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Wholetime Crew Commander

Employer
Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service
Location
Hereford & Worcester
Salary
£32,452 - £33,851
Closing date
5 Jan 2019
Reference
HWFRS000000208

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Sector
Emergency Services
Job Type
Wholetime firefighter
Contract Type
Full time permanent
Working Pattern
Shift work
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

Closing date: 3rd January 2019 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 30 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’.

This opportunity is open to anyone who is a current UK Local Authority substantive, competent Wholetime or On Call Firefighter or role above.

In order to apply, you must meet the following criteria at the point of application:

- 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

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

- an incident command assessment

- roleplay exercises, briefing exercise and an interview

- 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 candidates will be required to attend a conversion course training programme.

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.

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
CC Job Description
Supervisory Manager PQA's
Supporting Information_CC 2018
CC Candidate Guidance Notes

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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.

Company info
Website
Telephone
01905 368343
Location
Hereford and Worcester Fire & Rescue Service
Hindlip Park
Worcester
Worcestershire
WR3 8SP
United Kingdom

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