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Hydrant Technician

Scale 4

37 hours per week

£20,092 – £21,748 per annum

Permanent

Operational Logistics, Betony Road, Malvern

The Role

An opportunity has arisen to work in the Operational Logistics department, which is at the heart of all fleet, equipment, supplies and water hydrant distribution, maintenance and procurement for the Service.

The Hydrant Technician role is to carry out inspections of Hydrants, undertake routine Hydrant maintenance tasks and record accurately all relevant information relating to fire Hydrants location and functionality across the counties of Herefordshire and Worcestershire.

The Person

Experience and knowledge:

Experience in the use of mechanical, electrical, pneumatic and familiarity with hydraulic equipment
Be willing to complete training to achieve accreditation under the New Roads and Street works Act (Operatives and Supervisors Regulations) 1992 Level 2
Have completed or be willing to complete Manual Handling Training, A reasonable standard of education to NVQ Level 2, or equivalent
It is a requirement of this role to drive a Service vehicle; therefore you must have a current driving licence and be eligible to drive within the UK.

About Us

Every day we’re helping to save lives and keep the community safe – and not only by fighting fires. Behind the scenes at Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service, there are lots of other roles that people don’t see, helping to provide vital functions to keep us an efficient and effective Fire and Rescue Service.

Reasons to join us

24 days annual leave per year. In addition, you will be entitled to the normal Bank/Public Holidays
Flexible working, including a flexi time scheme
Access to a local government pension scheme
Free car parking at the Operational Logistics site and across our 27 fire stations
Access to the Blue Light Card – the UK’s largest Emergency Services discount card

Closing date for applications is midnight on Sunday 22nd August 2021. Interviews to be held on 20th September 2021.

For any further queries regarding the role, please contact Gary Butler on 07800 572 146.

Positive Action Officer

Are you passionate about driving conversations between our community and our colleagues, to improve inclusion in our service?

Are you keen to understand the barriers that may be preventing our community from fully accessing our service and how we can help?

If yes, then the role of Positive Action Officer with Cambridgeshire Fire & Rescue Service could be for you!

About us

Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service (CFRS) is one of the best fire and rescue services in the country. In our last inspection by Her Majestys Inspectorate for Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services (HMICFRS) we were noted as good, specifically around promoting the right values and culture, getting the right people with the right skills, ensuring fairness, promoting diversity, managing performance, and developing leaders.

Our vision is to put our people at the centre of everything we do- our community and our colleagues. Without our welcoming, friendly, and supportive environment we would not be the Service we are today.

About the role

We are looking for a motivated individual to join our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Team. This is a small team with a big goal – to improve diversity and inclusion in our service. Within our team, we have a Positive Action Officer who covers Peterborough and the northern half of Cambridgeshire. This role will focus on Cambridge and the southern half of the county.

The Positive Action Officer will be focused on positive action – connecting our community and our colleagues in conversations that highlight barriers and explore how to overcome them. This could be around fire prevention, recruitment and progression, inclusion campaigns, events, workshops, and training.

We are ideally looking for someone who has relevant experience through work or volunteering in a community/charity organisation, a public service, or a private company – it’s not essential to have worked in an emergency service.

Main Duties

The role will focus on engaging with colleagues, partners, and the wider communities of Cambridgeshire to:

Work with colleagues and our community to design and develop initiatives to promote Positive Action. You will work in collaboration with our recruitment and safety and prevention teams and build campaigns, events, workshops and initiatives.
Increase our reach in the community by developing and maintaining effective relationships with groups to build trust and confidence and break down barriers.
Research, design, deliver and measure the impact of positive action activities, with the specific aim of increasing the diversity of our workforce.
Promote our Service as an employer of choice within under-represented communities.
Increase confidence and promote inclusiveness by liaising with key individuals and attending events and meetings.
Monitor and analyse information you have collated at events in relation to underrepresented groups and prepare reports and action points identifying reach, attendance, and feedback.

About you

We are looking for a motivated individual to join our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Team.

Alongside your energy and drive, we would also like to see that you:

Understand what positive action means for a public service, and how it helps us meet the Public Sector Equality Duty.
Have experience of, and a commitment to, working with groups that are underrepresented in the community to understand their needs and preferences to improve positive action. This may be groups that represent the protected characteristics or others.
Have the skills to research, plan, deliver, measure and evaluate positive action activity.
Be able to quickly make and keep healthy working relationships, with the Inclusion Team, colleagues, partners and the community.
Be confident using Microsoft Word, Outlook, PowerPoint and Excel efficiently in your role.
Be fluent in a second language because this would be helpful for engaging with the community. This is not essential but an advantage.

The role is up to 22 hours a week and is agile working. You’ll have a base at Cambridge Fire Station but will also work from other locations around Cambridgeshire and from home.

Due to the nature of community events/meetings being outside of usual office hours, this role requires flexibility of working hours. We have a flexitime scheme in place.

What we will offer you

Family friendly policies – including flexible working
Employee Assistance Programm
Health Shield – Health Cash Plan
Access to Blue Light Discount
Personal Development Plan
23 days annual leave each year plus bank holidays, pro rata for part time
Local Government Pension Scheme
£27,741 per annum pro-rata for part-time (for example, pro-rata for 22 hours is £16,494)

Please visit our website via the ‘Apply for job’ button below, to find the recruitment pack which contains our terms and conditions, job description and person specification for the role. Please send us your CV with your supporting cover letter.

What happens next:

Interviews are being held between 20th and 25th August and 6th and 10th September. We will arrange a suitable time with each candidate selected for interview and discuss face-to-face and online options for the interview.

Closing date for all applications is Sunday 15th August 2021, any applications submitted after this time will not be considered.

Training and Support Manager

Salary: £46,684 per annum
Grade: FRS F
Salary range: £46,684 – £60,620 per annum
Contract type: Fixed Term until 31 March 2022
Working pattern: Full-time
Application closing date: Friday 20 August 2021 at 4 PM

London Fire Brigade is one of the largest firefighting and rescue organisations in the world, and the busiest within the country. A vital part of our organisation is our control room, based at the London Operations Centre in Merton. Here, our Control Officers manage 180,000 999 calls a year from Londoners in need of assistance.

We are seeking a highly motivated individual to join our team at Merton in the role of Training and Support Manager. This role will see you reporting directly to the Senior Control Commander responsible for training and assurance at Brigade Control.

You will be working within a pressurised environment where staff availability for training activities is fluid and dynamic. You will be passionate about providing high quality training so that we can be the best people in the best place of work. You will need to be resourceful, resilient, and flexible to meet the challenges of this role.

This post is a new role within our organisation and has overall managerial responsibility for the Operations Support Team, a team that delivers all Control training alongside mobilising support services. In this role you will manage and lead the team to deliver multiple training initiatives simultaneously in a dynamic shift-based environment, whilst also maintaining both routine and exceptional service support requirements.

We require a candidate with a background in training and development, with evidence of learning design, training planning, training delivery, quality assurance and assessment. In this role you will proactively embrace change and contribute to change management activities to meet changing business requirements and the motivational needs of staff.

You will be responsible for creating and maintaining reports on measurable outcomes, the results and effectiveness of training programmes and on our quality assurance processes. You will have an ability for elevated levels of visual attention and experience of fault analysis or systems investigation.

The successful candidate will have maintained understanding of new educational and training techniques and methods and will improve the delivery and design of training materials in line with new best practice.

The person we are seeking will have exceptional interpersonal skills to establish good working relationships with people at all levels and excellent organisational skills to prioritise and delegate work to ensure deadlines are met.

Interim Deputy Chief Fire Officer

Deputy Chief Fire Officer (Interim)

NORTH YORKSHIRE FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICE – DEPUTY CHIEF FIRE OFFICER

INTERIM OPPORTUNITY FOR UP TO 12 MONTHS

£100,363 – £110,500 (inclusive of operational allowance)

Application closing date: Monday 23 August 2021 (9am)

We have an exciting opportunity for an individual with strong interpersonal and problem-solving skills, able to commence and deliver complex projects, to take on the role of Deputy Chief Fire Officer for North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service on an interim basis.

As the lead for service delivery, the successful candidate will work closely with the Chief Fire Officer to bring a new approach to the delivery of fire and rescue services in North Yorkshire, ensuring real and sustainable benefits for the public, shaping and securing the future of the Service.

This is a time of great change for the Service, with the transfer of governance to the Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner in November 2018 and the recent introduction of enable North Yorkshire, a formal collaboration arrangement bringing together support staff of North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service and North Yorkshire Police. It will be a key requirement of the role for the seconded Deputy Chief Fire Officer to work in partnership to ensure the benefits of this collaborative work are maximised.

The Deputy Chief Fire Officer will support the Chief Fire Officer in developing and implementing a new Integrated Risk Management Plan, known locally as the Risk and Resource Model, modernising the Service and ensuring the effective delivery of services to local communities.

Working closely with the Chief Fire Officer, this is a key role in which you will need to exercise high level interpersonal, strategic and innovative skills to meet the challenges of a complex environment, delivering service improvements and maintaining employee engagement at a time of significant change for the fire and rescue service.

Applicants must be persons of significant calibre with proven strategic management experience, at competent Area Manager level [CR1] [FK2] or above, display strong evidence of operating at a strategic level within a Fire and Rescue Service, and with the commensurate high level of skills. The provision of Incident Command leadership is essential and applicants must be capable to operate at Strategic Commander level, and hold an accredited ICL L4 or equivalent qualification to apply.

Applicants are also required to evidence relevant academic achievement or to demonstrate equivalent experience.

The role is based in Northallerton but the applicant will be expected to travel across North Yorkshire and the City of York to meet the requirements of the role and the Continuous Duty System.

Ideally the successful candidate will have the support of their current host organisation to commence in role with immediate effect, to allow for a suitable handover period with the substantive post holder.

The interim role will be offered on a secondment basis for a successful external applicant – or on a temporary promotion basis for a successful applicant currently in NYFRS service.

Informal conversation

If you would like an informal conversation about this opportunity with Philip Allott, Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner, please email PFCC Executive Support on PFCCexecutivesupport@northyorkshire-pfcc.gov.uk.

If you would like an informal conversation with Jon Foster, Interim Chief Fire Officer, please email Jon’s Personal Assistant on

Samantha.Law@northyorksfire.gov.uk

Application

To apply, candidates should read the full recruitment pack and complete the application form, in which you are required to provide a CV and supporting statement. Please use the links provided on our website to access the relevant documents. Select ‘Apply for job’ below, to go to our recruitment portal.

Selection process

Assessments are scheduled to take place on Thursday 26th August at the Office of the Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner, Granby Road, Harrogate.

The assessment process will include a presentation and competency-based interview. Details of the presentation topic will be shared with all applicants in advance of the assessment date.

Terms and Conditions

The terms and conditions of the opportunity are as follows:

1. The secondment opportunity is open to both internal and external candidates.

For a successful internal candidate, this will be a temporary promotion.
For a successful external candidate, this will be a secondment opportunity, and you will retain your current employment Terms and Conditions with your existing service

2. Annual salary for the secondment will be £100,363 – £110,500, including operational allowance.

3. Travel, accommodation and subsistence costs appropriately incurred while on secondment will be covered, based on consideration of current service location and to be finalised with the successful candidate, with subsistence costs aligned to those claimable by the Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner.

ICT Senior Technician

ICT Senior Technician

£32,234 – £34,728 per annum

The role

A number of opportunities have arisen in the ICT department, based at Service Headquarters, Hindlip Park. One post is for a permanent full time contract, the other post is for a fixed term full time 12 month contract.

The primary role of ICT Senior Technician is to install, support, develop and maintain the core HWFRS business critical systems, including but not limited to Fire Control, Office 365, Active Directory, Citrix, backups, file system, SharePoint Online, and network access and security.

The Person

Ideal applicants will be in possession of a degree in Information Systems Technology, Computer Science, Management of Information Systems, or significant experience within an enterprise business environment providing server/infrastructure support.

Working knowledge of cloud services and SaaS operating models would be highly desirable, along with industry qualifications, such as Microsoft, Cisco and ITIL.

Skills and Experience

Experience in supporting a comprehensive range of ICT services.
Significant working knowledge of Microsoft architectures, ideally at Enterprise level
Substantial working knowledge of Microsoft Active Directory
Significant experience working with enterprise networks, TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, VLANs, VoIP, VPNs and enterprise firewall security
Significant working knowledge of Microsoft Active Directory. Experience of Microsoft Cloud services, such as Office 365 and Azure would be a distinct advantage.
Significant working knowledge of Microsoft Exchange. Experience of Microsoft Lync/Skype for Business would be desirable.
Considerable working knowledge of Cisco networking device configuration and security including switches and routers in a mixed network environment
Considerable working knowledge of server virtualization, VMware/XenServer/KVM and/or Microsoft Hyper-V
Organisational skills with the ability to prioritise workloads, meet deadlines and work under pressure
The ability to play a major role in ICT technical projects.
The ability to identify technical problems and offer logical solutions.

Additional Factors

The successful applicants will be required to undergo a vetting check and be in possession of a current driving licence.

About Us

Reasons to Join Us

28 days annual leave entitlement increasing to 33 days after five years’ continuous service (plus bank holidays).
Access to a local government pension scheme.
Flexi-time scheme allowing you to have an element of flexibility over your working hours.

The closing date for applications is 11:59pm 16th August 2021.

Interviews to be held on Monday 30th August.

For any further queries regarding the role, please contact Operational Support Manager Pete Chatwin on 07827 990416.

Transferee Firefighters

Post: Firefighter: Whole-time Duty System (WDS)

Base Location: Various

Contract: Permanent: Grey book, Whole-time duty system

Hours: 42 per week

Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service (NFRS) is a dynamic and forward looking organisation seeking talented people who are able to represent the service and support our vision to: ‘Make Northamptonshire Safer’.

As a firefighter (Ff) with NFRS, you will respond to a wide range of incidents, as well as taking 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 with NFRS offers an exciting and rewarding career, with many opportunities for development and progression; in order to apply you must be:

A competent firefighter working for a fire and rescue service
Holds a FULL UK driving licence
An excellent communicator and team player
Committed to continued professional development
Interested in promoting community safety, education and risk prevention
Emergency Response Driving (ERD) Category C qualification is desirable

We are seeking to enhance our current establishment of Whole-time Duty System (WDS).

Successful applicants must be flexible and prepared to serve at one of our WDS stations. NFRS operates two WDS duty systems; including 2-2-4 (Day Shift 0800 – 1800hrs & Night Shift 1800 – 0800hrs) and Variable Crewing System (Mon – Fri 0730 – 1800hrs)

All applicants will be required to complete an application form, selection tests, interview panel, medical & fitness test; references will also be requested from current service line-managers.

The deadline for applications is midday Monday 16th August 2021 – Late applications will not be accepted.

Shortlisted applicants will be invited to undertake a series of job related assessments and interview (scheduled to take place between 30th August & 10th September).

Application forms can be requested by email from Jules Croft, Julie.Croft@northants.police.uk and should be returned to the same address by midday on Monday 16th August 2021.

If you wish to discuss this exciting opportunity please contact Station Commander Craig Douglas CDouglas@northantsfire.gov.uk Mobile: 07767 004622

Project Manager (OD)

Project Manager (OD)

£32,910 – £34,728 per annum (Successful applicants would normally be appointed on the bottom of the salary grade. Exceptions may apply)

Location – Headquarters, Ripley

Temporary Contract until approximately March 2022 (to cover for the secondment of the substantive post holder – with the possibility of extension)

Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service is looking for a Project Manager experienced in the implementation of change and improvement projects that cut across all aspects of Organisational Development including culture and ways of working.

You will be responsible for leading and delivering relevant corporate and change projects as well as coaching and mentoring other project managers within the Service.

Your skills and experience of managing projects will also be called upon to assist other areas of the Service with requirements gathering, scoping, and calculating benefits and return on investment.

Please see the Job Description and Person Specification for more details relating to the role.

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, discount scheme and eligibility to join the Local Government Pension Scheme.

Guidance on the Pension implications of undertaking a temporary role / promotion are attached.

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

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 Tuesday 17th August 2021.

For an informal chat regarding the role please contact Dean Gazzard on 07867 373397 or DGazzard@derbys-fire.gov.uk / Sheril Buxton on 07795 828748 or sbuxton@derbys-fire.gov.uk.

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

Senior OD Partner

Senior OD Partner

£35,745 – £38,890 per annum (Successful applicants would normally be appointed on the bottom of the salary grade. Exceptions may apply)

Full time – 37 hours per week

Location – Headquarters, Ripley

Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service has a recognised history of developing its people. We have achieved recognition from Her Majesty’s Inspector CFRS who credited us as ‘outstanding’ for our culture and ‘good’ overall for our people.

We are looking to recruit an exceptional, forward looking individual who can bring an innovative and responsive, Organisational Development (OD) partnering approach to our service. We expect that the successful applicant will help us provide a development approach aligned to our ethics, core values and behaviours. Working closely with our Inclusion, Human Resource and Operational Training Teams, you will seek to transform the development of our people, supporting change and identifying areas and solutions for continuous improvement and enhance capability.

The post holder will work as part of a highly valued and visible People and OD Team to lead and drive organisational development initiatives. The Senior OD Partner is a new post and it will play a key role in the delivery of our People Strategy which is forward looking, innovative, people centered.

Providing professional advice and guidance to the Head of Department, you will have responsibility for developing and facilitating a range of Learning & Development (L&D) programmes including leadership development, team effectiveness, workforce planning, talent management and coaching. There will also be an expectation that the post holder will become involved in national OD initiatives led by the National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC).

Our OD team take real pride in making a difference. If you are an experienced OD practitioner with the ability to influence, coach and facilitate organisational change, and want to be part of a creative, passionate, and supportive OD team we would welcome your application.

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

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

The closing date for completed applications is Sunday 22nd August 2021. It is expected interviews will take place on Wednesday 1st September 2021.

For an informal chat or to find out more about the role, team and organisation please contact Sheril Buxton on 07795 828748 or sbuxton@derbys-fire.gov.uk / Group Manager Adam Bleakman on 07795 505826 or ABleakman@derbys-fire.gov.uk

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

High Potential Development Scheme

Make a change to other people’s lives…starting with your own

We are seeking to recruit individuals who can demonstrate that they have the passion, potential and ambition to make an impact as a leader within our high performing service. They will need to be committed to helping the Service achieve its mission for Cheshire to be a county where there are no deaths, injuries or damage from fires and other emergencies and also demonstrate a willingness to work in accordance with the Service’s core values.

What you can expect from us
You will succeed because of who you are, not what you are

Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service’s core values revolve around doing the right thing, making a difference, acting with compassion and we also pride ourselves on our commitment to being a highly inclusive employer. We welcome people from all walks of life and backgrounds and have worked very hard to ensure that all of our employees are able to maximise their performance and potential in a working environment that is welcoming, positive, respectful and friendly.

Working for Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service will not only offer you a varied and rewarding career, you will also enjoy a range of benefits. We want the best people and therefore offer a range of excellent benefits that include up to 35 days annual leave, flexible working opportunities, free parking, onsite gyms and maternity and adoption provision of up to a year off with full pay.

Once you’ve completed your training, you could be earning more than £30,000 in just 18 months, with your salary rising to approximately £50,000pa at the end of the programme once you have become a fully competent Station Manager. But your career doesn’t have to stop there and your ambitions could take you further in pursuit of Group and Area Managers positions in the future… and, who knows, you may even be a future Chief Fire Officer.

The Journey

The High Potential Degree Scheme (HPDS) has been designed to offer ambitious individuals the ability to enjoy comprehensive leadership development and the opportunity to secure vertical progression at a steady pace. You will learn as you go with support from managers and an assigned mentor but at the same time you will feel confident in the knowledge that you are making valuable contributions to changing, saving and protecting the lives of the communities within Cheshire.

Your journey will start by completing Operational Firefighter training, aligned to the Operational Firefighter Apprenticeship Standard. As you progress through the ranks from Firefighter to Crew Manager to Watch Manager and finally to Station Manager, you will undertake a series of leadership roles exposing you to new and varied challenges. Spending time at each level will help you build your confidence, will consolidate your learning and help you to gain a range of experiences that will help you be a high performing leader in the future.

As we are a modern day fire and rescue service your training will extend beyond the obvious and, in addition to your operational training, whilst on the scheme you will also be rotated into other roles to give you experience within the Operational Training and Protection departments. These opportunities are fundamental to broadening your skills, knowledge and understanding of the wider Service.

An essential part of the scheme is making sure that we keep you safe and progression to the next role is contingent upon you being able to evidence that you are competent, ready for the next step and able to pass the promotion selection process. Promotion is not guaranteed but the scheme has been designed carefully to provide the required skills, knowledge and leadership abilities to be successful.

What we ask from you

You will:

Have gained a 2:1 (Hons) degree (or above). If your degree is not within the last 5 years, please also evidence your Continued Professional Development within your application.
Be physically fit to take on the practical role of a firefighter.
Want to work with, and make a difference within our communities.
Have high standards of professionalism.
Act fairly, with integrity, respect and without prejudice.
Be kind and demonstrate the ability to act with compassion and humility.
Be honest and open and be prepared to speak up and share thoughts and ideas.
Have the ambition and desire to progress and rise to the leadership challenge.

Selection Process for the High Potential Development Scheme

To find out more about the selection process download the HPDS Recruitment Booklet from the Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service website jobs pages www.cheshirefire.gov.uk

Complete the Application Form provided on the website and send it to the Cheshire Fire recruitment Inbox recruitment@cheshirefire.gov.uk

Closing date Midday 6th September 2021

Fire Safety Advisor

£21,589 – £23,836 per annum
37 hours per week
Protection Department

A temporary 2 year fixed term opportunity has arisen in the Protection Department.

The role of the Fire Safety Advisor is to assist the Fire Authority in the discharge of its fire safety duties and responsibilities in accordance with current legislation.

The Person

Ideal applicants will have a recognised qualification in Fire Safety and be assessed to be empirically qualified to Fire Safety Advisor standard by a Fire Safety verifier.

Skills and Experience

Demonstrate experience at carrying out fire safety inspections.
Use IT effectively in the collation, analysis and presentation of information including Microsoft Word and Outlook.
Understand the legislative framework and the mechanisms of enforcement of fire safety in new, altered and existing buildings.
Fully understand the generic principles of means of escape and fire safety, and have an appreciation of their development.
Understand the principles and the role in life safety of fire detection and alarm systems, emergency lighting systems, fire fighting equipment and fire protection signs and notices.
Understand the importance of fire safety management in protection of people from fire.

Other Factors

Demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills at all levels.
Work effectively as part of a team.
Demonstrate flexibility in working hours to meet objectives.
Be self motivated and prioritise work directed to achieve targets within tight deadlines and with minimal supervision.
Have a current driving licence (desirable).

For any further queries regarding the Fire Safety Advisor role, please contact Shaun D’Oliveira on 07884 111151. The closing date is Friday 06th August 2021.