Coastal Operations Officer - Lytham St. Annes, United Kingdom - Maritime and Coastguard Agency

Maritime and Coastguard Agency

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Lytham St. Annes, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Salary:

- £28,119

Up to £3,000 of additional allowances which includes: £1000 for Weekend and Public holidays and £2000 for Enhanced Weekend and Public Holidays

Job grade:

Executive Officer
Contract type:
Permanent
Fixed term
Length of employment:
This post is offered on a fixed term basis of 12 months

Business area:

MCA
His Majesty's Coastguard
Type of role:
Administration / Corporate Support
Operational Delivery
Operational Research
Working pattern:
Fulltime
Number of jobs available:
1Contents

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Location

Bridlington, Fleetwood, Liverpool, Lytham St AnnesAbout the job

Job summary:

Are you a qualified officer in charge?

Do you want to work in fast past environment, where no two days are the same?

Would you want to do a job that makes a real difference?

If so, we are looking for a Coastal Operations Officer to join us at the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) and we'd love to hear from you_

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) implements the government's maritime safety policy in the United Kingdom and works to prevent the loss of life and occurrence of pollution on the coast and at sea.

Safer lives. Safer Ships. Cleaner Seas._

Our vision is to be a world-leading organisation, accelerating the transition to sustainable shipping with non-negotiable safety standards. We put our people, our customers and our planet at the heart of everything we do.

Job description:

As a Coastal Operations Officer, and as part of the Area Management team, you will be responsible for managing and supporting Coastguard Rescue Teams under the supervision of the Coastal Operations Area Commander to ensure that the Operational Area is at a state of constant readiness.

In addition, you will be responsible for the support of governance, inspection, supervision, management and logistics of vehicles, equipment and estate within the Area.

As a calm and focused person, you are dedicated to managing the effective delivery of a brilliant emergency response service.

This is a crucial service that is capable of responding to people either in distress or at risk of death on the coast.

This is a Full-Time post.

Your responsibilities include but are not limited to:

The role holder forms part of the Area Management Team, with responsibility for supporting the delivery of agreed Area objectives and for informing the Coastal Operations Area Commander of developments and opportunities within their teams which will impact on Area plans.
Providing an on scene response to incidents where direction of assets is required, or where significant interest and/or loss of life is possible. Act as HMCG Operational Commander (Bronze) or be a member of the Operational Command team where any incident requires a multiagency response. The role will liaise with and escalate through the Duty Coastal officer, who will operate at the silver / tactical level.
Supporting the AMT in ensuring that the MCA safety culture and HMCG safe systems of work are implemented within teams.

For further information about the role and responsibilities, please see the attached role profile.

Person specification:

To be successful in this role, you must be a qualified and experienced in the following Coastguard competencies:

Operator level in relevant technical disciplines within the area of operations.
Officer in Charge qualification.
Search Team Leader qualification.

In addition, you will need have demonstrable experience of being able to communicate effectively and with sensitivity, able to team management/leadership and have experience of effective independent or remote working.

Additional Information
There may be a requirement for occasional travel on official duty within the UK, which may involve overnight stays. Notice will be given prior to travel.

Please note:

This is a uniformed role and uniform will be required to be worn at all times when on duty.

Please refer to the special features section on the role profile for further information.

About Operational Delivery Profession (ODP)
Operational Delivery Profession (ODP) is the largest and most diverse professional community across the Civil Service.

Many of us will have an association with several professional communities or specialisms, ODP applies to all public facing roles / or a role that is primarily aligned to supporting the work of those with public facing roles.

All critical to the delivery of UK public services.

This post is offered on a Fixed Term Appointment (FTA) for 12 months._
Permanent

Civil Servants will not be expected to change their employment status from permanent to fixed term appointment. _

If you're employed by a nondepartmental public body (NDPB) by moving jobs this will involve a change of employer and you may break the statutory rules on_ of employment._