Essex Resilience Forum Support & Admin Officer

Permanent

Working Hours: 37 hrs per week

Grade: 5

Salary: £24,920 – £27,514 per annum

Location: Kelvedon Park

Essex is a safe and varied county and a great place to live and work.

The Essex Resilience Forum brings a wide variety of agencies together to manage major incidents. As well as planning for emergencies, training and exercising, it also ensures that the county remains as safe as it can be and that we work together to minimise the impact.

The Role

We have an opportunity within the Essex Resilience Forum (ERF) for an administrative support officer. Your role would be to provide a responsive, efficient and effective service to the Essex Resilience Forum Team and partnership, adapting to changing and evolving requirements to support the organisational priorities which are to respond, protect and prevent.

To provide administrative support to the Essex Resilience Forum (ERF) and support information sharing across the ERF and with external partners.

To be responsible for the administration of associated committees and boards and provide papers to members as appropriate.

What You Will Be Working On

Working within the Essex Resilience Forum team and reporting to the ERF Manager/Officers, this role will include but is not limited to:

To provide the full range of administrative support and assistance to the ERF Chair and Co-Chair, ERF Manager the Resilience Officers and the wider Forum in an efficient and effective manner.

To ensure that high quality information, briefing materials and documents are delivered to agreed deadlines and ensure that papers are provided in a timely manner and comply to agreed formats.

To develop effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

Act as secretariat to ERF Executive Programme Board, Planning Assurance Group and Risk Intelligence Group and to assist with any other meeting and event as required. To include calendar of events and diary management, organising and facilitating meetings, minute taking and administering the electronic and paper filing systems.

What Are We Looking For?

The ideal candidate for this role, will have the experience of working both independently and as part of a busy team, have experience of organising and facilitating events, meetings and diary management, a good knowledge of Microsoft Office packages and be able to deal with enquiries in a courteous and efficient manner.

You will have a level 2 standard of education (GCSE or equivalent) and it is desirable that you have a qualification related to Emergency Planning management.

The Application Process

Application – Initially you will apply via our website with an attached supporting statement. Your supporting statement should be a maximum of 500 words showing us how you meet the essential criteria of the person specification for the role. This will give us a great understanding of your skills and experience and how well you fit the role.

Interview – If successfully shortlisted, the final part of the recruitment process will be an interview. (Further details will be shared accordingly and in a timely manner)

We review all applications against the criteria detailed in the Vacancy Information Pack, so please do ensure you fully detail how you meet the criteria of the role. We love it when our applicants write thorough and thoughtful responses to the Supporting Statement questions, so don’t be afraid to go into detail. This will ensure we get a good understanding of your skills and experience, and how you meet the requirements of the role.

For an informal discussion regarding the role please contact the Head of Emergency Planning, Group Manager Dave Walpole on 07785 524530.

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 – Monday, 6th June 2022

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.

Essex Resilience Forum Manager

Permanent

Working Hours: 37 hrs per week

Grade: 11

Salary: £49,918 – £56,574 per annum

Location: Kelvedon Park

Essex is a safe and varied county and a great place to live and work.

The Essex Resilience Forum brings a wide variety of agencies together to manage major incidents. As well as planning for emergencies, training and exercising, it also ensures that the county remains as safe as it can be and that we work together to minimise the impact.

The Role

We have an opportunity for an innovative and highly motivated person within the Essex Resilience Forum (ERF) as the ERF Manager. Your role would be to ensure the Essex Resilience Forum fulfils its obligations around the Civil Contingencies Act 2004 and progresses multi-agency working and information sharing arrangements across the partnership. Also, to function as a direct link between the ERF Chairs and ERF partner agencies and to manage a team of Resilience Officers and Admin/Support Officer.

What You Will Be Working On

The successful applicant will manage this dynamic and busy team, reporting to both the Head of Emergency Planning and the ERF Chairs, these being both the Chief Constable of Essex Police and the Chief Fire Officer for Essex County Fire and Rescue Service.

This role will include but is not limited to:

To support the ERF Chair and Co-Chair with leading the ERF Team in the planning and administration of the following workstreams and support such activities when and if required to – Civil Contingencies legislation, planning and response and engagement and where appropriate to provide leadership and oversight of local, regional and national projects.

To Provide executive guidance, assistance and briefings to the Chairs of ERF Executive Programme Board, Risk Intelligence Group (RIG) and Planning Assurance Group (PAG) on the work of the multi-agency partnership and national/regional resilience issues.

Manage, deliver key projects, and action plans as directed by the ERF Chair and Planning Assurance Group. Projects could include but are not limited to, resilience plan writing, research, training and exercises, ensuring partners meet deadlines for the completion of ERF related work streams and escalating areas of concern to the Executive Programme Board.

Provide a clearly defined route of contact for the Essex Resilience Forum to the public, local, regional and national resilience practitioners and government departments. Ensuring effective responses from the secretariat to general enquiries and freedom of information requests. Manage the delivery of responses to enquiries from National Government in relation to incidents, assessments and enquiries including the National Capabilities Survey.

Responsible for overseeing the development, challenging and evaluating emergency and Business Continuity (BC) plans through the identification of potential issues, areas for improvement and for communicating and raising the awareness of these to the partner agencies.

What Are We Looking For?

The ideal candidate for this role, will have experience of working both independently and as part of a busy team. They should have a significant and practical understanding of Civil Contingencies legislation and integrated emergency planning and business continuity. Also, experience of working on projects and delivering business milestones, which includes the management of different resources and challenging situations.

You will also have experience of negotiating with senior level managers, customers and partners. Having the ability to provide progress reports and resilience documentation to a Strategic Co-ordination Group or other governing bodies, ensuring they are easy to interpret and apply. Communication skills should be excellent, with strong presentation skills and an excellent level of interpersonal/negotiation skills, being able to communicate professionally and tactfully to build constructive relationships at different levels, both internally and externally.

You will have a relevant professional qualification in Emergency Planning and/or Business Continuity Management (level 6 or similar). Also, the post holder will be expected to complete the Business Continuity Institute’s CBCI qualification to maintain role competency before completing their probation period. It is also desirable to have a project management qualification (PRINCE2 or similar)

The Application Process

Application – Initially you will apply via our website with an attached supporting statement. Your supporting statement should be a maximum of 1000 words showing us how you meet the essential criteria of the person specification for the role. This will give us a great understanding of your skills and experience and how well you fit the role.

Interview and presentation – If successfully shortlisted, the final part of the recruitment process will include a presentation and interview. (Further details will be shared accordingly and in a timely manner)

We review all applications against the criteria detailed in the Vacancy Information Pack, so please do ensure you fully detail how you meet the criteria of the role. This will ensure we get a good understanding of your skills and experience, and how you meet the requirements of the role.

For an informal discussion regarding the role please contact the Head of Emergency Planning, Group Manager Dave Walpole on 07785 524530.

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 – 6th June 2022

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.

STORES OPERATIVE

Nottinghamshire Fire & Rescue Service is looking for an individual with experience of working in a Stores/Procurement environment to provide a high-quality service to the workforce, external parties, and the communities of Nottinghamshire.

The postholder will be primarily responsible for picking, packing and despatching of Stores stock, Goods receipting, ensuring stock is located correctly in the warehouse and undertaking Stores deliveries and collections to ensure efficient running of the NFRS Stores warehouse.

The successful candidate will be an effective organiser with excellent communication skills and an ability to work with both Excel spreadsheets and procurement/inventory management software.

As an equal opportunities’ employer, the Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service welcomes applicants regardless of gender, race, religion, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or age.

We support our people inside and out of work – offering a very competitive pension scheme, childcare saving scheme, and eligibility for a Blue Light Card which enables discounts on shopping and eating out.  To take care of your physical and mental well-being, we’ve invested in our Occupational health support, trained mental health, first aiders, an employee assistance programme and access to a gym, cafeteria and free parking.  We also have an agile working policy. Employees also have access to membership of a BUPA cash-back health scheme.

The Service supports family friendly employment policies which promotes a better work life balance and is open to requests for flexible working arrangements to include part time and job share working in line with its Flexible Working Policy.

The Service has also introduced an Agile Working Policy for office-based employees which supports a more flexible approach to the way that individuals perform their roles.

Application closing date: 22/05/2022

Enforcement Support Officer

The Role
Post: Enforcement Support Officer
Salary: £36,332 per annum (full time)
Grade: FRS D
Salary range: £36,332 – £41,597 per annum (full time)
Contract type: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Application closing date: Thursday 19 May 2022 at 16:00 GMT

An opportunity has arisen to join our Fire Safety Regulation department as an Enforcement Support Officer for the Central Regulatory Enforcement Group. In this position you will take lead responsibility for the Enforcement aspects of the Brigade’s responsibilities as a lead enforcer of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005.

Your main duties will include:

• Conduct investigations for the purpose of prosecution into contraventions of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005.
• Support Fire Safety Regulation staff in the investigation and prosecution processes by providing guidance and direction for investigations and associated matters including evidence gathering, collating officers and other witness statements, hard copy case file preparation, disclosure and identification of responsible persons, or others responsible for contraventions of fire safety legislation.
• Provide and manage technical support and guidance for Senior Fire Safety Officers; and Fire Safety Officers on all aspects of the Brigade’s enforcement activities including content and service of enforcement, alteration and prohibition notices.

Further information about the main duties and responsibilities of the role are detailed in the job description. 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 job description below) and upload a copy of your up-to-date CV.

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/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.

Eligibility
The successful candidate will be qualified to a Level 4 Fire Safety Diploma or equivalent or be an experienced investigator for another Enforcing Authority such as HSE, Police Force or Local Authority.

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 in June 2022. 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.

Vehicle Technician

Buckinghamshire Fire & Rescue Service has an exciting vacancy for a Vehicle Technician.
This role is based in the workshop at Headquarters in Stocklake, Aylesbury, where our vision is to make Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes the safest areas in England in which to live, work and travel.

The successful candidate will be part of a team that are responsible for the servicing, repair and maintenance of the fleet of emergency vehicles, plant, equipment and support vehicles that support the fire service.

Desirable Criteria

NVQ Level 3 Motor Vehicle qualification (or equivalent eg. City and Guilds)
Skilled in all aspects of light and heavy vehicle servicing and repairs, including diagnostics/electrics
Experience of welding and associated equipment
Vehicle and tool hydraulics
Full driving licence, ideally with category C entitlement (LGV)
Self-motivated, able to work on own initiative to high standards of work
Live within 30 minutes travelling time to Aylesbury
Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service can offer you:

Competitive salary: £34,442 – £37,449 (including two hours guaranteed overtime per week and a market supplement).
Potential earnings: £36,602 – £39,609 (including call-out allowance)
Occasional casual overtime
Working pattern – 39 hour week: Monday – Thursday 8am – 5pm and Friday 8am – 4pm
23 days holiday increasing to 28 days with five years’ service plus bank holidays
Fantastic culture of training and development with onsite and residential training courses, qualifications and internal progression.

You will be required to take part in the emergency on-call rota one week out of seven, where you will initially be mentored by another team member, usually for the duration of the six-month probation period.

For an informal discussion, please contact Jez Finden, Fleet Manager on 01296 744610.

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

For further information about the role please review the job description, which can be downloaded via the link below.

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Closing Date: 22 May 2022 at midnight

Crew Commander – On-Call Support Manager (Competent)

We are seeking a suitable candidate for the role of Crew Commander On-Call Support Manager, to promote and support the management of 10 stand-alone On-Call stations across the county.

The successful candidate will be based at Headquarters, although there will be a requirement of the role to travel throughout Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes.
This is a full-time position (42 hours a week), on flexible working conditions, including some evening and occasional weekend commitment.

The post holder will report to the Watch Commander On-Call Support Manager, and support the Station Commander On-Call North and South, to deliver activities captured within annual objectives, covering operational resilience, attraction, recruitment and retention of On-Call staff.

The role will be focused on enhancing operational assurance, providing operational resilience where required, supporting service delivery and promoting the transformation and modernisation of the On-Call provision. It offers an excellent opportunity to assist with the recruitment of new staff, working alongside colleagues to help promote new working arrangements.

The post holder will support all new staff in their training and development, from Induction to the completion of their modular training.

The post attracts an additional five per cent discretionary (non-pensionable) payment for added resilience. This payment will be paid in arrears as a lump sum at the end of the financial year and will be pro-rata for months completed.

Additional investment in training is being considered for this post with the intention for a breathing apparatus instructor qualification at the Fire Service College to assist in supporting staff development plans.

The post holder must demonstrate excellent leadership qualities that align with the NFCC Leadership Framework – Leading Others.

Eligibility:

We welcome applications to join BFRS from those currently serving within a UK local authority fire & rescue service, as a competent and substantive Crew Commander, working the On-Call (RDS) or the Wholetime Duty System.

Should you require further details or an informal discussion regarding this role, please contact Station Commander Jamie Humphrey: jhumphrey@bucksfire.gov.uk

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Closing Date: 17 May 2022 at Midnight