OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SUPPORT OFFICER
Grade 4 - £25,419 - £27,514 per annum
37 hours per week
Location: Joint Headquarters, NFRS, Sherwood Lodge, Arnold, NG5 8PP
This is a key role within the Occupational Health department, and you will be responsible for undertaking health checks and medical screening of employees and potential employees in addition to substance misuse screening and general administrative duties.
You will hold a recognised occupational health technician qualification or have equivalent experience of working in an occupational health environment. You will have experience of
conducting health assessments and advising on outcomes.
You will be a self-starter, effective organiser and experienced administrator with excellent communication skills and able to work as part of a team. You will have good IT skills including inputting data and have a good understanding of data protection and dealing with and maintaining confidentiality. You must also have an understanding and appreciation of the importance of good health and fitness sufficient to maintain a healthy lifestyle.
As an equal opportunities’ employer, the Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service welcomes applicants regardless of gender, race, religion, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or age.
We support our people inside and out of work – offering a very competitive pension scheme, childcare saving scheme, and eligibility for a Blue Light Card which enables discounts on shopping and eating out. To take care of your physical and mental well-being, we’ve invested in our Occupational health support, trained mental health, first aiders, an employee assistance programme and access to a gym, cafeteria and free parking. We also have an agile working policy. Employees also have access to membership of a BUPA cash-back health scheme.
The Service supports family friendly employment policies which promotes a better work life balance and is open to requests for flexible or agile working arrangements and job share working in line with its Flexible Working Policy.
Further information and an online application form are available on our recruitment portal: -
https://jobs.notts-fire.gov.uk
Please note that CVs will not be accepted in place of application forms.
Closing date: 17th July 2022
Interview date: 2nd August 2022
PENSIONS OFFICER
Grade 6 - £32,798 - £36,371 per annum (pro rata)
Part-time 3 days a week, 22.2 hours per week
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced pension expert. You will provide advice and guidance to the Service on the Fire Pension Scheme (FPS) and Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS). You will act as a technical expert and advise on pension regulations overseeing the implementation of legislative changes.
You will hold or be working towards a recognised pension qualification or have equivalent experience of working in a pensions environment and ideally have a working knowledge of the FPS and LGPS. You will have a good knowledge and understanding of pension administration processes including financial matters such as taxation, governance and compliance requirements, have strong ICT / Excel skills with advanced knowledge of pension systems, and be able to analyse / manipulate data to provide analytical reports and provide recommendations. You will work closely with the Fire Pension Scheme Manager in the drafting of reports for Fire Authority and Fire Pension Board meetings.
You will be an excellent communicator managing the internal communications of pensions information, be able to deliver pension training to personnel and Fire Pension Board members and have the ability to build relationships with partners such as regional services or the Local Government Association (LGA).
The Service supports family friendly employment policies which promotes a better work life balance and is open to requests for flexible working arrangements.
The Service has also introduced an Agile Working Policy for office-based employees which supports a more flexible approach to the way that individuals perform their roles.
Interview date: 28th July 2022
FINANCE APPRENTICE
(fixed term contract up to 24 months with potential to be made permanent)
37 hours per week (includes office-based work and training)
Rate of pay is National Minimum Wage for your age group
Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service is seeking to recruit a highly motivated individual with a passion to improve their skills and knowledge within the Finance environment.
The successful candidate will assist the Finance Department in providing a high quality, professional service to employees of Nottinghamshire Fire & Rescue Service.
During the apprenticeship training will be given for the successful candidate to gain experience in all areas of finance services, including processing invoices for payment on the financial system and obtaining authorisation for payment, also processing petty cash returns.
The successful candidate will have GCSE Maths and English Grade C or equivalent and have experience using Microsoft Office products and systems. They must be able to work on their own and in a team, while being able to communicate effectively.
We support our people inside and out of work – offering a very competitive pension scheme, childcare saving scheme, and eligibility for a Blue Light Card which enables discounts on shopping and eating out. To take care of your physical and mental well-being, we’ve invested in our Occupational health support, trained mental health, first aiders, an employee assistance programme and access to a gym, cafeteria and free parking. Employees also have access to membership of a BUPA cash-back health scheme.
Interview date: 27th July 2022
Rostering Manager
Based at Fire and Police Joint Headquarters, Sherwood Lodge, Arnold, Nottingham
We are looking for an experienced manager to lead the rostering and crewing team and maintain and develop our rostering system.
This is a key role within the response team, ensuring that we have efficient resourcing levels to meet the demands of the Service and is an exciting opportunity as we are in the final stages of implementing a new rostering system. You will be expected to manage and deal with the day-to-day supervision of the team, manage the administration of the Service’s rostering system as well as produce reports and analyse data to provide managers with relevant information as required.
This role requires a high level of ICT skill, using ICT systems to record, analyse and manipulate data with accuracy as well as good organisational skills. You will be confident at problem solving and have excellent interpersonal skills as you will be the lead liaison with the rostering supplier with regards to queries and systems development.
The role is based at Sherwood Lodge in Arnold and forms part of the wider Rostering team. We support our people inside and out of work – offering a very competitive pension scheme, childcare saving scheme, and eligibility for a Blue Light Card which enables discounts on shopping and eating out. To take care of your physical and mental well-being, we’ve invested in our Occupational health support, trained mental health, first aiders, an employee assistance programme and access to a gym, cafeteria and free parking. Employees also have access to membership of a BUPA cash-back health scheme.
The Service supports family friendly employment policies which promotes a better work life balance and is open to requests for flexible working arrangements to include job share working in line with its Flexible Working Policy.
As an equal opportunities’ employer, being members of Stonewall and a Disability confident employer, Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service welcomes applicants regardless of gender, race, religion, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or age.
Further information and an online application form is available on our recruitment portal: -
or if you would like a chat about the role please email Simon Glew at simon.glew@notts-fire.gov.uk .
Please note that CV’s will not be accepted in place of application forms.
Closing date: 6th July 2022
Interview date: 25th July 2022
HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER
CAREER GRADED 4-6
£24,982-£35,745 per annum
37 hours (Monday to Friday)
Location: Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service Headquarters, Sherwood Lodge, Arnold, Nottingham
We are seeking to recruit to a newly created development role within our Human Resources team. This is an excellent opportunity for individuals who are seeking to become professionally qualified and develop a career within Human Resources in a public sector environment. This is a development/career graded role with entry grade for all applicants being grade 4. Progression through the grade structure being subject to successful completion of the prescribed competency / professional qualification requirements.
The Service has recently moved to a new Headquarters and is undergoing significant ongoing organisational change. HR is playing a key role in delivering the change agenda and you will need to demonstrate a positive approach and adaptability to working in this environment.
Specific responsibilities will include a full range of recruitment activities, contribute to the review/development of people policy, procedure and emerging issues and undertake people and operational HR activity as required.
With experience of operating in a HR environment, you will be qualified to minimum Level 3 CIPD Foundation Certificate in People Practice or equivalent. You will have experience of undertaking a full range of recruitment and selection work, drafting HR policy or procedural documents and have an ability to analyse HR metrics and produce management reports.
You should have a knowledge of employment legislation have and be an excellent the communicator with the ability to build relationships with all stakeholders.
Working in a busy department you will have an ability to plan workloads to meet deadlines, complete work to a high standard, be highly motivated and committed to self and continuous professional development. You will need to be an excellent team player, values driven and have a real willingness to contribute to the work undertaken by the wider professional HR team.
If you have the necessary skills and aptitudes, the drive and determination to be successful in this role we look forward to hearing from you.
The Service supports family friendly employment policies which promotes a better work life balance and is open to requests for flexible working arrangements in line with its Flexible Working Policy.
Closing date: Thursday 7th July 2022
Interview date: Wednesday 27th July 2022
STORES OPERATIVE
£21,269 - £23,023 per annum
37 hours per week, Monday to Friday
Nottinghamshire Fire & Rescue Service is looking for an individual with experience of working in a Stores/Procurement environment to provide a high-quality service to the workforce, external parties, and the communities of Nottinghamshire.
The postholder will be primarily responsible for picking, packing and despatching of Stores stock, Goods receipting, ensuring stock is located correctly in the warehouse and undertaking Stores deliveries and collections to ensure efficient running of the NFRS Stores warehouse.
The successful candidate will be an effective organiser with excellent communication skills and an ability to work with both Excel spreadsheets and procurement/inventory management software.
PLEASE NOTE PREVIOUS APPLICANTS NEED NOT RE-APPLY.
Closing date: 3rd July 2022