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Location

Essex | United Kingdom

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Job description

Our Station Managers are absolutely vital to Essex County Fire & Rescue Service (ECFRS) delivering on our key objectives. As the leaders of our stations, departments, and teams, they are responsible for delivery of departmental (or station) plans, whilst ensuring the wellbeing and development of their people, as well as being points of contact and subject matter specialists for the various areas of focus across the Service.
We currently have a substantive opportunity for a Station Manager in the Operational Training Department managing our competency management system and Group Trainer team.
The role helps us deliver our mission and to make a real difference to the lives of the people of Essex and we are looking for a highly motivated individual to join the Operational Training Department.

What You Will Be Working On:

As a Station Manager in the Operational Training Department responsible for our competency management system and Group Trainer Team, you will:

Lead and manage all elements of our competency management system and Group Trainer Team on a day-to-day basis. You will have direct line management of the Group Trainers and Competency Management & Assurance Manager.
Support the Head of Operational Training in designing and implementing policies, procedures, and guidance to support the delivery of high-quality operational training and ensure delivery against the Operational Training Strategy.
Support continuous improvement with the competency management system.
Continually develop, plan and implement our core skills assurance programme.
Have management of our trauma care provisions.

What Are We Looking For?
As a role model to their teams, our Station Managers will be accountable, credible, authentic, and inclusive, able to demonstrate they live the Service Values and the Fire Service Code of Ethics.

We are looking for people who can demonstrate outstanding leadership and will use their personal impact as a line manager to support organisational change.
You will be essential as we continue to develop cultural values and behaviours that make the fire and rescue service a great place to work for all our people, as well as develop ways of working that enhance our ability to be able to respond to service needs.

You will have a commitment to the safeguarding and wellbeing of our people, and will lead on developing others, with a commitment to the continuous improvement of services to the public by strengthening our ability to provide a good service by diversifying our workforce and developing new approaches and creating a fair and equal place to work.

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Salary

£51.53k per annum