Supervisory Manager Gateway D24 – Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service

If you are looking for a leadership opportunity in a fire and rescue service with a great reputation and a strong track record of visible leadership and delivering positive outcomes for our communities then Bedfordshire could be for you. Join our Service, to play a vital role building upon our successes to date and striving to deliver on our Mission working together to keep Bedfordshire safe.

The service is seeking to expand our Supervisory Manager talent pool for potential operational vacancies arising. This is an exciting time to be joining our teams, to help deliver our ambitious plans for the future. As part of our succession planning, the Service is opening a gateway process. This invites applications to create talent pools eligible for consideration for temporary or substantive appointment to Crew Commander vacancies arising over the next 6-12 months.

There has never been a better time to join us.
Salary
Crew Manager Dev: £40,041 rising to £41,767 Crew Manager Competent (WDS) [July 2024 payscale]
RDS: In line with national payscales and subject to cover
Location: Various roles and locations across Bedfordshire

Eligibility
We welcome gateway applications from those currently serving within a UK Fire authority as:
– Substantive and Competent Firefighter (on Wholetime Duty System) – for entry to the Crew Commander Talent Pool (internal applicants)
– Substantive and Competent Firefighter (on Wholetime Duty System), holding valid accredited ICL1 – for entry to the Crew Commander Talent Pool (external applicants)
– Substantive and Competent Firefighter (on Retained (RDS) Duty System) – for entry to the Crew Commander Talent Pool RDS (internal applicants only)
Note: All internal applicants must be deemed ready for progression at their last appraisal.

The relevant IFE paper requirements for promotion to Crew Commander roles are as follows:
IFE Level 3 Certificate Unit 2; IFE Level 3 Certificate Unit 3; IFE Level 3 Certificate Unit 4.
Whilst candidates are not required to hold all relevant IFE papers at the point of application, attainment of these papers is essential for entry to the Crew Commander talent pool.

Applicants seeking consideration for Retained Duty System positions must be capable of meeting the response times and availability requirements of the particular station and post.

Subject to success at all stages of the gateway process, and candidates achieving the required IFE examinations, and holding a valid Incident Command Level 1 assessment, they will be able to progress to the Crew Commander talent pool this cycle. Internal applicants that are successful at the gateway will be eligible for consideration for temporary Crew Commander roles only, if pending any IFE required papers..

For full details of the role please visit our website.