Wholetime Firefighter Transferees (External Applicants)

North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service invites applicants to an exciting opportunity for Firefighter transferees to join our teams at various locations throughout the County of North Yorkshire and City of York. We would like to hear from highly motivated, flexible and adaptable Firefighters who wish to transfer into the Service. We have vacancies at a range of Fire Stations and also as part of our Operational Staffing Reserve at:

  • Ripon
  • Whitby
  • Scarborough
  • Malton
  • Northallerton
  • Tadcaster
  • Operational Staffing Reserve

Applicants should meet the following essential criteria:

  • Substantive in the role of Firefighter
  • In date for all Operational training in line with your current service training policy
  • Prepared to accept a contract to work on a Day Crewed or Shift Duty System or, alternatively, join us as part of our Operational Staffing Reserve team
  • Have a satisfactory Personal Development Review, Appraisal or equivalent within the last year
  • Not be in possession of any formal disciplinary sanctions at the point of application
  • Not be subject to any informal or formal development plans within current role at point of application
  • Acceptable references received from current Fire and Rescue Service
  • Be medically fit to undertake the role of Operational Firefighter
  • Full UK driving licence
  • Align to the Service’s corporate values (PROTECT)
  • Willing to undertake an enhanced (DBS) check

The following criteria are desirable:

  • Swift Water Module 2/3
  • LGV / ERD driving qualification

Although based at a specific location, the contract of employment will require you to work in any post appropriate to your role at such other place of employment in the Authority's services as may be required.

The posts are conditioned to the Shift/DayCrewed or Operational Staffing Reserve Duty System, in accordance with the Scheme of Conditions of Service. For staff conditioned to the Day CrewedDuty System it will be a contractual requirement to provide accommodation in order to meet the requirements of the role. Accommodation will not be provided by the Service under these circumstances. The starting salary will be Firefighter competent rate of pay£29,934 (plus allowances where appropriate) unless the appointed employee has not yet been deemed competent in role then the rate of pay will be Firefighter Development rate £23,394 (plus allowances where appropriate.)

You will be required to attend training courses and meetings appropriate to the responsibilities and skills associated with your role. From time to time, this will necessitate a change of duty. Annual leave, which would preclude you from attending, will not be approved following notification of the course/meeting date. In exceptional circumstances, dispensation may be granted by your Group Manager.

Applicants must submit a 1000 word application which will be the first stage of the recruitment process. The application will be sifted against the primary functions of the role profile and Service values.

Please note the assessor will only assess the evidence given up to the 1000 word limit.

To submit a formal application for consideration you must complete the expression of interest application form on the NYFRS website and submit by NoononFriday 2nd February 2018 via email to quoting Firefighter External Transfer Recruitment or Firefighter External Operational Staffing Reservein the subject heading.

Late applications will not be considered

We are an inclusive employer with equality, diversity and fairness at the heart of our values. We welcome applications from individuals across all backgrounds and those from under represented groups and ethnic minorities.

Wholetime Firefighter Transferees (External)

Expression of InterestApplication Form

PERSONAL DETAILS:

SURNAME: / FORENAMES:
ADDRESS:
POST CODE:
TELEPHONE NO: Mobile: Day: Evening:
Please advise which locations are you interested in. Stating your top 3 preferences:-
Correspondence regarding the progress of your application will be sent by email (e.g. invite to interview). Please confirm your preferred email address to be used for this purpose.Email address:
Do you require a work permit? YES/NO If Yes, when is it due to expire?
Are you related to, or in a close personal relationship with a member of NYF&RS? YES/NO
Are you a holder of any Senior Office in NYF&RS Authority? YES/NO
(If you answered yes to either of the questions please give details)
Where did you see this vacancy advertised?
You are required to declare any convictions for offences that are not spent under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act1974. Include offences dealt with by a court of law, HM Services disciplinary procedures and any driving offences. This will be checked before any offer of employment is made. Do you have any criminal convictions, which are not yet spent under the Rehabilation of Offenders Act 1974? YES/NO
Offence:
Date of conviction:
Judgement and sentence:
Do you have any disability or medical condition which might require special arrangements to be made at interview and/or to the working environment? YES/NOIf yes please provide details.

REFERENCES:

Please provide two references – one of the references must be your current FRS Line Manager

NAME: / NAME:
ADDRESS: / ADDRESS:
JOB TITLE: / JOB TITLE:
TELEPHONE NO:
EMAIL: / TELEPHONE NO:
EMAIL:
Tick of you do not wish this person
to be contacted prior to interview / Tick of you do not wish this person
to be contacted prior to interview
Notice Period in current role
Employment History
Date / Post Held
Education and Professional Qualifications
Date / Details

Supporting Statement maximum 1000 word limit in total.

Please provide a word count at the end of each section.

SECTION 1: Please provide details of how you meet the requirements of the role of Firefighter in support of your application.
Section 1 total number of words:
SECTION 2: Please provide details of how you meet the essential criteria for the role.
Section 2 total number of words:
SECTION 3: Please give one example that demonstrates your competence in the area of Commitment to Excellence.
Section 3 total number of words:
SECTION 4: Please give one example that demonstrates your competence in the area of Commitment to Diversity and Intergity.
Section 4 total number of words:

DECLARATION:

I, the applicant, sign below to indicate that I have completed the application form and that the evidence provided is true, accurate and correct.

Applicant Signature: ………………………………………..Date: …………………

DATA PROTECTION STATEMENT AND DECLARATION:

In compliance with the provisions of the Data Protection Act (DPA), we are required to inform you that in addition to the information that you supply us on this form we shall also collect hold and appraise information on individual candidates' performance at each stage of the recruitment process, includinginformation we gain from your selected referees. This is for the sole purpose of conducting the selection and recruitment process.

This includes the processing of sensitive data for the purposes of monitoring the Service’s commitment to the promotion of equality of opportunity and meeting its employment law obligations.

This information will be kept for the duration of the process and for no longer than is necessary. It will be destroyed in line with our retention schedule timescales. Should you be employed this information will be kept for the duration of your employment, on your personal record file (PRF) and for a period of time, according to the retention schedule.

We promise to treat your personal data with care and adopt organisational and technical measures to ensure that access will be restricted solely to those in the organisation with a need to see it for the purpose of the selection process and where applicable employment purposes, in accordance with the data protection principles in the DPA.

You also have the right to request sight of the information that we are holding on you at any time.

I confirm that I have read the Data Protection statement and to the best of my knowledge the information I have provided on the application form is true, accurate and correct.

Signed:……………………………………………………………Date:………………………………

NORTH YORKSHIRE FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICE
Role Title
Station
Name / Firefighter /
Reporting To
Role/Grade
F/S Number / Crew Manager
Overall Purpose of Role / To safeguard the community from fire and other emergencies.
ROLEMAP / NOS
Inform and educate your community to improve awareness of safety matters
Take responsibility for effective performance
Save and preserve endangered life
Resolve operational incidents
Protect the environment from the effects of hazardous materials
Support effectiveness of operational response
Support development of colleagues in the workplace
Contribute to fire safety solutions to minimise risk to your community
Drive, manoeuvre and redeploy fire service vehicles / FF1
FF2
FF3
FF4
FF5
FF6
FF7
FF8
FF9
PRIMARY FUNCTIONS:
  • Create and maintain effective working relationship with people and contribute to the effectiveness of the team
  • Contribute to the health, safety and welfare of self and others at work in accordance with the Health and Safety at WorkAct 1974 and associated legislation.
  • Comply with equality and diversity policies and procedures
  • Take responsibility for personal development and performance in accordance with organisational values, procedures, guiding frameworks, legal requirements and work objectives.
  • Maintain competence against the relevant National Occupational Standards for the role.
  • Support the development of your colleagues in the workplace by providing your own skills and knowledge through coaching
  • Check, test and record equipment and resources to maintain service delivery
  • Collect and maintain information of the local risks and resources in your community to support service delivery
  • Resolve operational incidents to save and preserve endangered life
  • Interact with the community to promote safety matters through products, advice and learning events
  • Inspect premises for fire safety and report findings in accordance with own levels of responsibility and authority
  • North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service will apply the scheme of conditions of service, 6th edition, for all driving duties
/
FF1, FF2, FF7
All
All
FF2
All
FF7
FF3, FF4, FF6
FF6
FF3, FF4, FF5
FF1, FF8
FF8
FF9
SECONDARY FUNCTIONS:
Development Plan
Personal Qualities And Attributes (PQA’S)
Firefighter
Personal Style
  • Understands and respects diversity and adopts a fair and ethical approach to others
  • Is open to change and actively seeks to support it
  • Maintains a confident and resilient attitude in highly challenging situations
Interpersonal Skills
  • Works effectively with others both within the F&R service and in the community
  • Communicates effectively both orally and in writing
  • Committed and able to develop self and others
Working with Information
  • Understands, recalls, applies and adapts relevant information in an organised, safe and systematic way
  • Maintains an active awareness of the environment to promote safe and effective working
Organisational Effectiveness
  • Adopts a conscientious and proactive approach to work to achieve and maintain excellent standards

National Core Values
  • We Value Diverse Communities
  • We value our people
  • We value innovation, change and learning
  • We value our Fire and Rescue Service

Signatures
Approved by: Line Manager ______Date: ______
Agreed by: Post Holder ______Date: ______

NORTH YORKSHIRE FIRE & RESCUE SERVICE

EQUALITY MONITORING FORM

North Yorkshire Fire Authority is committed to developing positive policies to promote equal opportunities and prohibit unlawful or unfair discrimination on the grounds of sex, race, ethnic or national origin, colour, marital status, disability, age, sexual orientation or religion.
The information is for monitoring purposes only, and will be removed from your application form before it is processed. You are not obliged to complete this form. However, the information that you give will help us ensure that our recruitment procedures are fair.
Post Details
Role______/ Location:______
Gender, Please tick one of the following (X)
Male / Female
Disability - *”Definition of disability under the Equality Act 2010. You're disabled under the Equality Act 2010 if you have a physical or mental impairment that has a 'substantial' and 'long-term' negative effect on your ability to do normal daily activities.
Please tick one of the following (X)
I have a disability / I do not have a disability
If the answer is yes, please state the type of disability.
Sexual Orientation, Please tick one of the following (X)
Gay/Lesbian / Heterosexual / Bisexual
I do not wish to declare my sexual orientation
Ethnic Origin, Please Tick one of the following (X)
WHITE
British
Irish
Other / ASIAN OR ASIAN BRITISH
Indian
Pakistani
Bangladeshi
Other Asian / CHINESE
Chinese
Other / MIXED
White & Black Caribbean
White & Black African
White & Asian
Other Mixed / Black or Black British
Caribbean
African
Other Black
I do not wish to declare my ethnic origin
Faith,Please tick one of the following (X)
None
Jewish / Buddhist Muslim / Christian
Sikh / Hindu
Other
I do not wish to declare my faith
Age, Please Tick one of the following (X)
17-24 25-35 / 36-45 46-55 / 56-65 66+ / Not Stated

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