Education Team Deputy Manager – London Fire Brigade

Post: Education Team Deputy Manager
Salary: £34,215.00 per annum
Grade: FRS C
Salary range: £34,215.00 – £41,075.00 per annum
Contract type: Fixed Term to 30/07/2027
Working pattern: Full-time
Application closing date: Monday 5th August 2024 at 16:00 GMT

A 3 year fixed-term opportunity has arisen for the role of Education Team Deputy Manager in the London Fire Brigade’s Prevention and Protection Department.

As one of the largest fire and rescue services in the world, the London Fire Brigade, responds to emergencies, keeping our capital’s diverse community safe from fires. Education plays a critical role within our Prevention and Protection department, and fire safety education needs to start early. Our ‘Education Team’ works hard to deliver quality, memorable fire safety workshops in primary and secondary schools, and to the general public at local events. By teaching children and young people potentially life-saving information that will stay with them into adulthood.

Are you the person that can assist in the management of a team of Education Officers delivering these vital safety messages to diverse communities across London?

Are you able to build effective working relationships with other LFB teams and with our external partners and Blue Light Collaboration partners?

The successful candidate will be required to organise, plan and prioritise work with minimal supervision to ensure the scheduled school visits allocated to Education Officers are completed. You will be required to implement a scheduled evaluation process to monitor in-person the delivery of our key fire safety messages, and provide regular statistics and performance updates to management.

Experience of working with children and young people, delivering education and presenting to groups is essential. The role relies on your ability to communicate, organise, empower others, be passionate and be inclusive. We are a team who work together to create the best possible safety messaging that we can.

Further information about the main duties and responsibilities of the role are detailed in the job description. If you are unable to see the job description please visit our jobs pages at https://jobs.london-fire.gov.uk/alljobs/ to access the full advert.

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.

Assessment Overview

Stage 1

Online application, CV and cover letter (sift). Shortlisted candidates will be invited to stage 2.

To apply, please complete the online application, provide a cover letter clearly outlining the relevant experience, skills and knowledge you have to successfully perform this role (see the highlighted areas on job description below) and upload a copy of your up-to-date CV. Please note that we will review and score the cover letter based against the competencies highlighted in the selection criteria section of the job description. The CV is for information purposes only and will not be marked.

Please ensure you give yourself enough time to complete and submit your application. Late or un-submitted applications cannot be accepted.

Please note any correspondence received from us will be via e-mail and sent to the address you provide on your application form.

Stage 2

Assessment for this role is due to take place Mid/Late August 2024. Please be advised that if you are unable to make the scheduled assessment date, we may not be able to make alternative arrangements.

Additional Information

Benefits of working for LFB
• 26 days’ holiday plus bank holidays
• Option Absence Scheme (which can result in an additional 12 days annual leave for staff at this grade)
• Flexible working including job share
• Welfare Scheme
• Use of Brigade Medical Adviser/physios
• Season ticket loans
• Equality Support Groups
• Contributory Pension Scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Opportunity to access affordable accommodation

In line with the Basic Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) employment checks will be completed by successful candidates, which will include a 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. A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Enhanced check will be undertaken on the successful person before an appointment is confirmed.