Our Offer
Conditions of Service will be in accordance with the National Joint Council for Brigade Managers of Local Authority Fire and Rescue Services as amended by resolution of the Authority from time to time. The appointment is subject to satisfactory medical examination.
Salary
The current salary for the Assistant Chief Fire Officer is £126,255 per annum. This will be revised in accordance with annual pay awards for Chief Officers and Local Pay Agreements.
Hours of Work
All Principal Officers will undertake the hours necessary to undertake their duties within the requirements of the Working Time Regulations, as they apply to Managing Executives, in so doing Fire and Rescue Services will have regard to the on-call commitments of its Service Managers.
It will be necessary for the appointee to provide Principal Officer fire cover as appropriate, in accordance with the needs of this Service on a continuous duty system. There will be a requirement to provide out of hours work commensurate with the responsibilities of this post to attend functions and events to further the organisations partnership and wider strategic approach.
This post does not carry an entitlement for overtime pay for work in excess of thirty-seven hours per week.
Annual Leave
Annual leave entitlement will be 25 days Scale A, 2 days Scale B and 3 days long service, as well as the normal statutory and public holidays.
Location
The post is based at Fire and Rescue Service Headquarters, Southfields Road, Kempston, Bedford, but may be subject to posting anywhere within the County at the request of the Authority.
Relocation
A relocation and removal package is available for a maximum period of 1 year from your date of joining, the total maximum value of the allowance is £15,000 (subject to evidence). Claims can be made to cover items such as temporary accommodation (i.e. rent), removal expenses (i.e. solicitors’ fees, stamp duty, estate agent and survey fees) and expenses incurred in the furnishing of a new property.
Politically Sensitive
Under the provisions of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989, this post is deemed as politically restricted. Please contact the Head of Human Resources if you have any queries.
Other
The National Joint Council for Brigade Managers of Local Authority Fire and Rescue Services, Constitution and Scheme of Conditions of Service, latest published version (at time of printing Fifth Edition 2006) will apply.
Principal Officers are members of the National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC) and have a contractual obligation to advance the interests of both the Service and the Authority through that organisation.
The Fire Authority will pay the membership subscriptions. This is distinct from membership of a representative body for which the officer will pay themselves.