Thank you for your interest in the role of Firefighter (Control) with Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service.

We will be recruiting to a talent pool which, once we have filled our immediate vacancies, will be maintained for a period of 12months.

Our Daventry Fire Control room is the first point of contact for members of the public with Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service when an emergency arises. A Firefighter Control answers emergency calls using specialised techniques in order to support and protect callers in potentially life-threatening situations whilst mobilising fire resources.  The role is a demanding and challenging one and as such will involve a rigorous selection process with only candidates of the very highest calibre succeeding.

Our Daventry based Control Room is crew 24 hours a day, 365 days a year and successful candidates must be able to work a ‘shift’ system.  

In order to be successful in the role a Firefighter Control must be able to process information quickly, prioritise tasks and work calmly under pressure. They must also be able to work effectively in a team and possess excellent communication skills.

Firefighter Control make a vital contribution to the safety of their community. It is a worthwhile and rewarding role serving the local community. It is also an opportunity to work as part of a team, receive excellent training and gain a wide range of skills.

If you believe you have the commitment required for this role, we look forward to receiving your application. 

The Role of Firefighter Control.

The primary role of the Firefighter Control is to carry out emergency call handling, despatch and incident control procedures and support all elements of service delivery within the Fire Control room and throughout NFRS operational environment.

Greater Manchester Fire & Rescue Service (GMFRS) are pleased to confirm that the Crew Manager application window is now live and welcoming applications from external competent Firefighters, who are looking to take the next step in their career and competent Crew Managers wanting to transfer to GMFRS.

ABOUT YOU:

Essential
Demonstrable competence as a permanent Wholetime Firefighter or Crew Manager within a UK Fire and Rescue Service
Currently not under any live sanctions, capability, performance, or disciplinary procedures
Proof of UK Fire and Rescue Service contract and up to date training records
Willingness and ability to be posted to and work from any location within the Greater Manchester boundary
Driving license with access to own vehicle

Desirable
IFE Level 3 Certificates in Fire Service Operations, Incident Command & Fire Safety
Started a development portfolio
Accessed any leadership development activities
Attended any Incident Command Support sessions or development days
Booked yourself onto any Leading Others or similar programme

Please Note: We are not currently accepting any On-Call or retained Firefighter applications for our external Promotions Pathways or inter-service transfer processes. Please instead refer to our Wholetime Firefighter recruitment guides via the Join-Us page on the GMFRS website.

Employee Relations Business Partner – People Services

12 Months Fixed Term contract
Salary: £39,513.00 – £40,476.00

Role Profile
 
Reporting into the People Services Management Team (*See Glossary), the People Services Business Partners (PSBP) help to deliver the Directorates’ Key Priorities*
 
The Business Partner (BP) team will contribute to building a positive, welcoming, cohesive, and inclusive culture by ‘partnering’ with middle and senior leadership through their specialised knowledge to deliver a specialist service, to support or lead projects, and help develop policies and programmes in line with SWFRS goals and objectives.
 
The BP team will achieve this by:

• Operating as the People Management specialists in their discipline; developing others, promoting awareness, and offering support and advice from their area of expertise to ensure an excellent employee experience, putting people at the heart of everything we do.
• Supporting the People Services Management Team to manage resources effectively and efficiently to ensure achievement of service level agreements (SLAs), Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) and in the co-production of Management Information (MI) for all core people activity in line with our policies and strategic ambitions.
• Contributing to projects and programmes that continually develops, monitors, innovates, and improves all of our people services operational activities including systems and processes.

**Note – This Role Profile must be read in conjunction with the relevant ‘Essential Criteria’ for the Business Partner Specialism relative to the vacancy that might be available (ref Appendix 1)**
 
A few reasons why you might be the right person for the role:

The right person will have the specialist qualifications, and/or equivalent skills and experience as well as a passion, for taking the lead on a specialism that sits under one of the thematic disciplines within the Directorate (Please see applicable essential criteria for the Business Partner Role**):
 
**People Support:**Reward and Recognition Pensions Systems, Metrics and MI
**Culture and Engagement: **Employee Relations Welfare and Wellbeing Diversity, Inclusion, Cohesion, Equity (DICE)
**Organisatio****nal Growth: **Recruitment & Retention Learning & Development
 

• You’ll be committed to developing teams and self; to coach and mentor other BPs, the wider PS team and leaders across the Service – to be able to knowledgably raise awareness of your discipline or specialism in order to have a positive impact on the employee experience and culture at SWFRS.
• You’ll be able to operate with an agile mindset in a fast-paced environment, always looking to continually improve and evolve, never settling for second best.
• You’ll have experience of planning and leading on multiple workstreams and projects in demanding and ever-changing environments.
• You’ll be proactive in promoting change, and the ability to seek opportunities to promote improved organisational effectiveness and employee experience.
• you’ll have the ability to deal with challenging, difficult, and complex conversations.
• You’ll be committed to participating in a continuous improvement culture, demonstrating a passion for proactive problem solving, able to put our employees at the heart of everything we do with a ‘how can we help’ approach.
• You’ll be able to contribute to the production of quality reporting and metrics, with responsibility for weekly and monthly reporting and analysis.
• You’ll be able to work closely with the wider people team to ensure consistency of people processes.
• You’ll be able to support the People Services Management Team in managing our people and resources to maximise effectiveness and efficiency, ensuring a great employee experience.
• You’ll commit to operating as a Diversity, Inclusion, Cohesion and Equity (DICE) Champion, actively participating in projects, promoting initiatives and campaigns.
• We’re not looking for someone who will sit down and say, “that’ll do.” We will value positivity, agility, innovation and being brilliant to work with. Our ambitious Directorate and Service wide goals present a tremendous opportunity for change. We will work hard to deliver, and there’s a lot to do, but the ability to have an impact here is endless.

 What’s important to us?

• Proven specialist experience and/or qualifications in one or more of the Specialisms that sits under one of the thematic disciplines within the Directorate.
  (**Please see appendix 1 for Essential criteria for each of the Specialisms); and
• Proven track record of contributing to the delivery of multiple projects with conflicting priorities and varying stakeholder demands, whilst operating to tight deadlines.
• Forward-thinking and able to troubleshoot independently, with lots of initiative, energy, and personal motivation.
• Ability to work collaboratively effectively and efficiently with multiple stakeholders (internal and external), to ensure the achievement of Directorate plans. You will be passionate about people and keen to help shape the working environment at SWFRS making it a welcoming, inclusive, and exciting place to be.
• You’ll pay attention to detail and prioritise making sure we have clean data, you’ll care about getting things right the first time and you’ll have the ability to produce credible metrics, possessing clear, succinct, and influential written and verbal communication skills.
• A desire to continuously improve, with an ability to identify opportunities which seek to improve the performance of self and the People Services Directorate.
• You’ll be able to demonstrate that you actively participate in initiatives to extend your knowledge and expertise in areas that are important to your specialism (maintaining up to date knowledge of best practice, regulation and legislative changes), the BP role and the wider Directorate.
   

Glossary
ACO        Assistant Chief Officer
DICE       Diversity, Inclusion, Cohesion, Equity
DoPS      Director of People Services
HoPS      Head of People Services
HoS        Head of Service
KPI          Key Performance Indicators
MI           Management Information
PRs         Personal Reviews
PS           People Services
PSBP      People Services Business Partner
PSM       People Services Manager
SLA        Service Level Agreement
SWFRS  South Wales Fire and Rescue
 
 
Key Priorities
Employee Development
Mapping the employee journey and life cycle
Employee recognition
Continuous engagement
Connecting individual employee performance with company goals
Gaining employee trust
Change management
Culture development and transformation
 
Appendix 1: Specialism Essential Criteria
1         Business Partner – Employee Relations … (Current Vacancy) 1.1       CIPD Qualified or equivalent and/or relevant experience within an Employee Relations role and/or HR environment 1.2       Robust and up to date knowledge of Employment Law best practice 1.3       Experience of collaboration, engagement and negotiation with Trade Unions, Works Councils, Staff Forums
1.4       Experience of Case Management and handling complex Disciplinary and Grievance matters through to conclusion 1.5       Skilled in conflict resolution and mediatory techniques 1.6       Excellent written and verbal communication skills

People Assistant (FTC until December 2025)

Salary £24,790 + benefits

About the role

We are seeking to fill an upcoming vacancy for the role of People Assistant.

Reporting directly to the People Partner, you will undertake the support and delivery of duties within the function which contribute to the provision of an excellent service, whilst ensuring the effective use of resources. To support department managers in the delivery of exceptional services to our community and key stakeholders.

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate a firm commitment to inclusivity, fairness, dignity and the highest standards of ethical behaviours and champion these in their day-to-day work in compliance with our ethical code of conduct.

We welcome applications from all sections of society with the necessary skills, qualifications and experience and encourage applications from underrepresented groups in our workforce or society.

About Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service

Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service are one of the UK’s leading Fire and Rescue Services for responding and innovation. We pride ourselves in striving to ‘Create the Safest Community’ and our dedicated, and diverse workforce are committed to delivering this.

Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service Headquarters are located in purpose-built premises based in Washington, within easy reach of the A1 and A19. On site facilities include a staff gym, ample free parking and canteen facilities.

As a HR Assistant you will:

• Providing cover for the HR Helpdesk
• Full range of administrative and admin support
• Delivering excellence in customer service

We are seeking a candidate who has demonstrable experience of:

• Working in an HR/Recruitment/Admin environment
• Experience of undertaking Admin duties
• Knowledge of relevant HR and Financial systems
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office Packages
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to work confidentially
• Attention to detail

The Selection Process

Set out below are the key dates relating to this selection process:

Stage Timeline*

Advert closes – Friday 13 June 2025 at 12 noon
Notification of shortlist – w/c 16 June 2025
Interview – w/c 23 June 2025
 
*Please note the dates and stages detailed may be subject to change

Interested in applying?

Further details can be found in the accompanying job description and person specification. You are required to submit a supporting statement of no more than 1000 words which should demonstrate how you meet the criteria stated on the person specification.

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

For further information about the role contact Bernadette Bartlett, People Partner via bernadette.bartlett@twfire.gov.uk .

Pre-employment checks

The successful applicant will be subject to our pre-employment screening process which includes a Standard DBS check, completion of an occupational health medical and a substance abuse test. We will also conduct right to work and reference checks. 

Please submit your application by no later than 12 noon on Friday 13 June 2025.

Ready to be part of a dynamic team servicing, repairing and maintaining our emergency fleet? Let’s make a difference together and ensure the fire service can respond swiftly and effectively.

About us:

Buckinghamshire Fire & Rescue Service serves a population of more than 800,000 in the Southeast of England. Around 400 firefighters operate from 19 fire stations from the outskirts of London to the South Midlands. We employ around 100 specialist support staff, from ICT to fire prevention. We are a diverse, welcoming community $ú will you join us? Find out more about us and our values atwww.bucksfire.gov.uk/join-us/

Our Service is only as good as its people. When our employees are engaged and supported, our Service thrives. This why we support flexible and hybrid working.

About the role:

Key responsibilities:

Servicing, repairing and maintaining the fleet of emergency vehicles, plant, equipment and support vehicles that support the fire service.
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.
About you:

We are looking for someone who has:

NVQ Level 3 Motor Vehicle qualified (or equivalent e.g. City and Guilds)
Extensive skills of servicing and repairing light and heavy vehicles
Experience of welding and associated equipment
Experience of vehicle and tool hydraulics
A full valid UK driving licence, ideally with category C entitlement (LGV)
Self-motivation and high standards
Ability to be in Aylesbury within 30 minutes
The package:

Permanent Contract
Full Time
Competitive salary: £40,097 – £43,610 (including two hours contractual overtime per week)
Potential earnings: £42,391 – £45,905 (including estimated call-out allowance)
Occasional casual overtime
Working pattern – 39 hours per week: Monday – Thursday 08.00 – 17.00 and Friday 08.00 – 16.00
25 days holiday increasing to 30 days with five years&© service + bank holidays
Fantastic culture of training and development with onsite and residential training courses, qualifications and internal progression
Local Government Pension Scheme
Good annual leave entitlement
Employee benefits
Employee Assistance Programme
Occupational Health
Onsite gym facilities
How to Apply:

We are an equal opportunity employer. Applications from people of any colour, race, nationality, ethnic origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, marital status or disability are welcome. If there are any adaptions or adjustments, we can make to help you in your application, or with our recruitment process, please contact us via e-mail or telephone.

Everyone who works with us is required to have a DBS check. If you have any queries or concerns regarding this, please contact HR@bucksfire.gov.uk.

For an informal discussion, please contact Dave Howlett, Fleet Manager on 01296 744614.

For further information about the role please review the job description. (Internal applicants please log in using your iTrent Self Service username and password).

Abatement and Protected Pension:

If are in receipt of a Firefighter&©spension,before taking up employment with Buckinghamshire & Milton Keynes Fire Authority you are required to notify Human Resources as Abatement Rules may apply.

Information Technology Department, Conwy

Permanent, 37 hours per week
NWFRS Grade 06 £33,156 to £36,202 per annum

(Pay is inclusive of 8.5% pay allowance for providing out of hours cover)

We are looking for a Network Engineer to join our busy ICT Department, which is normally located at our offices in Conwy.

Reporting to the Technical Manager, the Network Engineer will ensure the smooth, day to day running of the ICT network and telecoms systems by providing technical knowledge and support. Working in a demanding environment where precision is critical, they will also assist with installations, rectification of faults, repairs and redesigns of the network and telecom infrastructure, to provide an escalation point and specialist guidance and support to colleagues and users.

The appointed person will need to be self-motivated and driven to learn and develop their skills. With a methodical approach to troubleshooting and problem solving, they will need take ownership of tasks and see them through to completion.

Applicants will need to demonstrate (with evidence) the skills, as outlined in the job description and Person Specification including:

·         Working knowledge of Networks to CCNA or equivalent standards

·         Experience of working within an ICT environment

·         Good attention to detail and a methodical approach to problem solving

·         Ability to communicate effectively and support training of others

·         Ability to meet targets, deadlines and work under pressure

·         Knowledge of ITIL methodology is desirable

·         A working knowledge of Solarwinds and Microsoft Server operating systems and Active Directory is strongly desired

·         A current valid UK driving licence and the ability and willingness to travel as and when required

·         Subject to National Police Vetting for disclosure checks

·         Level 2 Welsh: if not already demonstrated on application – support will be provided as appropriate)

For further details about the role, please refer to the information pack. To apply, please complete and submit your application pack by email to: recruitment@northwalesfire.gov.wales

We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

We welcome correspondence and calls in Welsh and English and we will respond equally to both and will reply in your language of choice without delay. Applications submitted in Welsh will be treated no less favourably than an application submitted in English.