Fire Safety Primary Authority Officer

£43,421 per annum + benefits

About the role

We are seeking to fill an upcoming vacancy for the role of Primary Authority Officer.

Reporting directly to the Fire Safety Station Manager, you will be responsible for providing Primary Authority services to our existing and new partners under the scheme, in accordance with regulations and approved partnership agreements.

As a minimum you must be working towards or hold a Level 3 Certificate in Fire Safety (or equivalent i.e. NEBOSH), and be required to undertake additional qualifications and training.

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.

As a Primary Authority Officer you will:

§  Lead on our partners Primary Authority agreements to ensure that the obligations falling on Tyne and Wear Fire are fulfilled.

§  Ensure all Primary Authority responsibilities are fulfilled by liaising with the Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) where necessary and appropriate.

§  Assist Protection colleagues from across the UK in answering queries about our Primary Authority partners, referring information to the business and providing proactive and reactive advice.

§  Be responsible for updating and maintaining information on the Primary Authority Register where necessary, including information on new partners.

§  Work closely with our partners to develop Primary Authority advice and general information on existing areas/activities or new business areas, exploring the development of inspection plans where necessary.

§  Review the partners’ fire safety policies and processes, in line with relevant safety legislation, providing feedback and highlighting areas for improvement as appropriate.

§  Liaise between our partners and other relevant regulators, including working with enforcing authorities in respect of our partners in order to providing advice and guidance to resolve regulatory problems, whilst minimising the burden on those businesses.

§  Develop in-depth knowledge of the partners business and their processes, in order to provide high quality support to that business and minimise regulatory burdens.

§  Ensure that all obligations that fall on Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service under the Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Act, in respect of designated Primary Authority agreements are met, including the need to deal with enforcement notifications and determinations under the Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Act (RESA) 2008.

§  Support Primary Authority businesses to develop processes, procedures and systems to meet regulatory requirements, develop inspection plans under RESA 2008 and to publish information to the wider enforcement community.

§  Lead in the planning, implementation and review of Primary Authority arrangements, including supporting formal reviews when required.

§  Be responsible for ensuring that all relevant policies and procedures are adhered to and concerns are raised in accordance with these policies.

§  You may also be required to work outside normal office hours, including weekends, and will be required to travel across the country to support our partners where necessary.

We are seeking a candidate who has demonstrable experience of:

§  Ensuring that legislative requirements are met under The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, delivery of protection priorities, and supporting businesses through Better Regulation.

§  Being flexible and adaptable, responding to emerging opportunities in line with the strategic objectives of the organisation.

§  Remaining calm in high-pressure situations, and making confident decisions essential for such a role.

§  Excellent written and oral communication skills and have the ability to plan, manage and prioritise workloads.

§  Excellent IT skills using Microsoft Word, Outlook etc.

About our Primary Authority team

The team is currently managed by the Station Manager responsible for Fire Safety, Policy and Standards.

The purpose of the Primary Authority team is to help businesses comply with Fire Safety regulations through a single point of contact. It allows businesses to receive assured and tailored advice on meeting regulatory requirements concerning Fire Safety in England. This helps improve compliance, build better relationships between businesses and regulators, and supports local economic growth. 

The scheme, underpinned by statutory guidance, covers a wide range of regulatory areas and is available to any type of business, whether established or newly launched.

The Primary Authority team at TWFRS provide advice, support and guidance for many high profile organisations across England such as Morrison’s and Hugo Boss.

The Selection Process

This is a multi-stage assessment process; successful candidates will be progressed to subsequent stages, all candidates will be notified of their outcomes following participation in a given assessment stage.

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

Stage Timeline*
Advert closes – 06 August 2024  – 1200 noon
Notification of shortlist – w/c 09 August 2024
Interview panel – w/c 29 August 2024

*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 and job description.

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

If you would like to arrange an informal discussion with the current post holder before the advert closes please contact Graeme MacDonald Station Manager Fire Safety Policy and Standards via Graeme.MacDonald@twfire.gov.uk.

Pre-employment checks

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

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.

As an organisation we are currently rated as ‘Good’ by His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services and by recruiting the right individual with the right skills, ability and knowledge, this will ensure our continued success.

The Service values and respects the diversity of its employees, and aims to recruit a workforce that represents the communities we serve.

Our facilities

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.

Key employee benefits

Ø  Generous leave entitlement commencing at 23 days plus Public Holidays and 3 local days to be used over the Christmas period

Ø  Flexi-time scheme in operation

Ø  Local government pension scheme

Ø  Free on-site parking

Ø  Free on-site gym

Ø  Blue light discount

Ø  Car leasing scheme

Benefits:

Salary:  £31,364 – £35,745 per annum, Grade 4

Hours: Full time – 37 hours per week

Location – Service Headquarters, Calcot, Reading

Excellent annual leave allowance of 28 days, flexible working, onsite gym, parking facilities and a Local Government Pension Scheme are available

Other information about our benefits can be found here

Our Commitments:

Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service values your individuality, your diversity and your dignity.  All are welcome here. Inclusion, diversity and equality are principles which guide our decisions and will be visible throughout the Service, and we will continually work to improve in these areas. 

We are committed to creating an inclusive culture of dignity and trust where everyone feels safe and comfortable to bring their whole self to work.

Simply: The communities we serve are varied and diverse, we should be too.

Applications are welcome for job-share or part time arrangements please enquire on application.

All applications are considered on merit alone. We are a Disability Confident Leader – if you meet the essential criteria of the role, you will be guaranteed an interview if you choose to opt into the Offer of an Interview Scheme (formerly known as the Guaranteed Interview Scheme).

About the role:

​​​​​​​Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service (RBFRS) is seeking a proactive, flexible and forward-thinking individual to join our Response & Resilience Support team, who keep our crews safe by developing and maintaining operational risk information.

We have a reputation for excellence, and we invest in our employees’ development and wellbeing. We offer flexible working arrangements so our staff can achieve a good work life balance.

About you:

If you are a motivated individual with a strong eye for detail, we would be keen to hear from you. You’ll work well as part of a small team and take responsibility for producing accurate and high-quality risk information which keeps crews and the communities of Royal Berkshire safe in the event of fire and other emergencies.

The key focus of this role is:

• Maintain and develop operational risk information consistent with best practice.
• Gather, analyse, interpret and validate operational risk information from a variety of sources, in liaison with site operators and owners, partner agencies and operational personnel within RBFRS and the Thames Valley.
• Update and manage the operational risk information database, ensuring that information is relevant, timely, fit for purpose and accurate.
• Liaise with over the border fire and rescue services, and in particular the two other Thames Valley services to ensure that site specific operational risk information is shared in a timely, secure and efficient manner.
• Support station-based staff with the re-inspection/re-validation process through a range of activities e.g. the production of effective control documentation, attendance and guidance at site visits, site specific exercise attendance and station visits.
• Attend and support the Thames Valley Local Resilience Forum to advise on work streams related to operational risk.

Key role requirements (knowledge, skills and experience):

• Ability to make sound decisions, recognising their wider impact.
• Ability to identify causes of problems and implement solutions to prevent future occurrences.
• Ability to prioritise and ensure timely delivery of quality outcomes and projects.
• Ability to communicate to a high standard, through multiple means, producing information in a range of formats to suit a diverse audience.
• Awareness of potential political/security sensitivities and their impacts.
• Ability to prioritise workloads and enquiries from a range of internal and external customers.
• High level of IT literacy.
• Ability to work with a range of customers and colleagues.
• Ability to arrange and host meetings at a local and regional level, including multi agency forums.
• Ability to develop, maintain and assure information databases.
• Knowledge of emergency/contingency arrangements in relation to the Civil Contingencies Act 2004 (CCA 2004).
• Knowledge and understanding of Fire & Rescue Service role within the CCA 2004.
• Experience of multi-disciplinary teamwork delivering work streams with competing priorities.
• Experience of system and database management, including data entry, interrogation and assurance.
• Demonstrates a commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion, adopting a fair and ethical approach to others.

Application and selection process

The successful candidate will demonstrate and promote behaviours in line with the Job Profile/Person Specification and our Behaviour Competency Framework.

The Behavioural Competency Framework allows us to easily identify the behaviours that drive successful performance and enables us to deliver an effective service. The behaviours detailed within the job profile will be assessed throughout the selection process.

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Please see the link to the Job Profile/Person Specification.

Appointment is conditional upon undertaking a Standard Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

Rechecks will be required in line with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and Recruitment of Ex-Offenders Policy.  

For further details about the role or to simply discuss any adaptations or adjustments we can make to assist you in your application or with our recruitment process please contact the following persons to arrange an informal discussion:

Group Manager Lee Brathwaite, at brathwaitel@rbfrs.co.uk

Or

Alison Hazleton, Risk Information and Emergency Planning Officer, at hazletona@rbfrs.co.uk .

Please note we do not accept applications via Agencies or CV’s without an accompanying application form.

Closing date for applications is 09:00 hours on Thursday 8 August 2024.  

It is anticipated that the interview process will run on Friday 16 August 2024.  

Please note that is your personal responsibility to check whether by applying / accepting this position it would result in any Annual Allowance implications. A breach in the Annual Allowance threshold could result in a Tax charge.

The role of Hydrants & Extinguishers Quality Assurance Officer involves assisting with the general co-ordination of all aspects of water supplies for firefighting within the SWFRS area.  This includes quality assurance and administrative duties for the department such as: –

·         Liaising with developers and contractors.

·         Raising and monitoring repair and maintenance orders with 3rd party suppliers.

·         Quality assuring repairs and testing of hydrants and extinguishers.

·         Carry out assessments on proposed hydrants to determine if they can be adopted on to the hydrant inspection programme.

·         Carry out annual extinguisher maintenance in accordance with the BSI quality system and BAFE Guide to Servicing.

Applicants are required to have: –

·         A full UK driving license for travelling between sites.

·         A valid Street Works Chapter 8 & BAFE Extinguisher Mechanics Qualification

·         A minimum of five years’ experience as a hydrant technician.

·         Experience of quality assuring works completed by external contractors.

·         GCSE Grade C or above in English Language, Mathematics and ICT OR Essential Skills Level 2 in Communication, Application of Number and Digital Literacy.

We are a family friendly organisation, and a flexible working system is in operation.

Application Forms should be completed online though our e-recruitment system, which can be accessed via our website:

All documentation is available in both Welsh and English and we welcome communication in either language. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably. Candidates successful at the Shortlisting stage will be given the opportunity to confirm their language preference for interviews and assessments (including paperwork, verbal introductions, and interview questions).  Arrangements will be confirmed following invitation to interview and may include Translation and/or Simultaneous Translation.

SWFRS believes in the real value of having a diverse workforce and we proactively want to encourage applicants from all sectors of our community to apply.

The role of Hydrants & Extinguishers Quality Assurance Officer involves assisting with the general co-ordination of all aspects of water supplies for firefighting within the SWFRS area.  This includes quality assurance and administrative duties for the department such as: –

·         Liaising with developers and contractors.

·         Raising and monitoring repair and maintenance orders with 3rd party suppliers.

·         Quality assuring repairs and testing of hydrants and extinguishers.

·         Carry out assessments on proposed hydrants to determine if they can be adopted on to the hydrant inspection programme.

·         Carry out annual extinguisher maintenance in accordance with the BSI quality system and BAFE Guide to Servicing.

Applicants are required to have: –

·         A full UK driving license for travelling between sites.

·         A valid Street Works Chapter 8 & BAFE Extinguisher Mechanics Qualification

·         A minimum of five years’ experience as a hydrant technician.

·         Experience of quality assuring works completed by external contractors.

·         GCSE Grade C or above in English Language, Mathematics and ICT OR Essential Skills Level 2 in Communication, Application of Number and Digital Literacy.

Post: HR Business Insight Advisor
Salary: £43,736.00 per annum
Grade: FRS E
Salary range: £43,736.00 – £52,242.00 per annum
Contract type: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Application closing date: Monday 5 August 2024 at 16:00 GMT

London Fire Brigade (LFB) is London’s Fire and Rescue Service – one of the largest firefighting and rescue organisations in the world. We are here to make London a safer city.

We employ over 5,500 people, across our operational team (our firefighters), control (our call handlers who answer your 999 calls) and our non-operational team (our teams who work behind the scenes to support our front-line services, including HR, IT, Finance, Procurement, Communications etc.).

LFB has been on a journey of transformation and improvement over the last few years and this includes improving the culture of the organisation and modernising our ways of working. Our journey is clearly laid out in our Community Risk Management Plan, ‘Your London Fire Brigade’, demonstrating our commitment to evolve and meet future challenges.

This is an exciting time to join the Brigade and be part of the change we are creating. The HR Business Insight Advisor is a new role to the organisation and, working closely with HR Business Partners, is integral to supporting departmental heads through the use of data to identify and target potential areas of concern and understand risks and issues. This role will also deliver line manager up-skilling on key people management topics and provide second-line support for the HR Helpdesk in resolving complex casework queries.

As part of the HR Business Partnering Team, and working closely with the HR Business Partner for your business area, you will support the development and delivery of the People Strategy for that business area, using insights gained through data analysis and stakeholder engagement to flag risks and opportunities. You will have experience in identifying trends and working collaboratively to explore solutions to complex problems.

You will have excellent interpersonal and people skills to develop and maintain positive and effective working relationships with senior leaders in the business and subject matter experts across HR and other enabling functions.

Further information about the main duties and responsibilities of the role are detailed in the job description. If you are unable to see the job description please visit our jobs pages at https://jobs.london-fire.gov.uk/alljobs/ to access the full advert.

Contract Type: Full-time, Permanent, Job Share

Job Function: Finance

Location: Fire Service Headquarters, Birkenshaw, BD11 2DY / working remotely

Closing Date: 11th August 2024

Salary: £36,648 – £39,186 per annum

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join one of the country’s leading Fire and Rescue Services, to become part of a team where everyone plays their part in making West Yorkshire Safer. 

Joining a first-rate organisation, you will have the job satisfaction of knowing each day that you are contributing to the success of one of just five metropolitan fire and rescue services in the UK, supporting circa. 900 firefighters who work round the clock to help people and save lives. 

Your role

Working closely with internal and external stakeholders, you will be responsible for providing accurate, understandable and timely financial information on the Authority’s capital programme and revenue budget. This involves monthly monitoring and advising budget holders on a range of financial issues as well as maintaining key account records. You will be analysing complex financial information and developing and updating comprehensive working papers to support budget setting, forecasting and the submission of statutory returns.

What you will need

We are looking for a fully qualified accounting technician with experience of providing financial information and training to a range of users. You will have extensive knowledge and experience of accounting and budgeting systems and be able to deliver on a wide and varied area of financial work to tight deadlines. 

What we offer

We offer an excellent package, including Local Government Pension Scheme, free parking, 37-hour flexible working week, an employee assistance programme, training and development, sports and social clubs with free use of gym.

Our flexible working arrangements include hybrid working. Whilst you will be required to work from our offices during your initial training, after this you’ll work both in the office and from home as part of our ‘hybrid’ working model. Therefore, applicants must have a reliable home internet connection.  

We are a caring organisation, promote an environment of inclusivity and learning and welcome people from all walks of life – just as long as you can show commitment to our values such as integrity and teamwork. 

If you can meet this challenge, we want to hear from you!

For further details of this and all our vacancies and to apply online please visit www.wyfs.co.uk/careers

Closing date for all applications is Sunday 11 August 2024.

We are an equal opportunities employer; we value and celebrate equality, diversity & neurodiversity and inclusion. We particularly welcome candidates from communities that are currently under-represented at WYFRS, including women, racially & ethnically diverse applicants and applicants with disabilities. We can offer support and adjustments for candidates and staff who experience barriers to work that result from health conditions or Specific Learning Differences, such as dyslexia.

WYFRS is a ‘Real Living Wage’ employer and have been rated ‘good’ by HMICFRS in all areas of our service.

Post: 999 Assistant Control Commander
Salary: £43,550.66 per annum
Salary range: £43,550.66 – £54,878.94 per annum, inclusive of a 20% shift allowance.
Contract type: Permanent / Full Time
Working pattern: Day/Shift Based
Application closing date: Friday 2nd August at 16:00.

The London Fire Brigade are recruiting for the role of Assistant Control Commander based in our 999 Control Room in Merton, South West London.

Assistant Control Commanders supervise and support the call handling and mobilising function of the London Fire Brigade, they are part of the team that leads the team, supporting the Control Commander in delivering our service to the people of London.

You will manage large and complex incidents and maintain fire cover across our 102 fire stations.

You will support our Fire Fighters by ensuring they have the most up to date and relevant information when responding to incidents.

You will make important decisions, drawing on your experience and training to safely resolve some of the 200,000 999 calls we receive a year.

You will demonstrate our values, Service, Integrity, Teamwork, Equity, Courage and Learning. Supporting your colleagues, promoting a culture of operational excellence.

You will be solution focused and understand the importance of supporting callers, 999 Control Officers and colleagues through challenging situations.

You will understand the importance of working with partner agencies such as the Metropolitan Police and London Ambulance Service, amongst many others.

You will develop yourself and others, training and preparing to deal with the challenges that a global city presents.

At the London Fire Brigade, we believe Every Contact Counts, that starts with Control and it could start with you.

Is this the career for you?

• Would you like a role that is fulfilling which helps saves lives?
• Could you work flexibly on a day and night shift pattern, including some holidays and celebrations?
• Could you support a 999 Control Officer in their role and development?
• Are you able to communicate clearly and make decisions under pressure?
• Are you able to lead a team?

If you think you have what it takes then we would love to hear from you.

Successful applicants may be offered the opportunity to work in our Operations Support Team, Change Management Team or our Business Support Team.

Further information about the main duties and responsibilities of the role are detailed in the job description. If you are unable to see the job description please visit our jobs pages at https://jobs.london-fire.gov.uk/alljobs/ to access the full advert.