension scheme
Career development opportunities

You can find out more about our benefits via www.essex-fire.gov.uk

Closing Date – 07/03/2023
Interview Date – TBC

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 maybe subject to a standard/enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

Servicedesk Supervisor

An opportunity has arisen within our ICT section for a Servicedesk Supervisor, based at Headquarters in Sheffield.

The overall purpose of the role will be responsible for the management of the ICT Service Desk Team co-ordinating the efforts of team members and third-party contractors in order to provide the best service possible to the SYFR customer base and delivering on appropriate levels of customer service and support.

To be considered for this role you will have previous experience of:

• Experience of software installation and troubleshooting
• Experience in hardware fault diagnosis and repair
• Experience of providing good customer service

You must possess a relevant ICT qualification or equivalent through training/experience and at least ITIL Foundation.

The key duties will include:

Managing an ICT Servicedesk keeping the department in line with its SLAs

Identify trends and analyse the types of calls coming into the department so ICT can prioritise repairs and maintenance.

Communicate with all departments on their service issues and how the service can be improved.

For more information about the role contact Steven Locking on 0114 2532272.

A job description and person specification for the role can be obtained via our website at http://www.syfire.gov.uk/jobs or by contacting our Recruitment Team at recruitment@syfire.gov.uk.

To apply for the post please download an application form from our website or contact recruitment@syfire.gov.uk.

Closing date for applications is 09:00 hours on Monday 6th March 2023

Interviews will be held week commencing Monday 13th March 2023

New starters will commence on the bottom of the salary grade and will receive increases to the top of the grade on an incremental basis. We offer 27 days annual leave (pro-rata) plus Bank Holidays.  Annual leave increases after 5 years’ service to 31 days, followed by an extra day a year up to a maximum of 36 days.  We also operate a generous flexi time attendance scheme.

Other benefits include; a cycle 2 work scheme, a free on site gym, enhanced maternity and paternity schemes and the opportunity to join the Local Government Pension Scheme.

All applications will be given equal consideration and we particularly welcome applications from individuals from ethnic minority backgrounds, women, those who identify as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, or Other (LGBT+) or are disabled as these groups are currently underrepresented within our workforce. SYFR also offer a guaranteed interview scheme in relation to disability and further details of this can be found on our website.

Applications from job share candidates will be considered and all applications will be given equal consideration.

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

Please note the appointment is subject to successful pre employment screening i.e. asylum and immigration check, references, medical screening, substance misuse testing and Disclosure Scotland Criminal Records Check or Enhanced DBS check (formerly CRB) if applicable.

If you require any of our recruitment documents in larger print please contact our recruitment team as above.

Job Title: Road & Water Safety Lead
Contract: Permanent
Working Hours: 37
Salary: £39393 – £40478
Location: ECFRS HQ, Kelvedon Park, Rivenhall, Essex, CM8 3HB

There is no preference as to whether the successful candidate is operational (is a serving employee in the fire service eligible to attend fire incidents). The offer will be made to the best candidate.

*As an operational employee, you will be expected to maintain your operational competence, support availability and work from various stations across the county, in line with our Day-Duty Officers Riding (DDOR) principles.

Are you passionate about prevention?
Do you want to use this passion and your experiences to make a difference in reducing death and serious injuries in Essex?

We’re looking for a Team Lead / Watch Manager to support the management, design and delivery of our Road and Water Safety pillars of our Prevention Strategy.

The Role

As Road and Water Safety Lead, you will assist in the management, development, and delivery of our road and water safety activities and products, contributing to a reduction of incidents in the County, for all communities, but particularly high-risk groups.

What You Will Be Working On

The Road & Water Safety Manager role is interesting and varied.  For Road Safety, it involves planning, developing, and delivering road safety products and activity in line with our Vision Zero / Safe System aspirations. This includes overseeing and developing our offers within the service for at risk road users, as well as internally supporting Post Collision Response.  It requires a commitment to the Vision Zero aspiration, where you will regularly represent our service achievements at partnership events and meetings.

For Water Safety, you will design and implement a number of lifesaving plans and innovations under the water safety pillar, to ensure delivery of targeted interventions to specific ‘at risk’ groups.  This includes the RNLI partnership for the Waterside Responder Scheme, delivered by operational colleagues, the development of a network of fixed throwline boards in the county, as well as lead regular water safety meetings and represent water safety for the service on various partnership boards and events.

For both subjects you will use your knowledge, skills and front-line experience to influence communities, raise awareness, make safer choices, and change behaviours. The role involves working across directorates and departments in all areas of the service, as well as extensive partnership working with external organisations and agencies, particularly those within the Safer Essex Roads Partnership (SERP), and water safety arenas.

The role also involves day to day management and support of the Road and Water Safety Officer, secondary contracts team, as well as the wider Road and Water Safety team.  You may also be called to deputise for the Road and Water Safety Manager on occasion.

What Are We Looking For?

What we need from you

You must have demonstrable understanding and experience of the risks associated with open water safety and road traffic collisions.

Experience of liaising with the public, partners and internal stakeholders, and providing professional advice related to the activities associated with the remit of the role

Eligibility and how to apply

Candidates who are non-operational (external)
Please apply by submitting a supporting statement of no more than 700 words demonstrating how you meet the essential criteria of the person specification for the role. It is important to ensure you have attached the supporting statement before selecting Apply as this statement will be used for shortlisting purposes.

Candidates who are non-operational (internal)
There are two routes to application. If you are engaged in the Leadership resourcing and succession programme, please liaise with the Leadership Succession team as to how to progress your application. Alternatively, you can apply via Civica self-services route by submitting a supporting statement of no more than 700 words demonstrating how you meet the essential criteria of the person specification for the role. It is important to ensure you have attached the supporting statement before selecting Apply as this statement will be used for shortlisting purposes.

Operational candidates (external)
If you are employed on wholetime duty system [Grey Book] (including day crewed) and are applying for the role on Watch Manager B terms and conditions you must be either:

A substantive Watch Manager (wholetime, day-crewed, day duty)
A substantive Crew Manager (wholetime, day-crewed, day duty)

Please apply by submitting a supporting statement of no more than 700 words demonstrating how you meet the essential criteria of the person specification for the role. It is important to ensure you have attached the supporting statement before selecting Apply as this statement will be used for shortlisting purposes.

Operational candidates (internal)
If you are employed on wholetime duty system [Grey Book] (including day crewed) and are applying for the role on Watch Manager B terms and conditions you must be either:

A substantive Watch Manager (wholetime, day-crewed, day duty)
A substantive Crew Manager (wholetime, day-crewed, day duty)

There are two routes to application. If you are engaged in the Leadership resourcing and succession programme, please liaise with the Leadership Succession team as to how to progress your application. Alternatively, you can apply via Civica self-services route by submitting a supporting statement of no more than 700 words demonstrating how you meet the essential criteria of the person specification for the role. It is important to ensure you have attached the supporting statement before selecting Apply as this statement will be used for shortlisting purposes.

Closing Date – 12 pm, Tuesday 7th March 2023

Shortlisting –   will be undertaken during the week commencing 7th March and candidates informed of their progress to interview by Monday 13th March

Assessment – Presentation (topic to be confirmed) and interview

Interviews – (Provisional date) 22nd March 2023

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. Some of our benefits include:

Flexible working hours
Remote working opportunities
Wellbeing and counselling services
Physiotherapy services
Affiliation with the Blue Light Card scheme
Generous annual leave
Competitive pension scheme
Career development opportunities

You can find out more about our benefits via www.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.

Please note that due to the nature of this role it is a requirement of employment that an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check is obtained for this post.