The Role
London Fire Brigade are currently recruiting to the rank of Station Commander.
London is one of the largest fire rescue services in the world, serving a complex and dynamic city of 8.9 million residents as well as those who work in or visit the city.
We are looking for the best people to help us build a workforce of fully engaged people and deliver a service which is trusted to serve and protect London’s diverse communities.
You will be applying during an exciting time of transformation where you will have the opportunity to lead us to deliver and shape our services to provide London with a world class fire and rescue service which our communities trust to keep them safe. Your valuable skills and knowledge will be developed and challenged as you embark on responding to a wide range of incidents, help us to drive change, innovation, and continuous improvement.
Are you ready to elevate your career to the next level and join us during this dynamic time of development?
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 23 July 2021 at 16.00hrs.
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.
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.
Eligibility
Please click on Apply Now to read the eligibility criteria.
Assessment Overview
To apply please complete the online application form by 23 July 2021 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 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 station commander (covering three specific areas; Takes ownership and responsibility – Demonstrates personal accountability for something in the workplace. Teamwork – Works with others to achieve results. Professional – Demonstrates high standards and the skills and ability to deliver.) 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 you will be invited to an initial sift Interview, scheduled to be held in late July 2021.
Stage 2: Successful candidates from stage 1 will be invited to an Incident Command Exercise, scheduled to be held in August 2021. Successful candidates from stage 2 will be invited to the final stage.
Stage 3: All successful candidates will be required to participate in a final interview, a role play, a written exercise, and a presentation.
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.
Please note that whilst the advert is live, we will be running several Q and A session both in Union Street and via Teams. The primary purpose of these sessions is to talk about the role in more depth and some of the benefits. The dates and timings are:
12 July 2021 2 PM (Microsoft Teams)
13 July 2021 10 AM (Microsoft Team)
14 July 2021 10 AM (LFB Headquarters)
15 July 2021 2 PM (LFB Headquarters)
Please send an email to assessmentcentre@london-fire.gov.uk to let us know your availability to attend one of the sessions.
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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