Wholetime Crew Commander
- Employer
- Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service
- Location
- Herefordshire & Worcestershire
- Salary
- £34,269 - £35,747 per annum
- Closing date
- 8 Oct 2021
- Reference
- HWFRS000000309
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- Sector
- Emergency Services
- Job Type
- Management
- Contract Type
- Full time permanent
- Working Pattern
- See advert details
- Hours
- Full-Time
Job Details
Salary: Crew Commander in line with NJC Grey Book pay scales
Location: Various locations across the HWFRS boundary
Contract: Full time, permanent plus pension and benefits
Applications Open: Friday 17th September
Closing date: Friday 8th October at 12:00 noon
Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service (HWFRS) is pleased to invite applications for the role of Crew Commander. HWFRS is a forward thinking and dynamic organisation looking for talented, positive and inspirational individuals to join our team across locations stretching east to west from the Cotswolds to the mid-Wales border, and from the Wyre Forest National Nature Reserve in the north, to the Wye Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) in the south – with the Malvern Hills AONB right at the heart of the two counties.
Our stations are crewed by a mix of Wholetime and On-Call Firefighters, supported by Fire Control staff and Support Staff. We attend just over 6,500 incidents each year – more than 125 incidents every week – including property and countryside fires, RTCs and water and animal rescues, sometimes assisted by our USAR colleagues.
Eligibility to apply
In order to apply, you must meet the following criteria at the point of application:
- Be a competent UK Local Authority Wholetime or On Call Firefighter (or role above)
- Be eligible to live and work in the UK without restrictions
- Have had an appraisal in the last 12 months
- Not have any live formal disciplinary sanctions
- Not be in a formal capability process
- Be medically fit to undertake the role (current fitness test and 3 yearly medical)
Positions are available in a variety of functional and station based roles with a variety of duty systems on offer. Duty systems include the 7 day Flexi-Time System (42 Hour Day Duty), 12-Hour Day Duty System and Wholetime 224 Duty System.
Please see the Crew Commander job description and person specification for further information about the role.
Selection process
The selection process will be as follows:
- an online application form
- role play assessment
- an interview
- Incident Command assessment (where appropriate)
- a fitness test
- a medical assessment
- pre-employment checks
Shortlisting shall take place following the application stage as detailed within the candidate guidance document.
Successful external candidates will be required to attend a conversion course training programme.
Successful applicants who are not appointed initially may be placed on a holding list for up to 24 months until further vacancies arise.
Awareness Sessions
To assist potential candidates, a number of virtual awareness sessions are being held online on the following occasions:
- Wednesday 22nd September at 1500 hours
- Thursday 23rd September at 1900 hours
If you are interested in attending one of these virtual sessions, please email recruitment@hwfire.org.uk with your preferred session and you will be sent a Microsoft Teams meeting invitation link, as well as guidance on how to login.
General information
If you have any questions regarding the process or you are experiencing any difficulties with your application, please contact the HR Support team via recruitment@hwfire.org.uk before the closing date (Friday 8th October at 12:00 noon).
HWFRS values equality of opportunity and developing a workforce that reflects the diversity of our community. We encourage everyone who has the necessary skills and experience to apply.
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Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service is responsible for providing day-to-day fire and rescue services across the two counties of Herefordshire and Worcestershire.
Our stations are staffed by a mix of 'wholetime' firefighters - operating on a full-time basis and providing an immediate response - and ‘on-call’ firefighters who work and live in their local communities and respond to emergency calls whenever they are needed.
There are many interesting career opportunities with us, in Fire Control or one of our non-uniformed specialist support roles as well as being a firefighter.
Non-uniformed staff work in areas including Finance, Community Safety, Training, Human Resources, Information Technology and Workshops.
Equality and inclusion
We aim to provide equality of opportunity in employment and service delivery and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and sections of society.
- Website
- http://www.hwfire.org.uk/
- Telephone
- 01905 368343
- Location
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Hereford and Worcester Fire & Rescue Service
Hindlip Park
Worcester
Worcestershire
WR3 8SP
United Kingdom
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