Station Manager – Talent Pool – Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service

Applicants for our 2024 Station Manager Talent Pool process must be committed to developing themselves as managers and will be looking to prepare for future opportunities. We will be recruiting for permanent Station Manager posts throughout a range of departments via a role specific process. Applications will only be accepted from those already within the Station Manager Talent Pool and as such we are now inviting applications to enter our Talent Pool process.

Successful candidates will work the Flexible Duty System (FDS). Officers conditioned to the FDS system must provide a cover base from within the Leicester, Leicestershire, or Rutland area.

Successful candidates will be required to serve at any location in the Service.

Application process

Entry to our Talent Pool is via a two-stage process. Stage one involves a written application form via our recruitment portal. This application is your opportunity to tell us why you would be suitable for a Station Manager role within LFRS. Applications will be scored and if you are successful, you will be invited to progress to stage two which will require attendance for a panel interview and job related tests which includes a presentation and group discussion.
In order to apply for the Station Manager Talent Pool process, you will need to be working within an existing fire authority and be:
• Working already as a Station Manager and looking to transfer
• A substantive Watch Manager
• Incident Command Level 2 qualified or willing to work towards
• Level 3 Leadership and Management qualification or equivalent practical experience at Watch Manager.
• Hold a UK full driving licence.
• Able to show how you meet the competencies required of a Station Manager and how your actions meet the values and behaviours of LFRS

If you are successful at both stages, you will be entered into our Station Manager Talent Pool. Future vacancies at Station Manager level within our Service will be advertised and recruited from this Talent Pool. Individual vacancies across a wide range of operational and support departments will be recruited via a role specific process for which details will be confirmed at the time of advertisement.
Further information is available via our FAQs document covering this process which is available within the supporting documentation on our external website.

To begin your application for our Station Manager Talent Pool process, please visit the recruitment pages of our website by clicking the link below or scrolling down should you be reading this on our career’s portal.
Jobs | Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service (leics-fire.gov.uk)

LFRS wish you every success with your application. You are strongly advised to familiarise yourself with our Values and Behaviours Competency Framework, which is available to download from our recruitment portal.