Resource Planning Team Advisor

Avon Fire; Portishead; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual holiday (plus public)

Electric Vehicle Salary Sacrifice

Cycle to Work scheme

Westfield Health supplementary care

Staff Networks

Free parking

On-site gym and restaurant

Job summary

Avon Fire & Rescue Service is seeking a proactive Resource Planning professional to support the deployment and availability of operational personnel at our Portishead headquarters. You will monitor staffing, manage absences, and coordinate training events to ensure statutory crewing standards are met and operational readiness is maintained.

You will also handle DBS checks for job roles, maintain FireWatch data, and contribute to the Annual Training Plan, while supporting internal and external

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and programme training events, incorporating key elements of the training cycle. Ensure that all scheduled courses are fully subscribed as far as possible, taking into account operational requirements.
• Help prioritise day to day work and deal with enquiries promptly and efficiently. Maintain effective liaison with team colleagues to help co-ordinate action and advice on maintaining staffing levels and monitoring absences and training events.
• Accurately maintain and update FireWatch with information relating to all Service personnel, including information on sickness, other absences and training events.
• Ensure training and development requirements are received from Managers. Coordinate responses and assist in the preparation of the Annual Training Plan.
• Accurately interpret absence information/applications, in accordance with Service policy, for all employees, including operational staff, flexi duty officers and support staff. Make corresponding decisions relating to annual leave, sickness, training and other absences, to ensure that the Service has sufficient personnel on duty to perform its statutory responsibilities.

Job description

As part of the Resource Planning Team, you will play a key role in supporting the effective deployment and availability of operational personnel, helping to ensure statutory service requirements and crewing standards aremaintained. You willmonitorand analyse staffing information, manage queries relating to personnel availability and absences, and apply relevant policies to support operational readiness. In addition, you will provide comprehensive administrative support for the planning,coordinationand scheduling of training activities, ensuring events are delivered efficiently and meet the needs of both internal and external stakeholders.

Some of the things you’ll be doing

• Coordinate and programme training events, incorporating key elements of the training cycle.Ensure that all scheduled courses are fully subscribed as far as possible,taking into accountoperational requirements.
• Help prioritise day to day work and deal with enquiries promptly and efficiently.Maintain effective liaison with team colleagues to help co-ordinate action and advice onmaintainingstaffing levels and monitoring absences and training events.
• Accuratelymaintainand updateFireWatchwith information relating to all Service personnel, including information on sickness, otherabsencesand training events.
• Ensure training and development requirements are received from Managers. Coordinate responses andassistin the preparation of the Annual Training Plan.
• Accurately interpret absence information/applications,in accordance withService policy, for all employees, including operational staff, flexi duty officers and support staff. Make corresponding decisions relating to annual leave, sickness,trainingand other absences, to ensure that the Service has sufficient personnel on duty to perform its statutory responsibilities.
• 25days annual holiday (plus public holidays) rising to29days after5years, and30daysafter 10 years of service
• Electric Vehicle Salary Sacrifice Scheme
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Welfare and Wellbeing services
• StaffNetworks
• Access toWestfield Health Supplementary Healthcare package.
• Use of the multi-gym, sports hall, restaurant, freeparkingand beautiful open surroundings at our Headquarters in Portishead.

With effect from July 2023 legislation was amended to enable all Fire & Rescue Services to undertake standard DBS checks for all employees. All job roles require standard DBS check, with certain defined roles requiring an enhanced check. These will be renewed throughout employment.

Avon Fire & Rescue Service is committed to securing equality of opportunity. We welcome applications from all members of our community who are currently under-represented at Avon Fire & Rescue Service, particularly women, Disabled people and members of ethnic minority communities.

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