Emergency Management - Reigate, United Kingdom - Surrey County Council

Surrey County Council

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Reigate, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Job Introduction

Surrey County Council is committed to the development of its workforce and as such this role is only available to applicants who already work for Surrey County Council. We thank you for your interest in Surrey County Council and would encourage you to review our current vacancies which are available to all.

To work as part of the Emergency Management Team is to ensure the wellbeing of residents and communities during an emergency and to protect the economic prosperity of the county during periods of disruption.

To do this we are responsible for:

Working with partners in the Surrey Local Resilience Forum to ensure a coordinated response to emergencies
Ensuring the resilience of the council services by maintaining a robust Business Continuity Management System to protect critical services for residents
Working with organisers of major events to ensure that safety requirements and the needs of residents are addressed as part of the event planning

On occasions, the Emergency Management Team has to respond immediately during and outside of working hours to the demands of a crisis.

During an emergency, the Emergency Management Officer will advise and support senior officers in the County and District Councils on their response to a disaster.

In this role, you will need to be able to travel around the county, respond to emergencies outside working hours, be on the 24/7 duty rota, and have the ability to advise and support senior officers in the County on their response to a disaster.

Direct experience of working with emergency services and local authorities
The ability to work with minimum supervision as part of the Emergency Management Team so that Surrey responds to a major emergency effectively
A good understanding of the aims and objectives of emergency planning, business continuity and the Joint Emergency Services Interoperability Principles
The ability to provide advice and support to designated stakeholders in all aspects of integrated emergency management, with the ability to work collaboratively to improve and report on their levels of preparedness

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Additional Information
The job advert closes at 23:59 on 28/05/2023.

Interviews will take place week commencing 12/06/2023.

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Benefits
From flexible working to job sharing (where possible) we are committed to providing a healthy work life balance. A laptop and mobile will be supplied if applicable to your role.

You will benefit from 26 days annual leave, rising to 28 days after 2 years' service, a generous local government salary related pension, as well as the option to join our car lease scheme.

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