Salary: Watch Manager competent £48,202 (plus and 10% allowance depending on role)Working Pattern: Group Crewing, Flexible Rostering, Crewing Optimisation or Day DutyLocation: Across West SussexInterview and Assessments: w/c 13 October 2025West Sussex Fire & Rescue Service is on a journey of continuous improvement demonstrating our ability to deliver services that benefit the community. We are proud to have opened the new Horsham Fire Station and Training Centre, where the state-of-the-art facilities place a real emphasis on the continued development of our staff. As we look ahead, we remain committed to continuously improving our organisational culture supporting our mission to empower and support our people to be the best they can be, to deliver to the highest standards when serving our communities and to uphold the values of our fire and rescue service.We are looking for current wholetime, substantive and competent Watch Mangers who are interested in transferring to West Sussex Fire & Rescue Service to join a pool to fill both immediate and future vacancies.Our immediate vacancies are in Service Delivery (at fire stations), however if you are interested in roles in other departments, we would still encourage you to apply and join our pool. Please note roles in other departments will be subject to a supplementary short selection process to ensure the right fit for the role.What we need from youYou will create a healthy, engaging and fully inclusive work environment by ensuring that dignity and respect is demonstrated by team members, building trusting and supportive relationships, encouraging development, recognising achievement and tackling under performance.To really make a difference to the communities we serve and meet their diverse range of needs, you will need to be customer centred with great interpersonal skills, and a confident and resourceful attitude to enable you to deal with highly challenging and occasionally emotionally or environmentally intense situations.You will be passionate about making a difference, educating our communities on fire and other safety and wellbeing projects to deliver organisational objectives.You will be a skilled communicator with the ability to work with a diverse range of people using a variety of engagement methods.You will be a role model to others, not afraid to challenge behaviour and continually striving for personal and team improvement.Please see the attached job description for the specific Key Skills, Qualifications and Experience required for this role.How to applyTo be eligible to apply you must:
Be a wholetime substantive and competent Watch Manager who has demonstrated competence against the requirements of the NJC Watch Manger role map.
Hold a SFJ Level 3 Initial Incident Command (Level 1) or equivalent qualification
Hold a full and valid UK driving licence (unless you have a valid reason which prohibits you form driving)
Have an in-date fitness assessment (equal to or above VO2 max of 42.3)
Be in date for all your qualifications/maintenance of competence for your current role
Have no concerns from management relating to your conduct or performance
To apply click the Apply Online button at the bottom of this page and complete the online application form explaining how you meet the key skills and experience listed in the job description. You will also need to upload the following documents:1. Current CVYour CV should demonstrate how you meet the qualifications section of the job description, provide a full employment and education history, including reasons for any gaps.2. Evidence of competenceUpload your evidence of competence, this could be a certificate or report from your Service’s personnel/training data management system.3. Incident Command certificateUpload your Incident Command certificate and if the qualification was attained more than two years ago, also upload evidence of your most recent re-validation.What happens nextOnce the advert has closed, our shortlisting panel will review applications. Candidates who have demonstrated they meet the criteria will be invited to the next stage. This stage will include a presentation, interview and team task (further information will be provided to shortlisted candidates).Further informationThe reference number for this role is CPP01209.Please ensure you have saved the job description attached to this advert as you will not have the opportunity to download it again once the advert has closed.Equality, inclusion and accessibility is very important to us. We welcome and encourage applications from everyone, as this helps us build a diverse and talented workforce, that reflects the communities we serve. We ensure our approach to recruitment is flexible and supportive to enable all applicants to be at their best and to ensure they have the best possible chance of success.We are immensely proud you are considering joining us as and are here to support you. If you need any support throughout the process or would like to speak to someone, please email us atTogether we will make West Sussex a safer place and have an everlasting impact on our community. We look forward to receiving your application.Safeguarding StatementWSFRS is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, and all employees must share this commitment.Fire & Rescue Service roles are listed in Schedule 1 of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order and as such it is our policy to require all applicants to disclose any criminal convictions (both spent and unspent held in the UK or overseas) including driving offences, cautions and/or reprimands. As part of the application process, you will be required to list the dates and details of any sentences if applicable. The information you provide will be treated as strictly confidential and will be considered only in relation to the appointment for which you are applying (please refer to the Guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) for more information).Legislation enables Fire & Rescue Services to be eligible for a Standard level Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check for employees of their Service, including volunteers. You are also required to inform us of any pending or incomplete investigations of a safeguarding nature that are ongoing, or that arise during this period of application and pre-employment. A table of rehabilitation periods for the most common sentences and disposals, and example scenarios can be found hereAvailable documents
