Standards and Assurance Coordinator for Dorset

2 weeks ago


Salisbury, Wiltshire, United Kingdom Dorset Council Full time

About The Role:

Job title:
Standards and Assurance Coordinator

Grade:
C

Salary:
£25,119 per annum (rising by annual increments to £27,334) More information on salaries and progression can be found on our pay and policies page.

Hours:
Full Time - 37 hours per week

Appointment Type:
Permanent


This is a fantastic opportunity to join Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service, an organisation that is passionate about changing and saving lives.

Our corporate staff are absolutely vital in helping to make our communities safer and healthier. Without them, we couldn't do it.


As well as being one of the largest combined Fire and Rescue Services in the country we are also one of the top performing.

In February 2022, inspectors from His Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) looked closely at our Service and graded us as 'Good', 'Outstanding', and 'Good' across the three inspection pillars of Effectiveness, Efficiency and People.

We offer a wide range of employee benefits and strive to ensure that staff feel valued and rewarded.

For example, we offer a flexi time scheme, Local Government Pension Scheme, a generous annual leave allowance, a variety of family friendly schemes and health & well-being services.

As the Standards and Assurance Coordinator in our Service improvement department, you will:

  • Provide Administration and coordination assistance across the Standards and Assurance team to support the delivery of all required work streams.
  • Assist in the administration of risk management at all levels of the Service to ensure that it is aligned to best practise and appropriately adopted, managed and reported.
  • Support the Service through the HMICFRS inspection, data collections, audit programmes and in delivering improvement plans.

What makes you our ideal Standards and Assurance Coordinator?

  • Experience of using Microsoft products, including Teams and Office.
  • Effective organisational and time management skills and the ability to work to tight deadlines, within stressful situations, whilst maintaining quality of work.
  • Experience of undertaking quality assurance or audit work.
For full details of the role and requirements please have a look at the job description and person specification.

Other Information:

  • You must be able to fulfil the travel requirements of the role.
  • The role has an occasional travel requirement where you will be required to travel across both counties.
  • A Standard Disclosure & Barring Service Check (DBS) clearance will be undertaken on the successful individual prior to offer of employment.
  • Apprenticeship opportunities are open to all members of the organisation that can demonstrate they are able to complete the training provider requirements and the knowledge, skills and behaviours required as part of the apprenticeship in their daytoday role within Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service.

Additional Information - Raising Tax Awareness and Pension Considerations

  • Annual Allowance
  • Please note that it is your personal responsibility to check whether by applying/accepting this position it would result in any Annual Allowance implications. A breach in the Annual Allowance threshold could result in a Tax charge. Further information on Annual Allowance can be obtained from our Pensions team.


Lifetime Allowance
  • Please note that it is your personal responsibility to check whether by applying/accepting this position it would result in any Lifetime Allowance implications. A breach in the Lifetime Allowance threshold will result in a Tax charge. Further information on Lifetime Allowance can be obtained from our Pensions team.


Temporary Promotions/Positions
  • Wholetime and Oncall staff: Please note that any period of 'temporary', whether that is by way of promotion or allowances associated with a temporary position, will not be pensionable.

To find out more and apply:

Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service's recruitment and selection procedures reflect our commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of Adults, Children and Young People.

All staff and volunteers are expected to share this commitment.


If you hold international qualifications, you will be required to provide official evidence that shows how these compare to UK Qualifications.

We will accept a Statement of Comparability from a UK organisation called ENIC which can be obtained via their website.

Please note that UK ENIC charge for this service, so if you request a Statement of Compatibility, you will be required to pay for it as we are unable to reimburse you.


Values & Behaviours Framework


Our recruitment, assessment and progression processes are based on our Code of Ethics that has been developed specifically for Fire and Rescue Services.

When recruiting, we identify the most important behaviours for the role and these are used as part of the short-listing and selection process.



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