Primary Authority Fire Safety Officer

Cornwall Council

  • Cornwall
  • Permanent
  • Part-time
  • 14 days ago
Job Category: Fire, Rescue & Community SafetyJob Description:The Service & Team:An exciting opportunity has arisen for a forward thinking, enthusiastic and skilled Fire Safety Officer within our Protection team. Our Protection function provides fire safety regulation activities, as part of our statutory duty under the Fire Safety Order 2005.It is a great time to be joining our team; we are a forward-thinking service with a successful and expanding Primary Authority function.Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service Vision and ValuesThis recruitment process aims to support the Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service objective to ensure we have the right people with the right skills, behaviours and values are in the right roles at the right time.Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service is committed to the ethical principles laid out in the Core Code of Ethics:
  • Putting our communities first - we put the interest of the public, the community and service users first.
  • Integrity - we act with integrity, including being open, honest and consistent in everything we do.
  • Dignity and respect - making decisions objectively based on evidence, without discrimination or bias.
  • Leadership - we are all positive role models, always demonstrating flexibility 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 FRSs 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.
As a service of Cornwall Council, we are committed to the vision of “Working Together to make Cornwall safer”. We uphold and align to align to the Council Vision and Values. For more information please visit:The Role:As an experienced Fire Safety Officer, working with our Primary Authority Manager, you will be supporting and developing our Primary Authority relationships with existing and new partners, delivering fire safety advice to a wide range of businesses across the UK. This will involve travel and accommodation outside Cornwall as part of the role.You will also be supporting our proactive Protection delivery team, through our fire safety regulatory activities, involving advice and guidance to businesses, audits and enforcement.This is a public/customer-facing role, where the statutory English language requirement for public sector workers applies.This position will be subject to a standard criminal record disclosure check.Working Pattern:37 hours per week. This role will be on a fixed term basis of 3 years.Hours can be worked flexibly to suit the requirements of the post holder and Service requirements, which can be discussed and confirmed with the Primary Authority Manager.What you'll need to succeed:Essential Qualifications and Skills Required for the Role:
  • Fire Safety - Level 4 diploma
  • Previous experience in Fire Safety Regulatory activities
  • Full UK driving licence
  • Great communication skills
Desirable qualifications Required for the Role:
  • APCIL legal experience qualification (level 7) or similar
Please read the role profile for the full details of this role attached below in this advertWhat you'll get in return:Cornwall Council's ambition is to be an employer of choice, a high performing Council and a learning organisation. We commit to providing a reward and benefits package to attract, motivate and reward our employees. We offer a range of flexible working options to our staff. This helps provide our employees with a greater work/life balance. Whilst still ensuring that service needs are met.Our core employee rewards and benefits include:· a competitive salary.· a defined benefit pension scheme, based on your career average earnings. This includes the option for extra voluntary contributions· a generous annual leave entitlement with the potential to purchase additional leave.· A national award-winning employee health and wellbeing programme· Employee benefits scheme giving employees access to a wide range of discounts to local and national goods and services.Additional Information:Please note, we are unable to offer sponsorship for this roleThe full role profile is attached .We recommend saving a copy of this to refer to if you are invited to an interview.For more information or an informal chat about the role please contact Matt Worthington or Mike TremellenApplication ProcessPlease attach a supporting statement to your application, you can add your Education & Qualifications details manually using the application form timeline or you can upload your CV. Remember to demonstrate why you are suitable against each of the points marked as 'Application' on the Role Profile using examples from your experience or transferable skills. This might be through qualifications or descriptive examples from your work / personal experience, which clearly illustrates what you did and the effect it had. Guidance on how to complete your application can be found here - .Please note that applications cannot be edited after they have been submitted, please contact if you have any queries or require assistance with your application.Existing employees must apply using their Cornwall Council email address through the Opportunity Marketplace on Oracle.About Us:Cornwall Council deliver services to more than half a million local people and over five million visitors a year.We are happy to talk about flexible working options such as part-time or compressed hours. More examples of our flexible working opportunities can be found here - .Fairness and inclusion are at the heart of our vision for Cornwall. In order to best serve our communities, we are striving to achieve a diverse workforce that is inclusive of all backgrounds, cultures and identities; e.g., race, disability, sex, gender, age, religion and sexual orientation. We are an equal opportunities and Disability Confident employer, and we will assess applicants on their merits.Cornwall Council is committed to safeguarding and following safer recruitment principles to help make sure our staff and volunteers are suitable to work with children, young people and adults at risk. It's a vital part of creating a safe and positive environment and making a commitment to keeping all service users safe from harm.

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