Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue - Arson Task Force Manager

Location: Lincoln - South Park Avenue – Blue Light Campus – (A flexible approach to support county wide working)

Contract: Permanent, Full-time (37 hours/week)

Salary: G6: £25,878 - £28,371

The successful individual will join LFR’s Community Fire Prevention team and work under the supervision of Community Fire Safety Manager. You will be responsible for analysing and sharing arson and anti-social behaviour incident information with internal and external stakeholders and partners. With a well established partnership, the successful candidate will need to have good interpersonal skills, with a range of communication skills, e.g. oral and written. A flexible approach to service delivery will be required with opportunities to support targeted campaign activity across the county.

Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue is actively engaged with and proud of its collaboration with the Police and regional fire partners and have a well-established Arson reduction partnership. The partnership is looking for an individual to lead the work and take on the role of the Arson Task Force manager.

Whilst the base for the role will be at the Blue Light Campus on South Park Avenue in Lincoln, a flexible approach will allow an individual to work in various locations across the county. The successful candidate will work closely partners and stakeholders to lead with the co-ordination of arson reduction activities.

We are seeking an individual who has excellent organisational and interpersonal skills who will lead on the analysis of county wide arson and anti-social incidents. The development of a comprehensive profile of arson related risk will be driven by the post holder and shared with partner agencies.

You'll need to be experienced in partnership working and be able to evidence successful engagement which has resolved identified issues. Experience of supporting the building on existing relationships, whilst seeking new opportunities with county wide partners and initiatives.

Whilst a fire investigation background is not essential, it would be beneficial for the successful candidate. Further training will be given and once fully qualified to the required level, the post holder will take an active role in fire investigation cases as required.

They must be able to demonstrate experience of operating effectively at team level, and also leading a small team to drive improvements.

In return for your experience, skills and qualities you will receive excellent support from the team and an opportunity to further develop.

If this sounds like your next career move, then please read through the full Job Description, to ensure that you can meet the required criteria and to help you complete the best application possible.

The successful candidate must complete Lincolnshire Police Vetting before undertaking the role.

Interviews will take place on: Tuesday 13th June.

A Smarter Working Employer

We have embraced new ways of working and hybrid working between home and work will be a feature of this role. You will be given a nominated contractual work base and you will be required to commute to this work base when necessary. Working arrangements including regularity of home and office working will be discussed as part of the appointment process.

Our technology platform and equipment is very good enabling you to connect and collaborate remotely. We require that you have in place good connectivity, and we will discuss during the recruitment process if support with this is needed.

Please be advised that this position may be subject to a criminal record check.

All candidates are advised to read the attached job information pack prior to making an application.

On occasion we receive significantly more applications than expected for some vacancies and under such circumstances we reserve the right to bring forward the closing date of the advertisement. We therefore strongly advise you to apply for the role promptly to avoid disappointment should the closing date be brought forward.

We operate a talent pool scheme whereby candidates who are not successful on this occasion may be considered for a period of up to 3 months for equal positions.

Lincolnshire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Fluency Duty

In accordance with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 (Fluency Duty), the ability to converse at ease with customers and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post.