The Role
London Fire Brigade are currently recruiting to the rank of Group Commander.
To apply please complete the online application form and make sure you give yourself plenty of time to complete and submit it prior to the closing date, as late or un-submitted applications will not be accepted.
Please read the Assessment Overview section below to make sure you submit all documents required with your online application form. The closing date for submitting applications is 05 October 2020 at 16.00hrs.
Salary range for the Group Commander rank £63,402 - £70,510.80
Please note any correspondence received from us will be via e-mail and sent to the address you provide on your application form.
We value the diversity of our employees, and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects our diverse communities across London. The London Fire Commissioner is an Equal Opportunities Employer and we positively welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals, irrespective of people's age, disability, gender, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances. We have guidance in place to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process, including the consideration of reasonable adjustments for people who have a disability.
Eligibility
To be eligible to apply for this rank you must be a competent Station Manager/Commander who has demonstrated competence against the requirements of the Station Manager/Commander role map in an operational post.
Applicants are also required to hold a full UK manual driving licence.
External candidates will also need to be serving as a whole time competent Station Manager/Commander in a local government brigade.
Before submission of your application you will be required to undertake a professional development discussion for your line managers to support your application. Please factor this into your timeline.
Assessment Overview
To apply please complete the online application form by 05 October 2020 and upload all the documents you will need to submit with your application form: a CV, a covering letter and an expression of interest form (please follow the application guidance in the attachments below).
Please make sure you give yourself plenty of time to complete and submit your application form prior to the closing date, as late applications will not be accepted. Internal applicants - you also need to factor in time for your line management chain to complete parts 2 & 3 of the expression of interest form.
Your application should include:
1. Your current CV;
2. A covering letter (no more than 1500 words) detailing how your skill set meet all those required as a group commander (covering three specific areas; Takes ownership and responsibility – Demonstrates personal accountability for something in the workplace. Empowers and coaches others – Gives autonomy to others and helps them grow in the workplace. Forward looking – Demonstrates adaptability and anticipates change positively in the workplace.) You can decide how you distribute the words allowed;
3. Your expression of interest form.
Please note that your CV and covering letter should be saved into a single Word or PDF document. You will need to upload your document in the CV section of the application form. Applicants will also need to upload their expression of interest forms (Internal applicants - parts 1, 2 & 3 completed and for external applicants - part 1 completed only) in the Other attachments section of the application form.
Assessment Process
Please note that the assessment process is sequential – you will need to be successful in each stage in order to progress to the next.
Stage 1: The evidence presented with your application will be assessed and those candidates shortlisted will be invited to an initial sift Interview, scheduled to be held in October 2020.
Stage 2: Successful candidates from stage 1 will be invited to an Incident Command Exercise, scheduled to be held in early November 2020. Successful candidates from stage 2 will be held on a panel until vacancies are available.
Stage 3: Expression of interest and final bespoke assessment to skills match the candidate with the role (as and when vacancies become available). Please be advised that if you are unable to make the scheduled assessment dates, we may not be able to make alternative arrangements.
Please state in your on-line application form all your unavailable dates within the next few months and please keep the recruitment team informed of any additional unavailable dates you may have for the duration of the recruitment process.
Assessments are due to take place October to November 2020.
Additional Information
For external candidates, in line with the Basic Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) employment checks will be completed by successful candidates, which will include a basic criminal records check. Successful candidate will be required to declare any convictions for offences which are not spent under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and any offer of employment is subject to the LFC receiving a criminal records disclosure which it considers satisfactory. Successful candidates should apply to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) to get a copy of their criminal record and share the original disclosure certificate with the LFC. The check will only show convictions that are not ‘spent’. It will cost the successful candidates £23 (current charge) and usually takes up to 14 days.
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