999 Control Room Officer

1 week ago


London, United Kingdom London Fire Brigade Full time

Anticipated start date August 2024

The London Fire Brigade are here to protect and serve London.

A Control Room Officer is the first point of contact for members of the public dialling 999 to alert the fire service to an emergency.

Our Control Officers are based at our operations centre in Merton and manage over 180,000 999 calls a year from Londoners when they need us most. They take emergency calls, deal with stressful situations as well as dispatch fire engines and specialist equipment, provide support to firefighters and work with other emergency services to safely resolve incidents across the Capital.

A career as a Control Officer involves providing advice to callers and gathering important information to assist the Brigades response to a terrorist attack, serious fires, major incidents or large-scale flooding events. Thankfully, these don’t occur every day, but when they do, we at the centre of helping our firefighters and communities get the help they need.

Some of your time will be spent responding to emergencies, you will be taking 999 calls to road traffic collisions, fire alarms, rescues and other incidents requiring our assistance.

At other times you will be undertaking training and development, supporting with routine tasks in the Control room or speaking to fire stations and officers, ensuring you and the Brigade are ready to respond.

At the London Fire Brigade, we believe every contact counts, that starts with Control and it could start with you.

No matter what you are dealing with, day or night, 365 days a year, every contact counts towards keeping London safe.

Is this the career for you?
- Would you like a role that is fulfilling which helps saves lives?
- Could you talk someone through their most distressing moments whilst being calm and compassionate?
- Could you work flexibly on a day and night shift pattern, including some holidays and celebrations?
- Are you able to communicate clearly and follow systems under intense pressure?
- Do you like working as part of a team?

If you answered yes and think you have what it takes, then we would love to hear from you.

If successful our new Control Officers will undertake an intensive eleven-week training course which covers everything from emergency call management to radio procedure, fire survival guidance and appliance types.

Upon successful completion, you will be posted to a watch to continue your development throughout your probation period of nine months. Training is continuous and we are looking for someone with the self-motivation to study and learn, to help them be the best they can be.

Further information about the main duties and responsibilities of the role are detailed in the job description.

**Assessment Overview**:
Stage 1

1 - The ability to communicate professionally with colleagues and members of the public.

2 - How you have demonstrated your commitment to personal development and learning in current/previous roles or education.

Applications close for this role on 15th April 2024.

Stage 2

Online Simucall assessment

Assessments will take place week commencing 22nd April 2024

Stage 3 interview.

interviews will take place week commencing 13th May 2024

**Additional Information**:



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