USAR Special Operations Crew Leader

Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service; Exeter; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service is seeking a Crew Manager - Special Operations USAR National Resilience Trainer to oversee day-to-day duty USAR team operations and ensure appliances, equipment and personnel are ready to meet emergencies, under the direction of the USAR Team Leader.

The role also involves supporting Station 60 personnel and nationally trained staff, with duties including leadership, training delivery, incident response, and contributing to development of teams while

Qualifications

• Knowledge of the Training for Competence framework.
• Experience working in National Resilience (eg USAR, HVP, LACE water rescue, rope rescue, safety at height and confined spaces).
• Sound operational knowledge and appreciation of the dynamic environment in which the USAR team operates.
• Leadership skills with ability to direct others in a positive and persuasive manner.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Self-organisation and diplomacy.
• Flexibility to provide extended periods of operational response for major incidents.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Maintenance of a high level of fitness.
• Able to work at extreme heights and in confined spaces.
• USAR 2 qualification.
• Level 1 IC qualification; be a competent Firefighter and be in Crew Manager promotion pathway.
• Be competent in national USAR operations qualifications 1 & 2.
• Level 1 IC qualification.
• Not subject to formal performance actions or active disciplinary sanctions

Responsibilities

• Inform and educate the community to improve safety awareness.
• Lead the work of teams and individuals to achieve objectives and provide feedback.
• Take responsibility for personal performance and develop skills to improve performance.
• Establish and maintain effective working relations with people.
• Contribute to identification and planning of development needs of teams and individuals.
• Investigate and report on events to inform future practice.
• Lead and support people to resolve operational events.
• Drive, manoeuvre and redeploy fire service vehicles.
• Support the national training delivery function.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Self-organisation

Self-control

Diplomacy

Flexibility

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Fitness maintenance

Extreme heights / confined spaces

Education

USAR 2 qualified

Level 1 IC qualified

Competent Firefighter

Job description

Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service is seeking a Crew Manager - Special Operations USAR National Resilience Trainer to oversee day-to-day duty USAR team operations and ensure appliances, equipment and personnel are ready to meet emergencies, under the direction of the USAR Team Leader.

The role also involves supporting Station 60 personnel and nationally trained staff, with duties including leadership, training delivery, incident response, and contributing to development of teams while