Partnership Officer

The starting salary for this role is £31,262 per annum based on a 36-hour working week.

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. This role will involve working mainly in the boroughs to the west of the county, including but not limited to Waverly, Surrey Heath, Guildford and Woking. 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.

Rewards and Benefits

• 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
• Up to 5 days of carer's leave per year
• Paternity, adoption and dependents leave
• A generous local government salary related pension
• Lifestyle discounts including gym, travel, shopping and many more
• 2 paid volunteering days plus 1 team volunteering day per year
• Learning and development hub where you can access a wealth of resources

About the Role

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.

As well as being rewarding, the role can be very challenging and requires someone who is able to adapt to many different environments, whilst dealing with difficult behaviours and situations. 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.

Shortlisting Criteria

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. Communicating with both internal staff and external stakeholders, accurate information reporting and sharing along with IT knowledge are key skills required to be proficient in this role.

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.

To be shortlisted for this opportunity, please ensure you evidence all relevant, relatable experience and knowledge in the following areas:

• Confident and clear communicator with experience of working as part of a team and on your own
• 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
• Ability to organise and liaise with a variety of agencies
• Have a good level of I.T knowledge
• 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).

Should we receive a high level of interest we reserve the right to close the advert earlier than the stated date.

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. Please note that this role will be subject to social media vetting.

If you think you could be the person we are looking for, we would love to hear from you.

Applications close at 23:59 on 28th April 2024. Interviews will take place at Guildford Fire Station on the 7th, 8th and 9th May 2024.

Our Commitment

Surrey County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. A guaranteed interview will be offered to all disabled applications where:

• The candidate has evidenced the minimum criteria for the role through their application
• The candidate has chosen to share that they have a disability on the application form

Our application form and onboarding process will provide an opportunity to request any reasonable adjustments for the interview and/or the role.

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

Our ethical principles

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.

These include:

• Putting our communities first
• Integrity
• Dignity and respect
• Leadership
• Equality, diversity and inclusion