Emergency Response Officer

**Location: The Thames Valley (Reading or Abingdon)**

**Contact type: Permanent**

**Hours: 35 per week**

**Salary: £22,781 - £25,672 per annum (£300 flexi worker bonus)**
- Could you help those in need and maximise the impact we continue to make to individuals and communities?_

**We've got an opportunity...**

We have a fantastic new opportunity for a dynamic **Emergency Response Officer** to join our team based in the **Thames Valley**. You will play a key role within the team coordinating the Emergency Response Volunteers within the area.

When crisis strikes, our team are there to help those in need. You will deliver a wide range of activities within the area, including responding to major incidents, fires and floods. You will work as part of the emergency response team to further develop the British Red Cross emergency planning role, to engage with external organisations and support our volunteers to build local resilience to emergencies.

The post requires regular evening work, being part of a regular 24-hour duty officer on-call rota and potential emergency response duties at any time throughout the year.

The work you do will be vital to the organisation and the communities we serve and therefore essential to helping those in crisis.

**Say hello to the team...**

The Health & Local Crisis Response service (HL/CR) supports people in the space between hospital and home and responds to the needs of people in crisis following an emergency, maintaining an extensive network of external relationships across health, social care, and emergency services.

**Could this role be for you?**

To be successful in this position we hope you have the following skills and experience:

- Experience of delivering high quality services to the public
- Experience of creating and monitoring budgets and data
- Experience of developing or working in multi-sector partnerships at a tactical and/or operational level
- Experience of dealing with complex situations and tasks
- Experience managing volunteers
- Ability to contribute to the development of operating plans
- Ability to collate and interpret a range of management information including statistical information and user feedback

You’ll also have:

- Knowledge of Health and Safety practices
- Knowledge of legislation relevant to emergency response and planning

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**What you’ll get in return**
**As well as a rewarding role **within** a global charity, we offer a wide range of staff benefits, these include**:

- 36 days holiday (including Bank Holidays)
- Option to buy an extra 5-day annual leave
- Up to 6% contributory pension
- Flexible working policy
- Genuine investment in your personal and professional development
- Discounts from a range of online and high street retailers

**A little bit more about us...**

The British Red Cross help anyone, anywhere in the UK; get the support they need if crisis strikes. From hiring a wheelchair or dealing with loneliness, to adjusting to life in a new country - we're there when you need us.

Our organisation was born out of a desire to bring help without discrimination.
Impartiality and neutrality have been central values for the Red Cross since we started.

At the British Red Cross, we are looking for the best people to help us provide support to millions of people affected by crisis in the UK. We want our team to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve, offering equal opportunities to everyone, regardless of, age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.

Diversity is something we celebrate, and we want you to be able to bring your authentic self to the Red Cross. We want you to feel that you are in an inclusive environment, and a great position to help us spread the power of kindness.

In the British Red Cross, we will not tolerate any form of misconduct, including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse. We have a code of conduct in place and are committed to creating a culture of integrity in the organisation where misconduct is not tolerated, situations of abuse are quickly investigated, and perpetrators are dealt with effectively.

As part of its recruitment and selection process the British Red Cross undertakes DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) checking of all individuals who regularly work with or have access to children and vulnerable adults.

If driving is an essential requirement of the role, appropriate driver checks will be completed in line with current policy.

The British Red Cross, incorporated by Royal Charter 1908, is a charity registered in England and Wales (220949) and Scotland (SC037738).

**_Connecting human kindness with human crisis_