Area Commander B
Area Commander
£59,565 per annum + the following supplements:
- Flexible Duty supplement: 20% pensionable supplement of the basic salary in respect of your participation in the flexible duty system
- Area Commanders’ Rota supplement: 9% pensionable supplement of the basic salary in respect of your participation in the Principal Officers’ Operational Command Rota (shared with Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service at Area Commander Level)
- Performance related supplement: A non-pensionable performance related supplement of up to 4% of total pay may be awarded
Hours : 37 per week (per week).
A Driving License will be required for this role.
Criteria to meet in order to apply:
- You must be a Competent Substantive Area Commander or
- a Competent Temporary Group Commander with substantial experience in current role
- or a Competent Substantive Group Commander
Application Form
The application form will be available from 23 March 2020 – 05 April 2020 at 17:00.
Assessment Centre: All successful applicants will be invited to an assessment centre on the 24 April.
Closing Date : 05 April 2020 at 17:00 hrs
We are welcoming applications from competent Firefighters and Crew Managers who are looking for promotion or a transfer opportunity. We are looking for Crew Managers who can demonstrate a positive attitude to do more for our communities whilst demonstrating the right behaviours to lead on cultural change.
Cumbria Fire & Rescue Service is a County Council service that provides prevention protection and response services to a wide and diverse range of communities. Cumbria is a fantastic place to live and work but is also faced with a number of significant challenges including a super ageing population, rurality infrastructure and natural weather.
Candidates will be able to offer evidence of how they meet the essential and desirable criteria that supports improving the service delivery environment promoting cultural change and also measured against the “Leading Others” specifications within the NFCC Leadership Framework.
A career with Cumbria Fire & Rescue Service as a Crew Manager is both challenging and rewarding and we are looking for forward thinking innovative individuals who can display the County Council / Service Behaviours and commit to a one team approach.
As a supervisory manager you will need to demonstrate operational excellence personal accountability and a commitment to your own development. Furthermore you will have a flexible approach and demonstrate the personal qualities attitude and One Team ethos expected for all staff working for Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service.
Closing date: 29th March 2020 (midnight)
We are now welcoming applications for a number of current and future substantive Group Manager vacancies.
Cumbria Fire & Rescue Service has the ambition to deliver the best possible services to our communities across Cumbria. To be able to do this we need individuals with exceptional leadership qualities and communication skills to be leading our functions.
To be eligible to apply candidates must:
Hold the role of a competent Station Manager.
We welcome applications from managers who can demonstrate a positive attitude to do more for our communities who think differently and challenge the norm.
We are looking for individuals that have high levels of resilience excellent interpersonal skills and who can demonstrate strong team working. The successful candidate will need an understanding of the issues facing the Fire and Rescue Service and be committed to equality diversity and inclusion.
As a Group Manager you will need to demonstrate operational excellence personal accountability and a commitment to your own development. Furthermore you will have a flexible approach and demonstrate the personal qualities attitude and ‘One Team’ ethos expected for all staff working for Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service.
To Apply:
Online Application Form
All applicants are expected to complete the Cumbria County Council application form. There is no requirement to complete the ‘Relevant Experience’ section of this form.
Additional documentation
Candidates will also be required to demonstrate how they are able to meet the person specification and the relevant elements of the NFCC Leadership Framework.
Please clearly label these documents with your name and which document it is.
Key Information
Applications close on 27th March 2020.
Interviews will take place week commencing 13th April 2020.
Interviews will be held at Cumbria Fire and Rescue HQ Penrith.
This opportunity is for current Cumbria County Council staff to become On-Call Firefighters and provide operational cover by working in or near to an On-Call Fire Station.
Internal On-Call Firefighters would have 2 separate contracts and positions on iTrent. One reflecting their responsibilities on their Green Book contract and one reflecting their responsibilities on their Grey Book On-call contract. They will be contracted for a specified number of hours per week.
On-call firefighters work as part of a team using the latest equipment and life saving techniques to attend property fires farm incidents road traffic collisions chemical spills animal rescues floods storm damage and many other types of incidents.
Work base – Employees’ contractual work base on their Green Book contract would remain the same. However individuals in agreement with their Line Manager could work at or within close proximity to an On-call fire station to provide availability to respond which would mean flexibility on all parts and reduce the need for changes to travel arrangements and the costs associated with this.
Response arrangements – During their agreed hours when a 999 call is received individuals are alerted via their pager and must be available to respond within the required timeframe.
Initial application – You will be required to complete the online On-Call Firefighter application form and attach an availability form and the line manager approval form.
Application closing: 1st June 2020
Practical selection tests: 22-25 June 2020
Interviews: 1st Jul 2020
Medicals: Jul/Aug 2020
Induction day: 3rd Sep 2020
Training course: 7th – 19th Sep 2020
Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service (CFRS) is one of the best fire and rescue services in the country. In our recent inspection by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate for Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services (HMICFRS) CFRS was noted as good, specifically around promoting the right values and culture, getting the right people with the right skills, ensuring fairness and promoting diversity and managing performance and developing leaders.
We are looking for current serving firefighters to join our team and support our vision for the future, helping to make Cambridgeshire a safer place to live and work.
As a firefighter with CFRS, as well as responding to a wide range of incidents, you will also take part in community safety and fire protection activities, to help keep our local residents and businesses safe in the diverse communities we serve.
Being a firefighter at CFRS offers an exciting and rewarding career, with many opportunities for development and progression.
In order to apply you must be:
- a wholetime, substantive, competent firefighter working for a local authority fire and rescue service
- An excellent communicator and team player
- Committed to continued professional development
- Interested in promoting community safety, education and risk prevention.
What’s in it for you?
- access to a range of in-role development opportunities
- career pathways for promotion
- family friendly policies
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Health Shield – Health Cash Plan
Think it’s for you?
- Email recruitment@cambsfire.gov.uk to register your interest in transferring to CFRS
- Please include the following in your email:
- Full name
- Current FRS
- Rank / role
- Home address
- Contact No.
Closing Date : 31 March 2021
You will be contacted in receipt of your email – detailing next steps as required.
