Substantive Wholetime Watch Manager Positions

Salary – Watch Manager: £36,521 (Development) to £37,535 (Competent A)

Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service are passionate about making Staffordshire a safer place to be.   As part of the Service’s commitment to provide the very best service to the diverse communities of Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent, we recognize the value that gender, ethnicity and background diversity brings.  A workforce that represents a cross section of its communities is a positive step to ensure that our messages are appropriate, clear and understood.

We are keen to dispel the stereotype of what operational staff do and what they look like, and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.

We are now seeking candidates for our wholetime Watch Manager pool. Applications are invited from substantive competent Crew Managers serving in a Wholetime duty system in a UK local authority fire and rescue service.  We would also consider substantive Whole time Watch Managers wishing to transfer to Staffordshire Fire and Rescue. All candidates will be required to demonstrate their current substantive positions within the Wholetime establishment (Grey Book).

To be eligible to apply you should not be subject to any current/outstanding development action plans; performance improvement action plans or capability issues related to competency; or formal disciplinary sanctions.  This applies from the point of application, throughout the entire process.

Skills and Experience:

We are looking for individuals who can demonstrate strong leadership skills.  You must be a highly effective communicator who can lead by example, and can evidence commitment to Development, Excellence, Diversity, Team Working and your own personal development.

Applicants must be willing to undertake, and successfully complete, any relevant station-specific training.

Additional Information:

If successful you must be prepared to work anywhere in the County of Staffordshire, and be prepared to work any duty system.

Successful candidates will be placed in a Watch Manager pool for a period of 12 months.  Upon expiry of the 12-month period, if a substantive position has not been secured, candidates may be required to undertake the promotion process again.

These positions are being advertised internally and externally.

Relocation expenses are not available to applicants seeking to move to Staffordshire.

Closing date for applications is midnight Friday 30 December 2022

Assessment Centre expected to take place week commencing of 16 January 2023
Operational Assessments provisionally expected to take place week of 16 January 2023.
You must be available to attend on all of the above dates, as the process will be flexible within the timeframes shown and therefore you may be required to attend on any day.

We are holding Briefing/ Workshop via MS Teams on 20 December 2022 1700-1830 HRS. We will take the opportunity to discuss the process in more detail and what to expect. The Chief Fire Officer will also talk to you about is vison and what he is looking for in his staff. You will also have the opportunity to ask questions. If you are interested in participating please email helen.brunjes@staffordshire.police.uk

All communication regarding this vacancy will be issued via email, so please check your email account on a regular basis.

Community Safety Development Officer

The Role
Post: Community Safety Development Officer
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: Wednesday 4 January 2023 at 16:00 GMT

London Fire Brigade is one of the largest firefighting and rescue organisations in the world and the busiest in the country. As an organisation we are committed to delivering our services in ways that best suit the needs of our communities.

Whilst emergency response is a critical part of what we do, London Fire Brigade proudly acknowledges the impact Prevention and Protection has in ensuring London is a safe place to live, work and travel to.

We are seeking a highly motivated individual to join our Policy and Strategy Group as a Development Officer. You will be working closely with teams within the Prevention and Protection (Fire Safety) department, as well as teams across the organisation and external partners. You will be working to ensure that policies are up to date, as well as helping to develop new strategies and projects to ensure the safety of London and Londoners.

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.

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.

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 early January 2023. 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.

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.

Watch Manager – Community Safety Officer

Community Safety Officer
Grade: Watch Manager B
Directorate: Operations Service Delivery
Reporting to: Station Manager

About us

Our Mission is simple, we want to make Essex a safe place to live, work and travel. While the number of fires across the county has reduced over the last decade, we need to continue to be alert to our everchanging picture of risk. As the communities, travel networks and businesses in our county constantly evolve, the risks they present, their demands and needs change too.

To help us deliver our mission and our Prevention Strategy, we are looking for a new team member who is a highly motivated individual with a passion for partnership working and prevention activity.

About the opportunity

This is an exciting opportunity to join a busy and dynamic team at a pivotal moment in its development. Our Operational and Community Risk Team act as a vital link between our central Prevention Team and our Response Teams on station. As one of the Operational Community Risk Officers, you will be responsible for planning and delivery of engagement activity with our Communities, Stations, and Partner Agencies, exploring new risks and monitoring existing risk.

This Watch Manager – Community Safety Officer role provides fantastic opportunities to work alongside a wide range of other departments and agencies both internally and externally on a day-to-day basis. All of this provides an unapparelled depth of exposure, knowledge and understanding of the Fire and Rescue Service and the wider environment in which operates

About you

Are you ready for a collaborative, positive and rewarding opportunity to deliver within a dedicated team at one of the country’s biggest, most dynamic, and progressive Fire & Rescue Services? Reporting to one of the Operational and Community Risk Managers as part of an integral team you will work with others to devise and deliver events and activities designed to mitigate community risk, including collaboration with and the enabling of the Service’s stations around community risk. In addition you will be involved in cross border exercising with our five bordering Fire and Rescue Services.

The right person for the role will be self-motivated, have excellent attention to detail, be inquisitive in identifying, mitigating, and notifying others of risk and be a visionary in identifying and delivering improvements. Your personal style will be naturally inclusive and collaborative, and you will be a visible and credible individual with excellent communication and presentation skills and a record of accomplishment of building strong and effective relationships.

If you are excited by the opportunities to be part of our Operational and Community Risk Team and think you could make a positive difference to our people and communities, we would love to hear from you.

In addition, you will be encouraged and supported in becoming part of our Day Duty Officer Riding (DDOR) programme, presenting you with the opportunity to maintain and develop your operational competency.

Eligibility Criteria

To be eligible to apply for the role, you must be able to demonstrate that you have:

> Held a substantive role as a Crew Manager (wholetime) for a minimum of twelve months, or are Watch Manager (or equivalent), within a UK Fire and Rescue Service

>Incident Command verification level 1, or be able to achieve within six months

>Successfully completed all relevant operation assessments and compulsory courses, and are competent for your current role

> No current live disciplinary or performance warnings, nor are you subject to any informal management for reasons of conduct or performance

> You must have a valid and current FiTech of 42.3 VO2 max, or be actively engaged in a programme of fitness

How to apply

External Candidates

You are required to submit a supporting statement of no more than 750 words detailing how you meet the essential criteria for the person specification via our online application form. Please ensure you have uploaded the supporting statement before clicking Apply.

Assessment and selection

The assessment activity will take place in line with the Service’s Leadership Resourcing and Succession approach and will involve the following activities:

Stage 1

Shortlisting

Stage 2

Presentation based on the Prevention Strategy
Values and Leadership based interview; (Based on the NFCC Leadership framework and the Fire Standards Board Code of Ethics);

Should you wish to have an informal discussion with regards to the role, please contact Station Manager Ben Turner (t – 07870 389826 , e – benjamin.turner@essex-fire.gov.uk; or Stations Manager Karl Amos (t – 07500 952429, e – karl.amos@essex-fire.gov.uk

Closing date to be considered for this vacancy is 06.01.2023

Internal candidates who are not successful, or who are not progressed beyond a specific stage will have access to feedback and a discussion about future opportunities in line with the Leadership Resourcing & Succession process.

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.

Business Support Assistant – Full Time

Salary:  Grade 4 (£21,968 – £24,054)
Hours:  37 Hours (Flexible working scheme in operation)
Locations: Northern Service Delivery Group (Cheadle, Ipstones, Longnor, Biddulph, Burslem, Kidsgrove, Loggerheads)

About the Business Support Assistant role:

Provide efficient and effective administrative support to the Fire Safety Enforcement, Prevent, and Response teams.  Provide administrative and clerical support to Managers across the Northern Service Delivery Group.  Provide an inclusive and informative front of house service to stations within the Service Delivery Group.

Person Specification:

We are looking for candidates who can demonstrate:-

Good communication and interpersonal skills, by presenting a positive image.
Experience in an administration environment with knowledge of office processes and procedures.
Proven abilities of working as a team member, and evidence of maintaining an adaptable, flexible, and responsive approach to acquiring new skills is essential.
Experience of Microsoft Office Suite (including Word, Excel and Outlook) and electronic management systems.
The ability to show resilience under pressure when working alone and unsupervised, whilst achieving strict deadlines.

In addition you will be required to attend any station within the delivery group as and when the workload dictates, and so should have use of a vehicle and a current full driving licence with business use insurance.

Additional Information:

This vacancy is being advertised internally and externally.

Closing date for receipt of application – Midday 30.12.22

All communication regarding this vacancy will be issued via email, so please check your email account on a regular basis.

Benefits of working for Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service:

Enhanced Annual Leave Entitlement
Generous Pension scheme
Access to Onsite Gyms and Fitness Advisor
Free Parking at most sites
Enhanced Maternity Package

Benefits are paid on satisfying the eligibility criteria
Occupational Health – On-site fully funded Occupational health centre to support all employees.
Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) – An EAP is an online and telephone employee benefit designed to help you deal with personal and professional problems that could be affecting your home life or work life, health and general wellbeing.
Eye Tests
Flexible Working Scheme – Flexible working in operation to allow employees, where possible, to flexible start and finish work meeting both personal and the organisational needs.
The Firefighter Charity – “Support the mental, physical and social needs of all serving and retired members of the UK’s fire family. Here’s everything you need to know” https://www.firefighterscharity.org.uk/
Cycle Scheme
Blue Light Card
Flamesavers – A credit union offering SFRS personnel loans and saving accounts.
Rewards for Rescue
Staffordshire have a strong commitment to equality and diversity in our people, within the organisation and in the services we provide to our communities.
We want to reflect the communities we serve and one way we can try to achieve this is through a ‘positive action’ approach.
Positive action is activity which helps employers identify and remove barriers and issues to the recruitment, retention and progression of people who identify with underrepresented groups of the Equalities Act 2010 (i.e. LGBT+, ethnicity, disability), whilst still employing people on merit.

If you have any enquiries please contact:

Maxine Richardson – Business Support Manager, 07528 983113 or

Steph Cooper – HR Officer, 07528 083155

HR Advisor

Job Role Title:  HR Advisor

Base: Service Headquarters, Birstall, Leicestershire,

Salary Range:  £31,099 – £34,723 (SCP 24-28 Grade F)

Contract Type:  Permanent

Working Pattern: Full time

Number of hours per week: 37 hours per week

Job Share: No

Closing date:  11 January 2023

Further Information

Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service (LFRS) is looking for HR Advisors to join our busy HR Team based at our modern and friendly Service Headquarters in Birstall. Our firefighters make up the majority of our workforce, however our HR Advisors play a huge part in supporting our people in our aim of Safer People, Safer Places – come and join us and help to make a difference.

You will be working alongside our team of HR Advisors and our HR Business Partner, and working in partnership with our colleagues and managers in other departments, to provide guidance on a wide range of HR issues.  You will deliver an excellent level of customer service whilst working collaboratively and proactively with the wider HR team to meet our Service priorities and objectives. This role will primarily be office based.

A sound knowledge and experience of employee relations (grievances, disciplinaries, absence reviews), with a thorough understanding of employment legislation, would be advantageous as this forms a large part of the role.

You will be an experienced, enthusiastic and proactive individual who works well in a team, and is able to confidently and effectively manage a portfolio of complex HR case work, policy and project work.  Existing experience working at HR Advisor level (or equivalent) is a must.

This is a challenging, but rewarding position, so if you’ve got the experience and approach it takes, we would love to hear from you.

The role will involve travel to other LFRS sites and to external venues in the Leicestershire & Rutland areas, as required.

The role will involve:

Providing proactive, accurate and relevant HR best practice advice, guidance, coaching, training and support to the organisation and its managers on a broad range of human resource issues.
Building and maintaining effective stakeholder relationships with People Organisation and Development (POD) customers and wider partners locally and regionally, and promoting effective relations with Trade Unions, Employee Groups and others.
Overseeing and advising on employee relations matters to deliver desired outcomes, ensuring adherence to policy and procedure, whilst minimising risk to the Service.
Using management information metrics, and data analytics to enhance and improve absence management, succession planning and other areas of HR, to improve the effectiveness of the Service.
Acting as a mentor and coach providing support to both line management and junior members of the HR team, to provide opportunities for skills growth and development.
To be successful in this role, you will:

Have experience of working in an HR Advisor (or equivalent) role.
Have outstanding communication and interpersonal skills, with excellent stakeholder and customer engagement ability, to ensure the best possible service is provided.
Hold a CIPD Level 5 qualification, or equivalent (or be working towards this).
Possess a ‘right first time’ attitude, along with high attention to detail.
Have the ability, flexibility and willingness to travel to other LFRS sites and to external venues in the Leicestershire & Rutland areas, as required.
Need to be flexible, as the demands of the role can fluctuate.

Closing date: 11 January 2023

Interview and test date: Week commencing 23 January 2023

If you require further information about the role, please contact Lisa Bengi, Human Resources Manager lisa.bengi@leics-fire.gov.uk

In return, you can expect a competitive salary as above; generous leave entitlement plus public holidays; excellent pension provision through the Local Government Pension Scheme; flexible working arrangements; free on-site gym facilities, free onsite parking, and Blue Light card discounts, and use of our occupational health unit. Hybrid working arrangements will also be considered for this role (up to 2 days a week may be worked from home).

Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service is committed to promoting workplace equality, diversity and inclusion. 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 are working with the below nationally recognised organisations that promote equality, diversity and inclusion to help us achieve our objectives:

• Employers Network for Equality and Inclusion
• Workplace Equality Index
• Department of Works and Pension’s Disability Confident Scheme
• British Sign Language Charter
• Asians in the Fire Service Association

Pension Considerations

Annual Allowance and Lifetime Allowance

It is your personal responsibility to check the Annual Allowance and Lifetime Allowance implications of applying for or accepting this position.  A breach of the Annual Allowance or Lifetime Allowance thresholds could result in a tax charge. Further information on Annual Allowance and Lifetime Allowance can be obtained from our Pensions Team.

Director of People Services

£82,000 per annum

Excellent Benefits

Headquarters Ripley, Derbyshire

Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service (DFRS) are looking to appoint a proven leader with management and technical skills to lead and influence key enabling Portfolios.  Working to the Deputy Chief Fire Officer you will need to exercise high level interpersonal, strategic and innovative skills to meet the challenges of a complex environment and deliver a wide range of services across all portfolios to achieve a high quality, affordable and sustainable fire and rescue service for the people of Derbyshire.

DFRS has an outstanding culture, underpinned by a people centered ethos and a commitment to excellence. Accordingly, the postholder will have a Degree or equivalent level qualification in a subject relevant to the post and membership of a Professional Institute.  Other essential requirements for the position are detailed in the Person Specification.

The normal working week is 39.5 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

There will be a requirement to travel across the county, with access to a pool car / casual car user allowance for business travel when necessary.

Pension and tax guidance is attached for information.

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.

Derbyshire Fire and Rescue have commissioned MPCG HR & Recruitment Limited to carry out the initial selection testing and interviewing.

The closing date for completed applications is Tuesday 31st January 2023 at midnight. Following receipt of your application MPCG will conduct preliminary screening, a telephone interview and psychometric tests prior to a formal panel interview, date to be confirmed.

To apply for this position or if you have a specific query about the process please contact Christine Walker at MPCG christine.walker@mpcg.co.uk or on 07815 660229. This includes information on disabilities or assistance completing the application form.