Assistant Director (Grey Book AC)
- Employer
- Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service
- Location
- Hindlip Park, Worcester
- Salary
- £56,220 - £61,667 per annum
- Closing date
- 11 Nov 2021
- Reference
- HWFRS000000315
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- Sector
- Emergency Services
- Job Type
- Management
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Working Pattern
- See advert details
- Hours
- Full-Time
Job Details
Salary: Area Commander B in line with NJC Grey Book pay scales plus 20% flexi duty allowance and 9.6% supplement for working a locally agreed Area Commander rota pattern
Location: Based at Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service HQ, Hindlip Park, Worcester, WR3 8SP
Contract: Full time, permanent plus pension and benefits including company car
closing date: 12th November at 12:00 noon
Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service (HWFRS) is pleased to invite applications for the role of Assistant Director (Area 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.
Our Mission is that ‘as one professional team, we will work hard every day to deliver a high-quality, sustainable service to our communities’ and that together we will make a difference by improving lives, helping to secure resilient communities and ultimately, ‘Saving More Lives’. We value integrity, trust, honesty, openness and respect to deliver our mission.
We are seeking to appoint two Assistant Directors who have the drive, enthusiasm and passion required of strategic leaders in a modern fire and rescue service.
About the role
The role will form part of our Strategic Management Board (SMB), providing strategic leadership and support to the Principal Officers in overall coordination of the Service; including change management, development of best practice, organisational strategy and transformation, effective industrial relations and exploring opportunities for collaboration with partners in order to ensure efficiency and effectiveness.
Eligibility to apply
In order to apply, you must meet the following criteria at the point of application:
- Be a competent UK Local Authority Group Commander 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
You will also be required to hold a valid driving licence and be eligible to drive in the UK.
As this role forms part of a locally agreed Area Commander operational rota, when rostered as ‘duty AC’ you must be available for immediate operational response within the Service Area. At other times Assistant Directors will work as required by their role within the Service.
Selection process
Applicants will complete an online application form, a statement against the person specification and provide evidence against the Leadership Framework.
Shortlisted applicants will attend an incident command assessment at Level 4 and if successful at this assessment, a selection day comprising of strategic level roleplay exercise, case study, briefing exercise and interview. Candidates will be required to attend a selection day on 6th, 7th or 8th December.
Pre-employment checks will also be required including security clearance vetting (Non Police Personnel Vetting (NPPV) Level 2 Abbreviated). Successful candidates will be required to attend a conversion course training programme.
Full details of the role and selection process can be found in the job description and person specification and candidate guidance document.
Further information
Prospect candidates are welcome to meet with DCFO Keith Chance for a discussion on the role and to visit HWFRS. This can be arranged by emailing Julie Bray jbray@hwfire.org.uk.
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.
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.
Supporting documents
Assistant Director (Grey Book AC) 2021 - Candidate Guidance Notes
Job Description
Assistant Director (Grey Book AC) 2021 - Application Form Supporting Information
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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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