Cleaning Operative

Job reference: REQ000181

Date posted: 16/01/2023

Application closing date: 31/01/2023

Cleaning Operative

Mobile across Bedfordshire

Hours: 37 per week – Monday to Friday

(Hours ranging from 07:00 -18:00)

£21575 per annum rising to £21968 per annum

This is an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated individual to join our team in providing a comprehensive support service as a Cleaning Operative.

In this role you will assist in the provision of a comprehensive cleaning support service which includes travelling round the county undertaking the cleaning of all sites, replenishing sanitary vending units, carrying out deep cleans in offices, kitchens and on stations, undertaking carpet and bay floor cleaning and reporting site defects using an online reporting system and updating when rectified.  You will undertake a variety of tasks and work as part of a team. You will be interacting and building good working relationship with several other departments within the service.

About You

You will have some previous experience in work of a similar nature and proven ability to work effectively as part of a team and make a significant contribution to the attainment of joint goals. You will have good standard of numeracy, written and oral communication. You will also have a full driving licence with no pending issues

What we Offer

We understand and support our colleagues in their roles and offer a comprehensive benefit package which including:

– Flexitime
– Flexi working arrangements
– Access to our comprehensive pension scheme
– Free onsite gym and car parking along with a subsidised canteen
– Excellent internal and external training opportunities

For more information, please visit our career section of our website to apply. Please refer to the Job description when completing your application and ensure you provide a comprehensive career history.

Closing date: 31st January 2023

We are an equal opportunities employer that welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

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

Procurement Officer

£27,852 – £34,723 per annum (Career progression criteria applies)

Location: Ripley Fire Station

Agile working arrangements can be discussed with the successful candidate.

This exciting and varied Procurement Officer role will support the work of the Procurement and Central Stores Manager, ensuring an effective and efficient service by allocating and supervising work to ensure continuation of service and performance.  You will also work closely with Derbyshire Constabulary Procurement team on collaborative projects and procurement.

In addition, you will also be responsible for providing cover at Stores, undertaking periodic stock takes and maintaining the Inventory management system.

Ideally you should have experience of working within a procurement environment together with knowledge of stock holding processes and procedures.

You will be educated to Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS) Level 3 or Educated to A Level or possess equivalent demonstrable experience gained within a business environment. In addition to this you will be required to study towards the CIPS Level 4 Diploma which will be funded by the Service.

There will be a requirement for some travel for which a pool car will be provided.

The normal working week is 37 hours however you may occasionally need to work beyond normal office hours. In return we offer:

• Flexible working hours
• Family friendly policies
• Free car parking
• Health & wellbeing services, including free access to gyms at Derbyshire Fire & Rescue Service locations
• Employee discount scheme
• Employee support networks
• Ongoing training and development opportunities
• Eligibility to join the Local Government Pension Scheme

We are committed to equality and fairness at work.  Applications are encouraged from all diverse communities.

Derbyshire 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 are expected to share this commitment.

Police security vetting procedures at the appropriate level will be requested for the successful applicant. Please note that, due to the nature of security checks undertaken, applicants must have 3 years continuous residency in the UK up to the date of the application and Home Office approval for indefinite leave to remain within the UK.

The closing date for completed applications is Midnight on Sunday 19 February 2023. Interviews will be held in the week commencing 27 February 2023.

For further information regarding the role please contact Group Manager Kevin Page on 07825 196345.

If you have a disability and need assistance completing the application form, please contact the Service Centre on 01773 305441.

Senior Project Manager

The Role
Post: Senior Project Manager
Salary: £ 47,384 per annum
Grade: FRS F
Salary range: £ 47,384 – £ 61,529 per annum
Contract type: Permanent and Fixed Term (1 Permanent) (3 Fixed Term – 2 years)
Working pattern: Full-time
Application closing date: Monday 30 January 2023 at 16:00 GMT

In early 2020, the London Fire Commissioner published the Transformation Delivery Plan (TDP) which set out those actions required to transform the organisation to address concerns raised by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services (HMICFRS) and the Grenfell Tower Inquiry (GTI) in late 2019. This marked the beginning of the organisation’s transformation journey and necessitated a restructure for the Transformation Directorate. This new structure will provide the capabilities and capacity the London Fire Brigade (LFB) requires to sustain transformative change across the Brigade, deliver the 2023 – 2029 Community Risk Management Plan (our strategy and response to risk in London) and enable the LFB to provide the best possible service to London and Londoners.

One of the capabilities is a Portfolio Management function, which will consist of a pool of Project, Programme and Change Managers, the Programme Management Office, and a Portfolio Office, who together will support and enable the delivery of our Transformation Portfolio as articulated in the CRMP.

The Project Managers will be deployed onto a specific Transformation project or projects. They will work directly with the Sponsor and Programme Manager for the project(s) to co-ordinate the delivery of numerous workstreams, monitoring and managing progress, risks, issues, budget, resourcing and dependencies across the project(s).

Due to their transformational nature, the projects will be varied, complex, cross-cutting and of significant scale, impact, value and priority to the Brigade.

The Transformation Directorate are looking for Senior Project Managers and Assistant Project Managers who have a broad range of experience across different subject matters, are flexible and can adapt to working with a variety of departments at different stages in project and programme management maturity.

Further information about the main duties and responsibilities of the Senior Project Manager role are detailed in the job description. If you are unable to see the job description please visit our jobs pages at https://jobs.london-fire.gov.uk/alljobs/ to access the full advert.

To apply, please complete the online application, provide a cover letter clearly outlining the relevant experience, skills and knowledge you have to successfully perform this role (see the highlighted areas on job description below) and upload a copy of your up-to-date CV. Please note that we will review and score the cover letter based against the competencies highlighted on Selection Criteria in Job Description.

Benefits of working for LFB

• 26 days’ holiday plus bank holidays
• Option Absence Scheme (which can result in an additional 12 days annual leave for staff at this grade)
• Flexible working including job share
• Welfare Scheme
• Use of Brigade Medical Adviser/physios
• Season ticket loans
• Equality Support Groups
• Contributory Pension Scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Opportunity to access affordable accommodation

Please ensure you give yourself enough time to complete and submit your application. Late or un-submitted applications cannot be accepted.

Please note any correspondence received from us will be via e-mail and sent to the address you provide on your application form.

Assessment Overview
Stage 1

Online application, CV and cover letter (sift). Shortlisted candidates will be invited to stage 2.

Stage 2

Assessment for this role is due to take place mid February. Please be advised that if you are unable to make the scheduled assessment date, we may not be able to make alternative arrangements.

Please note: Should you be shortlisted you may need to be able to conduct an interview over Microsoft Teams (a video conferencing service). You will be asked to provide relevant contact details for that to take place if shortlisted.

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.

Additional Information
In line with the Basic Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) employment checks will be completed by successful candidates, which will include a basic criminal records check. Successful candidate will be required to declare any convictions for offences which are not spent under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and any offer of employment is subject to the LFC receiving a criminal records disclosure which it considers satisfactory. Successful candidates should apply to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) to get a copy of their criminal record and share the original disclosure certificate with the LFC. The check will only show convictions that are not ‘spent’. It will cost the successful candidates £23 (current charge) and usually takes up to 14 days.

Assistant Project Manager

The Role
Post: Assistant Project Manager
Salary: £ 39,669 per annum
Grade: FRS E
Salary range: £ 39,669 – £ 47,384 per annum
Contract type: Fixed Term (2 Years)
Working pattern: Full-time
Application closing date: Monday 30 January 2023 at 16:00 GMT

In early 2020, the London Fire Commissioner published the Transformation Delivery Plan (TDP) which set out those actions required to transform the organisation to address concerns raised by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services (HMICFRS) and the Grenfell Tower Inquiry (GTI) in late 2019. This marked the beginning of the organisation’s transformation journey and necessitated a restructure for the Transformation Directorate. This new structure will provide the capabilities and capacity the London Fire Brigade (LFB) requires to sustain transformative change across the Brigade, deliver the 2023 – 2029 Community Risk Management Plan (our strategy and response to risk in London) and enable the LFB to provide the best possible service to London and Londoners.

One of the capabilities is a Portfolio Management function, which will consist of a pool of Project, Programme and Change Managers, the Programme Management Office, and a Portfolio Office, who together will support and enable the delivery of our Transformation Portfolio as articulated in the CRMP.

The Project Managers will be deployed onto a specific Transformation project or projects. They will work directly with the Sponsor and Programme Manager for the project(s) to co-ordinate the delivery of numerous workstreams, monitoring and managing progress, risks, issues, budget, resourcing and dependencies across the project(s).

Due to their transformational nature, the projects will be varied, complex, cross-cutting and of significant scale, impact, value and priority to the Brigade.

The Transformation Directorate are looking for Senior Project Managers and Assistant Project Managers who have a broad range of experience across different subject matters, are flexible and can adapt to working with a variety of departments at different stages in project and programme management maturity.

Further information about the main duties and responsibilities of the Assistant Project Manager role are detailed in the job description. If you are unable to see the job description please visit our jobs pages at https://jobs.london-fire.gov.uk/alljobs/ to access the full advert.

To apply, please complete the online application, provide a cover letter clearly outlining the relevant experience, skills and knowledge you have to successfully perform this role (see the highlighted areas on job description below) and upload a copy of your up-to-date CV. Please note that we will review and score the cover letter based against the competencies highlighted on Selection Criteria in Job Description.

Benefits of working for LFB

• 26 days’ holiday plus bank holidays
• Option Absence Scheme (which can result in an additional 12 days annual leave for staff at this grade)
• Flexible working including job share
• Welfare Scheme
• Use of Brigade Medical Adviser/physios
• Season ticket loans
• Equality Support Groups
• Contributory Pension Scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Opportunity to access affordable accommodation

Please ensure you give yourself enough time to complete and submit your application. Late or un-submitted applications cannot be accepted.

Please note any correspondence received from us will be via e-mail and sent to the address you provide on your application form.

Assessment Overview
Stage 1

Online application, CV and cover letter (sift). Shortlisted candidates will be invited to stage 2.

Stage 2

Assessment for this role is due to take place mid February. Please be advised that if you are unable to make the scheduled assessment date, we may not be able to make alternative arrangements.

Please note: Should you be shortlisted you may need to be able to conduct an interview over Microsoft Teams (a video conferencing service). You will be asked to provide relevant contact details for that to take place if shortlisted.

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.

Additional Information
In line with the Basic Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) employment checks will be completed by successful candidates, which will include a basic criminal records check. Successful candidate will be required to declare any convictions for offences which are not spent under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and any offer of employment is subject to the LFC receiving a criminal records disclosure which it considers satisfactory. Successful candidates should apply to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) to get a copy of their criminal record and share the original disclosure certificate with the LFC. The check will only show convictions that are not ‘spent’. It will cost the successful candidates £23 (current charge) and usually takes up to 14 days.

Portfolio Analyst

The Role
Post: Portfolio Analyst
Salary: £ 36,877 per annum
Grade: FRS D
Salary range: £ 36,877 – £ 42,221 per annum
Contract type: Fixed Term (2 years)
Working pattern: Full-time
Application closing date: Monday 30 January 2023 at 16:00 GMT

In early 2020, the London Fire Commissioner published the Transformation Delivery Plan (TDP) which set out those actions required to transform the organisation to address concerns raised by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services (HMICFRS) and the Grenfell Tower Inquiry (GTI) in late 2019. This marked the beginning of the organisation’s transformation journey and necessitated a restructure for the Transformation Directorate. This new structure will provide the capabilities and capacity the London Fire Brigade (LFB) requires to sustain transformative change across the Brigade, deliver the 2023 – 2029 Community Risk Management Plan (our strategy and response to risk in London) and enable the LFB to provide the best possible service to London and Londoners.

One of the capabilities is a Portfolio Management function, which will consist of a pool of Project, Programme and Change Managers, the Programme Management Office, and a Portfolio Office, who together will support and enable the delivery of our Transformation Portfolio as articulated in the CRMP.

The Portfolio Analyst will support the Portfolio Manager in monitoring the delivery of the LFB Transformation portfolio, providing regular reporting, insight and analysis to senior leaders across the Brigade. They will be part of the Portfolio Office which will be responsible for maintaining strategic alignment, prioritisation and selection of projects and programmes, progress tracking and monitoring, optimisation and benefits achieved by the projects.

They will work closely with the PMO and Project/Programme Managers to continually review the projects and programmes across the portfolio, to provide data-centric and benefits-led analysis to enable their prioritisation and resourcing. They will be responsible for developing, managing and maintaining the Transformation Portfolio dashboard, which will provide an overview on progress against milestones, risks, benefits, cost and quality.

Further information about the main duties and responsibilities of the role are detailed in the job description. If you are unable to see the job description please visit our jobs pages at https://jobs.london-fire.gov.uk/alljobs/ to access the full advert.

To apply, please complete the online application, provide a cover letter clearly outlining the relevant experience, skills and knowledge you have to successfully perform this role (see the highlighted areas on job description below) and upload a copy of your up-to-date CV. Please note that we will review and score the cover letter based against the competencies highlighted on Selection Criteria in Job Description.

Benefits of working for LFB

• 26 days’ holiday plus bank holidays
• Option Absence Scheme (which can result in an additional 12 days annual leave for staff at this grade)
• Flexible working including job share
• Welfare Scheme
• Use of Brigade Medical Adviser/physios
• Season ticket loans
• Equality Support Groups
• Contributory Pension Scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Opportunity to access affordable accommodation

Please ensure you give yourself enough time to complete and submit your application. Late or un-submitted applications cannot be accepted.

Please note any correspondence received from us will be via e-mail and sent to the address you provide on your application form.

Assessment Overview
Stage 1

Online application, CV and cover letter (sift). Shortlisted candidates will be invited to stage 2.

Stage 2

Assessment for this role is due to take place mid February. Please be advised that if you are unable to make the scheduled assessment date, we may not be able to make alternative arrangements.

Please note: Should you be shortlisted you may need to be able to conduct an interview over Microsoft Teams (a video conferencing service). You will be asked to provide relevant contact details for that to take place if shortlisted.

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.

Additional Information
In line with the Basic Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) employment checks will be completed by successful candidates, which will include a basic criminal records check. Successful candidate will be required to declare any convictions for offences which are not spent under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and any offer of employment is subject to the LFC receiving a criminal records disclosure which it considers satisfactory. Successful candidates should apply to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) to get a copy of their criminal record and share the original disclosure certificate with the LFC. The check will only show convictions that are not ‘spent’. It will cost the successful candidates £23 (current charge) and usually takes up to 14 days.

Trainee Fire Safety Advisor

The Role
Post: Trainee Fire Safety Advisor
Salary: £ 31,034 per annum
Grade: FRS C
Salary range: £ 31,034 – £ 37,256 per annum
Contract type: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Application closing date: Monday 27 February 2023 at 16:00 GMT

Do you love helping people with a focus customer service? Are you great at dealing with a diverse range of people from all over London? Do you have an eye for detail? If you answered yes to these questions, we want to let you know that London Fire Brigade is seeking Fire Safety Advisors to work across the whole of London and within all departments of Protection and Prevention. This will be an exciting and challenging role. As a Fire Safety Advisor you will be working with a range of people across different businesses to ensure that buildings across London are safe for residents, workers, and visitors. You will need to be able to apply the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 within your role. To support this you will be provided with the appropriate complex technical training – Level 3 Fire Safety Certificate (Fire Auditor) and Level 4 Fire Safety Certificate (Fire Safety) as well as other courses to enable you to carry out this function. You will need to take a proactive role in your study and complete some study in your own time to meet assignment deadlines.

You will need to be flexible, respond positively to change and be prepared for continuous learning and professional development throughout your career. The regulations governing the fire safety aspects of buildings are frequently evolving and you will need to ensure that you keep up to date.

A reasonable level of physical fitness and mobility is necessary as you will be required to inspect whole buildings and take equipment with you to carry out your role. This can also include walking around the surrounding areas of the building as well as reviewing a building internally. As a representative of London Fire Brigade, you will be provided with a uniform in order that you present a professional image to the clients you will be dealing with.

If you are:

• Willing to study and learn technical information
• Good at meeting and communicating with people within the organisation and externally;
• Have strong written communication and report writing skills this may be the job for you.

You will need to be self-motivated, able to work independently, visiting premises on your own, and be able to manage your own workload. The London Fire Brigade is able to offer job share but you will be expected to work full time during your initial training.

The process will be as follows:

• Submit a CV and covering letter
• Complete an online maths and English test and written test
• Take part in a role play and formal interview.

Further information about the main duties and responsibilities of the role are detailed in the job description. If you are unable to see the job description please visit our jobs pages at https://jobs.london-fire.gov.uk/alljobs/ to access the full advert.

Benefits of working for LFB

• 26 days’ holiday plus bank holidays
• Option Absence Scheme
• Flexible working including job share
• Welfare Scheme
• Use of Brigade Medical Adviser/physio
• Season ticket loans
• Equality Support Groups
• Contributory Pension Scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Opportunity to access affordable accommodation

Please ensure you give yourself enough time to complete and submit your application. Late or un-submitted applications cannot be accepted.

Please note any correspondence received from us will be via e-mail and sent to the address you provide on your application form.

Assessment Overview
Stage 1

Online application, CV and cover letter (sift). Shortlisted candidates will be invited to stage 2.

Stage 2

Online Math and English test and Written test. Successful candidates will be invited to stage 3.

Stage 3

Role play and formal interview.

Assessment for this role is due to take place early March. Please be advised that if you are unable to make the scheduled assessment date, we may not be able to make alternative arrangements.

Please note: Should you be shortlisted you may need to be able to conduct an interview over Microsoft Teams (a video conferencing service). You will be asked to provide relevant contact details for that to take place if shortlisted.

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.

Additional Information
In line with the Basic Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) employment checks will be completed by successful candidates, which will include a basic criminal records check. Successful candidate will be required to declare any convictions for offences which are not spent under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and any offer of employment is subject to the LFC receiving a criminal records disclosure which it considers satisfactory. Successful candidates should apply to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) to get a copy of their criminal record and share the original disclosure certificate with the LFC. The check will only show convictions that are not ‘spent’. It will cost the successful candidates £23 (current charge) and usually takes up to 14 days.

Internal Communications Manager, Transformation

The Role
Post: Internal Communications Manager, Transformation
Salary: £ 47,384 per annum
Grade: FRS F
Salary range: £ 47,384 – £ 61,529 per annum
Contract type: Fixed Term (12 Months)
Working pattern: Full-time
Application closing date: Friday 03 February 2023 at 16:00 GMT

London Fire Brigade is changing to meet the needs of our vision, working with our staff, stakeholders and communities.

This exciting role involves engaging our staff in more than 400 teams at over 100 locations in London about our wide-reaching transformation programme. The changes we are making will affect every single member of the Brigade, providing our staff with better training and bringing us closer to the communities we serve. The successful candidate will work closely with the Brigade’s Transformation directorate to communicate and engage with staff over the next year.

The Brigade has been transforming in recent years, improving how we tackle fires in high rise buildings and investing in new vehicles and equipment to better respond to emergencies. Future change is set out in our plan to keep London safe between 2023-29: Your London Fire Brigade.

Reporting directly to the Head of Media, Digital and Internal Communications, but embedded within the Transformation Directorate on a day-to-day basis, the role holder will be responsible for owning the narrative and message for Brigade-wide transformation, and for delivering it to our internal audiences by partnering working with the internal communications team.

The successful candidate will have excellent writing skills, and an ability to distil complex information into ideas that engage diverse audiences. They will likely have experience working within a complex organisation with a dispersed workforce, and have worked with ambiguous challenges in a role that has involved business partnering and collaboration.

As well as writing skills, they will be comfortable delivering messages to the end user, across diverse audiences, while collaborating with communications colleagues.

They will be comfortable providing counsel on messaging at the director level. They will be comfortable planning and leading a variety of different forms of engagement, including written, remote video and face to face.

Further information about the main duties and responsibilities of the role are detailed in the job description. If you are unable to see the job description please visit our jobs pages at https://jobs.london-fire.gov.uk/alljobs/ to access the full advert.

To apply, please complete the online application, provide a cover letter clearly outlining the relevant experience, skills and knowledge you have to successfully perform this role (see the highlighted areas on job description below) and upload a copy of your up-to-date CV. Please note that we will review and score the cover letter based against the competencies highlighted on Selection Criteria in Job Description.

Benefits of working for LFB

• 26 days’ holiday plus bank holidays
• Option Absence Scheme (which can result in an additional 12 days annual leave for staff at this grade)
• Flexible working including job share
• Welfare Scheme
• Use of Brigade Medical Adviser/physios
• Season ticket loans
• Equality Support Groups
• Contributory Pension Scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Opportunity to access affordable accommodation

Please ensure you give yourself enough time to complete and submit your application. Late or un-submitted applications cannot be accepted.

Please note any correspondence received from us will be via e-mail and sent to the address you provide on your application form.

Assessment Overview
Stage 1

Online application, CV and cover letter (sift). Shortlisted candidates will be invited to stage 2.

Stage 2

Assessment for this role is due to take place mid-late February. Please be advised that if you are unable to make the scheduled assessment date, we may not be able to make alternative arrangements.

Please note: Should you be shortlisted you may need to be able to conduct an interview over Microsoft Teams (a video conferencing service). You will be asked to provide relevant contact details for that to take place if shortlisted.

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.

Additional Information
In line with the Basic Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) employment checks will be completed by successful candidates, which will include a basic criminal records check. Successful candidate will be required to declare any convictions for offences which are not spent under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and any offer of employment is subject to the LFC receiving a criminal records disclosure which it considers satisfactory. Successful candidates should apply to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) to get a copy of their criminal record and share the original disclosure certificate with the LFC. The check will only show convictions that are not ‘spent’. It will cost the successful candidates £23 (current charge) and usually takes up to 14 days.

Fire Engineering Technicians

An exciting opportunity has arisen within our Business Fire Safety, Fire Engineering team, for 2 Fire Engineering Technicians.

The overall purpose of the role will be to support the Fire Engineering Manager, as well as the wider Business Fire Safety team and other colleagues within South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service, by sharing knowledge and experience in relation to fire engineered and complex buildings.

The main duties of this role include:

• Reviewing Building Regulations consultations, including complex premises submissions
• Undertake fire safety audits in buildings which have complex or fire engineered designs
• Provide fire safety advice, guidance, engagement and technical support in relation to fire engineered and complex buildings, as well as
• Providing leadership, support and mentoring to Business Fire Safety Inspectors in relation to the auditing of heritage buildings that require fire engineered or complex fire precautions.

To be considered for this role you must hold the Level 4 Diploma in Fire Safety or equivalent, as well as the Level 5 Diploma in Fire Engineering Design, or be willing to work towards this.

For more information about the role contact Steve Massey on 07979516839, or at email address: smassey@syfire.gov.uk

A job description and person specification for the role can be obtained by clicking the “Download Job” button above 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 17:00 Hours on Friday 27th January 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.

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.