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Station Commander

Employer
Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service
Location
Hereford & Worcester
Salary
£39,374 - £43,428 per annum
Closing date
24 Sep 2019
Reference
HWFRS000000239

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Sector
Emergency Services
Job Type
Management, Wholetime firefighter
Contract Type
Full time permanent
Working Pattern
Shift work
Hours
Full-Time

Job Details


Salary:           Station Commander in line with NJC Grey Book pay scales + 20% flexi duty allowance where applicable

Location:      Various locations across the HWFRS boundary

Contract:      Full time, permanent plus pension and benefits

Closing date: 23rd September at 12:00 noon

Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service (HWFRS) is pleased to invite applications for the role of Station 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’. We value integrity, trust, honesty, openness and respect to deliver our mission.

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 Watch 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 full UK driving licence.

 

Selection process

Applicants will complete an online application form against the person specification and provide evidence against the Middle Manager Personal Qualities and Attributes. This will be used for shortlisting.

Shortlisted applicants will attend an incident command assessment at Level 2 (if a HWFRS pass at this level is not already held). If successful at this assessment, candidates will attend a selection day comprising of middle manager level roleplay exercises, a briefing exercise and interview. Candidates will be required to attend a selection day on 26th, 27th or 28th November 2019.

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.

 

General information

For informal, in confidence discussions in relation to the vacancy, please contact AC Guy Palmer on 07824 538076 or email GPalmer@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
SC Candidate Guidance Notes
Middle Manager PQAs
Supporting Information_SC 2019
Job Description

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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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