Resource Planning Unit Team Advisor – Avon Fire and Rescue Service

Summary of role

As part of the Resource Planning Team, you will play a key role in supporting the effective deployment and availability of operational personnel, helping to ensure statutory service requirements and crewing standards are maintained. You will monitor and analyse staffing information, manage queries relating to personnel availability and absences, and apply relevant policies to support operational readiness. In addition, you will provide comprehensive administrative support for the planning, coordination and scheduling of training activities, ensuring events are delivered efficiently and meet the needs of both internal and external stakeholders.

Some of the things you’ll be doing

• Coordinate and programme training events, incorporating key elements of the training cycle. Ensure that all scheduled courses are fully subscribed as far as possible, taking into account operational requirements.
• Help prioritise day to day work and deal with enquiries promptly and efficiently. Maintain effective liaison with team colleagues to help co-ordinate action and advice on maintaining staffing levels and monitoring absences and training events.
• Accurately maintain and update FireWatch with information relating to all Service personnel, including information on sickness, other absences and training events.
• Ensure training and development requirements are received from Managers. Coordinate responses and assist in the preparation of the Annual Training Plan.
• Accurately interpret absence information/applications, in accordance with Service policy, for all employees, including operational staff, flexi duty officers and support staff. Make corresponding decisions relating to annual leave, sickness, training and other absences, to ensure that the Service has sufficient personnel on duty to perform its statutory responsibilities.

What we will need from you

Essential:
• Experience of maintaining computerised databases and systems.
• Experience of compiling, manipulating, interpreting and presenting basic statistical information in different formats, particularly spreadsheets.
• Possess an efficient, methodical approach to work with minimal supervision. Able to prioritise and work effectively and accurately to deal with competing demands and meet deadlines.
• Level 2 qualification in numeracy and literacy, or able to demonstrate equivalent level of skill.
• Able to use initiative in interpreting and applying a wide range of rules and policies affecting crewing levels and employee absences.

Desirable:
• Level 3 qualification in Business Administration.
• Previous experience of working in the Fire & Rescue Service.

For the full job description and how to apply please visit our website: https://www.avonfire.gov.uk/careers/vacancies/resource-planning-team-advisor/