The Role
Station Commander Transferee
London Fire Brigade (LFB) is London’s Fire and rescue service – one of the largest firefighting and rescue organisations in the world. We are here to make London a safer city. Employing over 5000 people across our operational team (our firefighters), control (our call handlers who answer 999 calls), fire safety and our non-operational team (our team who work behind the scenes to support our front-line services, including IT, Finance, Procurement, and communications team).
LFB are now offering the opportunity for operationally substantive and competent Station Commanders/Station Managers to apply for transfers to LFB.
If you hold specialist skills and qualifications (e.g., Fire Safety) then we may offer postings into these specialist teams, is available. Please highlight this in your application.
Behaviours
The post holder will always ensure that they role model the Brigade’s Leadership Behavioural Framework and will hold others to account in doing the same. It is expected that behaviour always embodies the Brigades framework of Accountability, Compassion, and Togetherness. More information is available in the attached LFB behaviours document.
The Leadership Behavioural Framework supports the Core Code of Ethics which apply to every member of the Fire and Rescue Service (FRS) in the UK. The Core Code sets out five ethical principles which provide a basis for promoting good behaviour and challenging inappropriate behaviour in the delivery of services to the public and against which the post holder will always champion. The five principles are:
• Putting our communities first
- We put the interests of the public, the community, and service users first.
• Integrity
- We act with integrity including being open, honest, and consistent in everything that we do.
• Dignity and respect
- We treat people with dignity and respect, making decisions objectively based on evidence, without discrimination or bias.
• Leadership
- We are all positive role models, always demonstrating flexible and resilient leadership. We are all accountable for everything we do and challenge all behaviour that falls short of the highest standards.
• Equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI)
- We continually recognise and promote the value of EDI, both within the FRS and the wider communities in which we serve. We stand against all forms of discrimination, create equal opportunities, promote equality, foster good relations, and celebrate difference.
Equality and Diversity
The London Fire Brigade is driven by a strong sense of purpose; we are trusted to serve and protect London. As such the Brigade has set an ambitious diversity and inclusion strategy (Togetherness Strategy) which aims to build an organisation which represents the people that we serve, and where every member of staff can bring their whole self to work. Station Commanders should always promote a culture of fairness and inclusivity. More information is available in the attached Togetherness Strategy document.
Please read the Assessment Overview section below to make sure you submit all documents required with your online application form.
Eligibility
• You must be a wholetime operational, substantive and competent Station Commander (with a wholetime contract) in a UK local authority fire and rescue service who is competent in all elements of the role map and have been signed off as competent for a minimum period of 12 months in your current substantive rank, be Level 2 Incident Command qualified and in ticket. Please note this is for substantive transfers only and is not a promotional process
• Have no current/outstanding development action plans or capability issues related to competency
• We cannot accept applications from candidates currently undertaking a temporary, casual or zero-hour wholetime contract (or contract to that effect)
• Applicants must hold a full UK manual driving licence
• Be free of any current formal disciplinary sanctions
Assessment Overview
Stage 1
Application closing date 4 pm on Friday 9th September 2022.
Your application should include:
1. Your current CV. You will need to upload it in the CV section of the application form;
2. A cover letter. In the online application form please provide a covering letter detailing how your skill set meets all those required as a station commander (covering three specific areas; Forward Looking (Demonstrates adaptability and anticipates change positively), Empowers and coaches others (Gives autonomy to others and helps them grow), Self-aware (can honestly self-assess, manage their emotions and understand their impact on others). You are allowed 4,000 characters per area (Three text boxes are available for you to individually type your evidence for each area).
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 if shortlisted you will be invited to stage 2.
Stage 2
Assessment elements
• A Knowledge Test (Pass mark 75% or above). Bibliography for the Knowledge Test attached. Please send an email to assessmentcentre@london-fire.gov.uk to request the policies. We advise candidates to begin studying for the test now. Please note that the Knowledge test is pass/fail.
• Interview based on the LFB behaviours (a score of at least 70%)
• Diversity & Inclusion Exercise (a score of at least 75%)
You must pass all the above assessment elements to be successful.
Stage 2 is scheduled to take place from w/c 19th September 2022.
Please be advised that if you are unable to make the scheduled assessment dates, we may not be able to make alternative arrangements. Therefore, please state in your application form all your unavailable dates within the next couple of months and please keep the recruitment team informed of any additional unavailable dates you may have for the duration of the recruitment process.
Offers and postings
Successful candidates will be made one offer; consideration of their home address and knowledge of preference to work in a certain area will be taken into account. In any given round the number of vacancies will determine the amount of transfers offered in the first instance. The remaining successful candidates will be placed on a panel (waiting list) until such time that further vacancies become available.
Additional Information
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.
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.
Attachments