Travel Officer - Reigate, Surrey, United Kingdom - Surrey County Council

Description

At Surrey Fire and Rescue Service we are looking for an individual with confidence and excellent communication skills to help deliver our prevention message across the county.

Being a Partnership Officer will require you to work in a variety of locations including fire stations, domestic dwellings, assisted living premises, public assembly buildings, care homes and businesses.

26 days' holiday (prorated for part time staff), rising to 28 days after 2 years' service and 30 days after 5 years' service
~ Option to buy up to 10 days of additional annual leave
~ An extensive Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support health and wellbeing
~ A generous local government salary related pension
~ Lifestyle discounts including gym, travel, shopping and many more
~ Learning and development hub where you can access a wealth of resources

By putting community safety and fire prevention work at the forefront of our Service, we would like to offer you the opportunity to join our Community Safety and Partnership team as a Partnership Officer .

You will help us in delivering assistance and advice to members of the community that are in need of extra care and support, by visiting people in their own environments and completing a Safe and Well visit .

These visits are designed to help support the person around understanding of Fire risk, installing and explaining the use of Fire Safety equipment and to help inform and educate in how to change any behaviours or unsafe practices that puts the resident at risk .

You will take an active role in working collaboratively with our operational staff, helping to ensure the standard of community visits completed by Surrey Fire and Rescue Service are of a high calibre across the organisation .

We are looking for someone with a strong interest in sharing the fire safety messaging with Surrey residents, adults in need, care providers, and other agencies helping them to work towards a common goal of making our communities safer .

You should also be ready to take on responsibilities in the remit of First Aid, Youth Engagement Scheme Instructor, safeguarding recognition/action, and other active campaign and event work.

Ability to prepare and deliver high quality presentations to different age groups in different settings
Willingness and ability to communicate with a wide variety of age ranges, cultural backgrounds, and minority groups within the community delivering safety messages
Be able to manage their own diary/workload and prioritise workloads whilst working remotely and un-supervised
Understanding of the County profile and communities at risk

On appointment, you will receive a full induction to the organisation and role and have access to regular supervision and continuous professional development (CPD) .

An enhanced DBS 'Disclosure and Barring Service' check for regulated activity (formerly known as CRB) and the Children's Barred List checks will be required for this role .

This could be to discuss flexible working requests, transferable skills or any barriers to employment.
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Interviews will take place at Guildford Fire Station on the 7th, 8th and 9th May 2024.

Our Life at Surrey handbook also attached provides insights of the culture at Surrey and how as a valued employee, you can help shape our Council .

Surrey County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. The candidate has chosen to share that they have a disability on the application form

We want to be an inclusive and diverse employer reflecting the community we serve and particularly welcome applications from all underrepresented groups .

The Core Code of Ethics in Fire and Rescue

Surrey Fire and Rescue Service has adopted the national Core Code of Ethics for Fire and Rescue Services in England.

This has been developed in partnership with the National Fire Chiefs Council, Local Government Association, and the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners to support a consistent approach to ethics, including behaviours, by fire and rescue services in England .

Putting our communities first
Equality, diversity and inclusion
Putting our communities first
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Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI)

We are ambassadors of equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI).We show this by continually recognising and promoting the value of EDI both within the FRS and the wider communities in which we serve .