Senior Facilitator

**Senior Facilitator & Advisor
- Operational Command Assessment & Training (OCAT)**
Department: Operational Training
Grade/Salary: 10 (£45,495 - £50,508 per annum/**pro-rata**)
Hours**:22.5 hours (3 days per week)**
Contract: Permanent Contract, Green Book Terms & Conditions
Location: Service HQ, Kelvedon

**The Role**

**What You Will Be Working On**

In this role you will be responsible for supporting the Incident Command revalidation for Essex, and all participating regional Fire & Rescue Services. You will be required to provide professional input into the development of assessment approaches, materials and scenarios for all Operational Specialisms including but not limited to Hazardous Materials, Marine and Petro Chemical Incidents.

As the Single Point of Contact for Skills for Justice, you will be responsible for the assurance of all SFJ courses delivered by ECFRS. You will also be responsible for quality assuring all disciplines of training delivered by the Operational Training Department.

**What Are We Looking For?**

We are looking to recruit an OCAT Senior Facilitator & Advisor with a passion for providing development and assessment approaches. You will have demonstratable knowledge and practical experience of internal quality assurance processes that are compliant with fire sector awarding bodies.

**Eligibility**
- Level 3 Award in Education and Training Teaching qualification (or equivalent)
- Level 3 Training, Assessment and Quality (TAQA) Assurance Assessor Qualification
- Level 4 TAQA Internal Quality Assurance Award
- Level 5 standard of education (e.g. Certificate/Diploma of Higher Education or HNDs) or demonstratable equivalent experience.
- SFJ Level 6 Advanced Incident Command Practitioner.

**The Application Process**

**Closing Date: 09.08.2023**

We anticipate undertaking interviews in the week commencing 14.08.2023

Our employee forums and partners include:
Asian Fire Services Association (AFSA), BEING (our LGBTQ+ employee support network), Christian Fellowship, Ethnic Minority Forum, Men’s Forum, and our Women’s Forum. In addition, we also have a female firefighters operational group.

**Our Culture and Benefits**

Here at Essex County Fire and Rescue Service we are committed to prioritising and promoting the wellbeing of our employees.

**Safeguarding**
- Essex Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner Fire and Rescue Authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.

It is our policy to require all applicants for employment to disclose if you are currently being investigated by any regulatory body or have any decisions or sanctions pending or in progress in respect of your suitability to work for the Service.

You agree to inform the Service within 24 hours if you are subsequently investigated by any agency or organisation in relation to concerns about your behaviour towards children, young people or vulnerable adults.

The information you provide will be treated as strictly confidential and will be considered only in relation to the appointment for which you are applying._

**Job Type**: Part-time
Part-time hours: 22.5 per week

**Salary**: £45,595.00-£50,508.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- On-site parking

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 09/08/2023
Reference ID: LD27 0823