Station Manager

Warwickshire County Council; Radford Semele; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government authority in England is seeking a motivated individual for a Station Manager position within the Warwickshire Fire and Rescue Service. The successful candidate will demonstrate exceptional leadership and be responsible for operational command and incident resolution. This role includes various commitments to values-driven leadership and requires adherence to the Fluency Duty for effective public communication. Competitive benefits and a supportive working environment are offered.

Benefits

Firefighters Pension Scheme

Generous annual leave entitlement

Access to benefits and discounts

Qualifications

• Must be an exceptional values-based leader with vision.
• Substantive within current role, one role below applied position.
• Competent against full role map and maintenance of required standards.

Responsibilities

• Drive the Service forward on its improvement journey.
• Resolve operational incidents at a tactical level.
• Attend Warwickshire incidents and stay within 10 minutes of County boundary.

Job description

Warwickshire Fire and Rescue Service has 1 or more vacancies for motivated and committed individuals at Station Manager level. You will need to be an exceptional values‑based leader with the vision to drive the Service forward on its improvement journey. The skills and requirements of the role include a commitment to our values and behaviours and empowering and enabling leadership. We may also require you to be on our operational command rota and be able to resolve operational incidents at a tactical level (Level 2 Incident Command). Officers must be available to attend Warwickshire incidents and be no further than 10 minutes from the County boundary when on duty.

Key Requirements

• Substantive within their current role, one role below the position being applied for.
• Competent against the full role map within their current role and in maintenance for all required National Occupational Standards.
• Must not have a live disciplinary sanction placed against them from a formal disciplinary process.

Candidates will need to demonstrate their professional competence and leadership behaviours as defined in the NFCC Leadership Framework (Leading the Function) and Core Code of Ethics. The Fluency Duty is outlined in the Code of Practice on the English language requirements for public sector workers. The Fluency Duty for this role is Required. You must be able to speak and provide advice in accurate spoken English to the public.

Working for Warwickshire – This is the difference you make

Warwickshire County Council is a place where everyone feels valued, included, safe, supported, and welcome. Our people are at the heart of this vision, could you be one of them! At Warwickshire County Council we are committed to ensuring Warwickshire's economy is vibrant and supported by the right jobs, training, skills and infrastructure. Our people vision for Warwickshire County Council is a great place to work where diverse and talented people are enabled to be their best. Warwickshire County Council are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. Please be advised successful applicants will be subject to a range of pre‑engagement checks, including a relevant Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS). In accordance with the DBS code of practice and our own policy, should an individual have a declared criminal offence an individual assessment will be completed. Warwickshire County Council adheres to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

Your future matters to us, if eligible, you will be opted into the Firefighters Pension Scheme, which includes an employer contribution rate of typically around 37 percent, to help support your financial security during retirement. The benefits we offer include agile working, a valuable part of the pay and reward package for employees working in local government, generous annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays and an additional day at Christmas, and access to Vivup benefits and discounts platform.