Debrief Facilitator

Surrey County Council; Reigate and Banstead; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Part time

Job summary

A regional emergency service provider is seeking Debrief Facilitators to support operational learning and response improvement. This role involves chairing meetings, analyzing emergency responses, and providing reporting on findings. Candidates should have command experience within Blue Light organizations and the ability to work flexibly. The position offers a competitive hourly rate of £28.61 and involves participation in ongoing recruitment. An enhanced DBS check is required.

Benefits

Additional annual leave allowance

Qualifications

• Demonstrable knowledge of command roles during an emergency response.
• Experience working within frameworks of National Operational Learning.
• Ability to produce reports for local and national bodies.

Responsibilities

• Chair meetings to analyze responses to complex incidents.
• Identify and share operational learning and best practices.
• Complete reports based on debriefing outcomes.

Skills

Experience of working within a Blue Light response organisation

Ability to chair meetings with various stakeholders

Knowledge of National Operational Guidance

Flexibility to work ad-hoc

A Level 5 coaching qualification or similar

National Police Debriefing Model qualification

Job description

Description

This role has an hourly salary of £28.61 per hour, plus an additional annual leave allowance.

We are excited to be hiring new Debrief Facilitators to join our fantastic Surrey Fire and Rescue Service, based in Reigate.

About the Role

Surrey Fire and Rescue Service provides a 24 / 7 emergency response to fires and other emergencies, in line with our Making Surrey Safer Plan.

As part of the Operational Policy, Assurance and Learning Team, you will support the identification and sharing of learning from operational incidents attended by our crews, to help improve the performance and response of the Service. You will form part of a bank of experienced and qualified facilitators, to provide a neutral overview of command and control decision making at incidents attended by SFRS.

As a Debrief Facilitator, you will be required to chair meetings aimed at analysing our response to larger or more complex incidents. You will be expected to identify areas of good / best practice, or operational learning that can be shared both locally and nationally. You will be expected to complete reports giving feedback, and any improvement actions required based on the outcome of the debriefings that you chair. As part of the role, you will also be expected to chair debriefings for other Category 1 responders who SFRS work with.

Shortlisting Criteria

• Experience of working within a Blue Light response organisation, with demonstrable knowledge and experience of command roles during an emergency response
• Knowledge and understanding of FRS National Operational Guidance, National Operational Learning and Joint Organisational Learning protocols, Joint Emergency Service Interoperability Principles, the nationally adopted Incident Command System for Fire and Rescue Services, and demonstrable experience of working within these frameworks or equivalent at operational incidents
• An ability to chair meetings with a range of stakeholders from operational fire crews to Chief Executives and national representatives, and produce reports that can be shared locally and with NFCC / other national bodies
• Flexibility to provide services when required on an ad-hoc basis, and work to deadlines set by the Head of Operational Policy, Assurance and Learning
• A Level 5 coaching qualification or similar
• National Police Debriefing Model qualification and experience, or similar

Contact us

Please contact us for any questions relating to the role. This could be to discuss flexible working requests, transferable skills or any barriers to employment.

This is a rolling advert that will remain open until we have recruited adequate numbers of staff, we will be reviewing applications as they are received.

An enhanced DBS 'Disclosure and Barring Service' check for regulated activity (formerly known as CRB) will be required for this role.

We look forward to receiving your application,