Corporate Planning and Performance Department, Rhyl

Permanent, 37 hours per week
NWFRS Grade 05 £28,163 to £30,060 per annum

We are looking to appoint a Project Support Officer to join the Corporate Planning and Performance Department based in Rhyl.

Providing project support to existing and future projects across North Wales Fire and Rescue Service, you will offer advice to Project Manager about the project management components that should be adopted to ensure the delivery of successful projects.

This includes answering queries from Project Managers, who may be business area experts but have no previous experience or knowledge of project management methodology, and offering advice about plans, controls and stages for instance. You will be responsible for arranging internal and external meetings, as required, note taking and preparing agendas, updating risk and issue logs and maintaining electronic record files for audit purposes.

You will be an effective communicator with good customer service skills, experienced in arranging and supporting meetings and have a willingness to help others. With good organisational skills to manage your own workload and meet deadlines, you will need to be flexible and adaptable to change to deal with requests as they arise and have the ability to work independently using your own initiative. Ideally you will have the ability to communicate confidently and fluently in Welsh, but we will consider applications from individuals who are committed to improve their Welsh language skills.

The team are located in Rhyl but the role will provide regular support to the Teams across North Wales Fire and Rescue Service and therefore some travel may be necessary across North Wales.

For further details about the role, please refer to the information pack. To apply, please complete and submit your application pack available from the North Wales Fire and Rescue Service vacancies webpage. Please note that we cannot accept CVs in application for this role.

Closing date for receipt of application forms is 12.00 noon, 13/05/2025

The closing date will be strictly adhered to and no exceptions will apply.

Northumberland Fire & Rescue Service Firefighter (Control) Inter-Service Transfer Vacancy – Permanent

Northumberland Fire and Rescue Service is currently seeking applications, from existing Firefighter (Control) personnel who are competent or in development, for a Firefighter (Control) vacancy within our Fire Control.

Northumberland is the northernmost county of England, bordering Cumbria, County Durham, Tyne and Wear and the Scottish Borders. We have an outstanding North Sea coastline of 103 km and a county of rural natural beauty. The county is steeped in history and heritage with a population of over 300,000 residents. The council provides a wide range of services to the residents over an area of 5,000 sq. km.

We invite applications from current Firefighter (Control) personnel who are in development or competent.  Those who are currently employed within another fire and rescue service will be welcomed as inter-service transferees and will be required to complete conversion training to ensure familiarity and understanding of NFRS Mobilising System and processes.

The successful candidate will be expected to promote and maintain a positive relationship with all employees and their respective trade unions in the interests of developing a climate of harmonious and constructive employee relations.

With excellent interpersonal skills and innovative thinking, the role will support the services continuous improvement strategy while also promoting a positive and inclusive organisational culture.

If you think you would work well within this role and have a desire to make our communities safer, then we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity.

Our Fire Control Mobilising and Communications Centre is equipped to deal with the receipt of emergency calls and the alerting and dispatching of Fire & Rescue Service resources, based at our Headquarters in West Hartford Community Fire Station.

The Fire Control is responsible for:

The acceptance of emergency and non-emergency calls from a range of sources.
Mobilising resources in accordance with our CRMP.
Maintaining communication with resources.
Maintaining information on Fire & Rescue Service operational resources and personnel including operational daily staffing.
Liaising with other emergency and non-emergency agencies.
Survival Guidance Advice to callers (Fires and Special Service Calls).
A number of support functions including management of risk data held within mobilising systems, performance management, in-house training provided to control staff.
The Firefighter (Control) vacancy is a Permanent Vacancy, working 42 hours, watch based rota system, subject to the NJC Grey Book Conditions of Service.  Further details can be found in the accompanying role map.

Current Salary is £27,970 Firefighter(Control) Development – £35,791 Firefighter(Control) Competent

Essential criteria for the role

Eligibility:

You must be a competent or development Firefighter(Control), currently employed in a UK Fire and Rescue Service.

No outstanding ‘unspent’ disciplinary warnings.

Selection Process:

The selection process will be undertaken in accordance with workforce and succession planning requirements.

Your application will be reviewed against the UK FRS National Occupational Standards (NOS) and if you meet the eligibility criteria, you will then progress to the next stage of the process.

Our selection process will comprise of the following:

An assessment day consisting of a group discussion, and formal interview.

Assessment days will take place at:  Fire Service Headquarters, West Hartford Business Park, Cramlington

Pre-employment checks

Successful applicants will be subject to our pre-employment screening process, which includes an occupational health medical.  We will also conduct right to work, DBS and reference checks.

Further information about our Service can be found by visiting www.northumberlandfireandrescue.gov.uk and our various social media channels.

For information about the process please contact Station Manager Diane Cairns, Group Manager Joe Hunter or Group Manager Andy Irvine

diane.cairns@northumberland.gov.uk – 07825121488

joseph.hunter@northumberland.gov.uk – 07966 327862

andrew.irvine@northumberland.gov.uk – 07890 020662

Job Title: Environmental Officer

Contract: 12-month Fixed term contract (Maternity cover)

Working Hours: 37 hours per week (expected pattern is Monday to Friday)

Salary: £40,476

Location: Service Headquarters, Kelvedon park

Closing Date: 13th May 2025

*We are open to discuss working arrangements including flexibility over hours and location. Some home working, Travel to various ECFRS sites and stations across the county of Essex is required

This role is a fixed-term opportunity. 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.

The Role

An incredible opportunity to advance your career and to take on ownership of the Environmental and Energy planning for ECFRS.  Our friendly and inclusive Property team are searching for a new Environmental Officer to join their expanding team on a 12-month Fixed Term Contract, as we work to future-proof and protect our Operational estate across the County.

What You Will Be Working On

Working with the Property team to fulfil our Estates Environmental Strategy
Developing and embedding our environmental and sustainable strategies and policies
Assisting the Service assessing their Environmental impact
Collaborating with working groups with the service and externally
Representing the Service at environmental and sustainable development forums
Monitoring and measuring effectiveness and compliance with agreed environmental strategies
Supporting the Property team managing projects associated with Environmental strategies
Holding responsibility for the Authority’s Waste Management and Recycling plan
Taking responsibility for undertaking consultation with outside bodies, organisations and public on proposed environmental strategies and policies and to analyse responses

What Are We Looking For?

We are looking for someone with an eye for detail, who wants to be part of a team who cares for the estate and future of the Service’s Property.  We would love to find someone who wants to develop with the team and can support the growth of the department.  Experience in a Environmental or Sustainability role/environment is essential with proof of an in depth understanding.

Eligibility

Full UK driving licence and a willingness to work flexibly and ability to travel around the county
Experience in a similar role or hold a relevant qualification in an environmentally-based subject, with knowledge and experience of current legislation and principles surrounding environmental issues

How to apply

Shortlisting will be completed by matching your application to the essential criteria of the Person Specification for the role.

To demonstrate how you meet this criteria, please upload a copy of your CV. If it will benefit your application, you may also upload either a cover letter or a supporting statement.

You may submit your documents either as a word document, pdf, mp3 (voice note) or mp4 (video).

Assessment and selection:

The assessment and selection approach will be:

Stage 1

Application & shortlisting (assessment of your supporting statement will be made against the essential criteria of the Person Specification)

Stage 2

Role specific panel interview

As well as questions covering your related skills to perform the role, questions may also be asked to provide evidence against the UK Fire & Rescue Service’s Code of Ethics and the National Fire Chiefs Council’s Leadership Framework.

You can find the NFCC Leadership Framework here: NFCC_Leadership_Framework_Final.pdf (nationalfirechiefs.org.uk)

You can find guidance around the Code of Ethics here:

Core Code of Ethics England Guidance May 21 V0.pdf (ukfrs.com)

Should you wish to have an informal discussion with regards to the role, please contact recruitment@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.

You can find out more about our benefits at https://www.essex-fire.gov.uk/recruitment/benefits

Disability Confident

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

As part of our offer to support all our candidates to perform to the best of their abilities during our recruitment and selection processes and we would like to let you know about a couple of support options you can access, should you wish to, including our employee forums, who are keen and willing to support all of our potential colleagues.

Our employee forums and partners include:

Asian Fire Services Association (AFSA), BEING (our LGBTQ+ employee support network), Christian Fellowship, Ethnic Minority Forum, Men’s Forum, and our Women’s Forum. In addition, we also have a female firefighters operational group.

Further to the above, the Service has a Digital Accessibility Inclusion Group (DAIG) that supports all colleagues to improve their digital skills and provides additional support and guidance to colleagues with neurodivergent strengths and struggles as a result of dyslexia, ADHD, Autism, dyspraxia etc. We want everyone to thrive at work, and so we encourage and enable people to access digital tools to help them perform at your best. The DAIG is a group of colleagues from across the Service that unite to support others as a result of their lived experience and desire to make a difference. They support people with a range of visible and invisible disabilities to identify and access digital workplace adjustments and solutions and may be able to assist with your application too.

Should you wish to discuss support, or access further information, from one of these groups, please contact Equality.Diversity@essex-fire.gov.uk

You are also able to raise any queries or requests for support, including any adjustments you may require, at any stage of the process by email to recruitment@essex-fire.gov.uk

You can find out more about Essex County Fire & Rescue Service via www.essex-fire.gov.uk and about our vacancies and application processes via www.essex-fire.gov.uk/join-essex-fire

Safeguarding

Essex Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner Fire and Rescue Authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment. It is our policy to require all applicants for employment to disclose if you are currently being investigated by any regulatory body or have any decisions or sanctions pending or in progress in respect of your suitability to work for the Service.

You agree to inform the Service within 24 hours if you are subsequently investigated by any agency or organisation in relation to concerns about your behaviour towards children, young people or vulnerable adults.

The information you provide will be treated as strictly confidential and will be considered only in relation to the appointment for which you are applying.

This role will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

Our Service is much more than a fire and rescue service. Not only are we committed to keeping the communities we serve safe by responding quickly and professionally, but it is also our vision to invest in future generations by improving well-being, supporting businesses and operating as a well-respected and trusted Service. We are currently seeking Group Managers to support us in delivering our vision.

To be a successful Group Manager you will be a competent Station Manager with experience of providing leadership, command and support of fire operations, and have good knowledge of the national, regional and local legal and operating environment of fire and rescue services. You will be able to demonstrate your ability in managing, motivating and developing teams, including applying performance management techniques to ensure high quality service delivery and continuous improvement.

Group Managers support the Service in delivering national fire service strategy and initiatives as well as translating relevant legislation into effective working practices and procedures. Successful postholders will be expected to understand the importance of effective change management in a complex and ever-changing environment and implement change with a values-based approach.

Excellent communication skills, with the ability to build strong and inclusive working relationships with both internal and external stakeholders, are essential.

The postholders will perform operational command at Strategic Command level 2 and attend other emergency operational incidents as required.

The Role of Crew Manager Control.

To undertake an appropriate level of command co-ordinating emergency and non-emergency call handling and incident management activities. Supporting and delivering information and advice to internal and external agencies to support operational response. Deliver training and assessments to improve and measure performance and organise and implement practical activities to aid learning and development. Support the Watch Commander (Control) in the management of the Watch, carry out administration tasks and lead a small team when carrying out specific tasks

The post holder will carry out this role through the performance of key tasks and responsibilities as specified in the job description.

Main Duties & Responsibilities

To lead the work of teams and individuals to meet their objectives (WM1)

Plan the work of teams and individuals including planning work on a daily and weekly basis, allocating tasks and duties and setting objectives.
Assess the work of teams and individuals against standards and allocated work.
Providing constructive feedback proactively and on request to your team and individuals e.g. during normal work activity, during debriefs.
Maintain work activities to meet requirements (WM2)

Managing day to day work activities to ensure deadlines and work objectives are consistently met; agreeing objectives on a daily and weekly basis and monitoring progress.
Ensuring all health, safety and security measures are maintained and that working conditions conform to organisational and legal requirements.
Encouraging and supporting suggestions for improvements to working practices, systems and to personal and organisational performance

Manage information for action (WM3)

Gathering required information from a range of internal and external sources
Informing and advising others including responding to enquiries and proactively providing information and advice within own areas of responsibility
Hold meetings, planning, preparing and conducting meetings with small groups of people, setting clear objectives and agendas
Take responsibility for effective personal performance (WM4),

Maintaining competence and developing your own skills to ensure best performance within your role, including ensuring your own health and fitness for work.
Developing and maintaining effective working relationships with colleagues, team members, line managers and external contacts.
Continually improving your performance through self-assessment and proactive action to resolve your development needs e.g. through debriefs and performance reviews

Plan and contribute to the development of teams and individuals (WM5)

Identifying training and development needs for individuals and teams e.g. assessing gaps in workplace performance.
Preparing plans to meet any identified gaps in development and/or performance that are effective and efficient.
Taking part in development activities of both teams and individuals including providing feedback and support.
Assessing improvements in performance of teams and individuals against development objectives including evaluating the effectiveness of your training and development activities.

Investigate and report on events to inform future practice (WM6)

Gathering information from a range of sources which is relevant to support the investigation of an event.
Preparing and presenting the findings and conclusions of an investigation from the analysis of information gathered.

Support and actively promote the objectives of the CRMP and demonstrate a personal commitment to the five principals Core Code of Ethics putting our communities first, Integrity, dignity and respect, Leadership, Equality, diversity and inclusion.

Internal Applicants that have completed a talent conversation and cascaded development objectives that have been signed off by their line manager will not be required to complete an external application but will still be required to complete an expression of interest here.

Internal Applicants that have not completed a talent conversation or not signed off their development objectives will be required to complete the full application process by pressing ‘apply’ below.

Recruitment,  Selection and Safeguarding

Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk. All employees and volunteers must share this commitment.

Fire & Rescue Authority roles are listed in Schedule 1 of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order and we require all applicants to disclose, at the point of application, any criminal convictions (both spent and unspent) including driving offences, cautions and/or reprimands. Please list the dates and details of any sentences if applicable. 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 refer to the guidance notes http://www.gov.uk/guidance/rehabilitation[1]periods for more information).

As part of our safer recruitment process, we will undertake pre-employment checks to verify the suitability of applicants. These checks will include actively seeking and checking references and a minimum Standard level Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Enhanced level DBS checks will be carried out for roles with direct and unsupervised access to children, young people and adults at risk.

Applicants are also required to inform us of any pending or incomplete investigations of a safeguarding nature that are ongoing, or that arise during the period of application and pre-employment.

Our Fire and Rescue Authority are committed to the rehabilitation of offenders, as such, any risk assessments used for positive disclosures will incorporate both a reasonable and proportionate response.
Vetting

Certain posts will be subject to vetting approval and the appropriate clearance must be maintained for the duration of your contract.  Individuals employed by Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service that require unsupervised access to police assets (information, systems and premises), must comply with the vetting process. This includes partner agencies who work closely with, or share premises with, the police service. Vetting reassures public that appropriate checks are conducted to assess and manages risk by identifying individuals who work within the service or have access to police assets or identify areas of vulnerability that could damage public confidence in the force. Those checks may include recorded crime reports or allegations, known associations and financial vulnerability. Where appropriate to do so a vetting interview may be considered where information raises questions or doubts about a particular issue.

Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service have an exciting opportunity for a Learning and Development Coordinator to enhance our People Services team based at our Service Headquarters in Exeter. You’ll join us on a 12-month fixed term contract working 37 hours per week, in return you will receive a competitive salary of £41,511.00 – £44,711.00 (gross) per annum. 

About the role: 

Are you passionate about empowering others through learning? Do you have the skills to design and implement impactful development programs that drive success? If, we want you to join our team!

This is your opportunity to play a key role in enhancing the skills, knowledge and capabilities of our incredible people. 

What you’ll do – 

-Support the development and delivery of our People and Organisational Development Roadmap. 
-Identify training needs and help design initiatives that support our line managers to effectively lead their teams. 
-Coordinate and implement learning and development programs that support the growth of our people in non-operational skills. 
-Identify training needs and help design initiatives that drive performance and skill development across all levels. 
-Liaise with our Academy teams to support training logistics, ensuring smooth delivery of learning opportunities. 
-Work closely with department leaders to ensure training aligns with both individual and organisational goals. 
-Track and evaluate the effectiveness of training programs to ensure continuous improvement. 

What we’re looking for: 

-Strong experience in learning and development including coordination and delivery of training frameworks. 
-A deep understanding of andragogy principles and how to apply them in a professional environment. 
-Experience in bringing Equality, Diversity and Inclusion principles to all learning opportunities. 
-Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects concurrently. 
-Fantastic communication skills and the ability to engage people at all levels. 
-Ability to work collaboratively and engage stakeholders across the organisation. 
-A proactive, innovative mindset with a passion for continuous learning. 

We anticipate shortlisting and interviews will take place early June 2025. 

For more information, or an informal discussion about the role, please contact Steve Huntington via shuntington@dsfire.gov.uk or 07977 353466.

Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service has an exciting opportunity for an Organisational Development Specialist to enhance our People Services team based at our Service Headquarters in Exeter. You’ll join us on a 12-month fixed term contract working 37 hours per week, in return you will receive a competitive salary of £37,035.00 – £39,513.00 (gross) per annum. 

Are you passionate about people development and driving change in the emergency sector? Do you have the expertise to support the growth and transformation of an organisation that makes a real difference in communities? 

We’re looking for an Organisational Development Specialist for a 12-month contract to join our dynamic team. In this exciting role you’ll play a pivotal part in shaping and supporting our people and organisational development workstreams. 

What you’ll do-

-Work closely with leadership teams to enhance organisational performance and culture. 
-Lead and support key people development change and initiatives. 
-Drive the design and delivery of training programs that support both individual and team growth. 
-Collaborate with a passionate team to foster continuous improvement across the organisation. 
-Support the development and delivery of our People and Organisational Development Roadmap. 
-Have a person-centred approach considering equality, diversity and inclusion in everything we do. 

What we’re looking for –

-Strong background in Organisational Development and People Development. 
-Experience in leadership development, culture transformation, and supporting others through change. 
-Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. 
-Ability to work collaboratively and engage stakeholders at all levels. 
-Experience in Equality, Diversity and Inclusion engagement and principles. 
-A proactive, innovative mindset with a passion for continuous learning

We anticipate that shortlisting and interviews will take place early June 2025.

For more information, or for an informal discussion about the role, please contact Steve Huntington via shuntington@dsfire.gov.uk or 07977 353466.