United Kingdom Job Openings

Ministry of Defence

Army – Fire Safety Maintainer

FULL TIME & PART TIME

September 5, 2024

Details

Reference number

364640

Salary

£21,610

A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

Job grade

Industrial

Skill Zone 2

Contract type

Permanent

Business area

MOD - Army - HQ Catterick Garrison

Type of role

Operational Delivery

Working pattern

Flexible working, Full-time, Part-time

Number of jobs available

Contents

Location

About the job

Benefits

Things you need to know

Apply and further information

Location

Garrison Support Unit, HQ Catterick Garrison, Piave Lines, Catterick Garrison, North Yorkshire, DL9 3LR

About the job

Job summary

The Ministry of Defence employs over 50,000 Civil Servants. Within that, the Army Top Level Budget (TLB) employs around 7,000 MOD Civil Servants located at over 300 locations. Ours is a diverse workforce, with roles ranging from trainers, human resources, teachers, and psychologists to storekeepers, financiers, project and programme managers, and policy secretariat staff. There are many different functions and professions delivering key outputs for the Army. As such using data to aid understanding of our workforce is vital.
Catterick Garrison is a major Army Garrison and Military Town 3 miles (5 km) south of Richmond, North Yorkshire and is the largest British Army Garrison in the world, with a population of around 13,000+ people and covering over 2,400 acres (about 10 km2). It provides a range of services to over 20 British Army Regiments/Units who are stationed there.
This position is advertised at 37 hours per week

Job description

An exciting position for a Garrison Fire Safety Maintainer has opened within Headquarters Catterick Garrison. As part of a hard-working, motivated, and enthusiastic team, you will have an excellent opportunity to work alongside civilian and military colleagues providing crucial health and safety related support to a large number military and civilian staff as well as to many Army Units.
As the Garrison Fire Safety Maintainer, you will be making a significant contribution to the Health and Safety of Service Personnel across the Catterick Garrison Area of Responsibility.
You will be responsible to the Garrison Sergeant Major for the management and maintenance of Fire safety equipment within Headquarters Catterick Garrison (HQCG) Area of Responsibility (Ao R).
One of the vital activities within this role is to carry out annual fire extinguisher maintenance within HQCG Ao R and the maintenance of Fire safety databases including Fire Risk Assessments (FRA) and tracking of FRA recommendations.
Fire Extinguishers inspection within HQCG infrastructure in line with Fire Safety Policy and advising customers of any issues accordingly is a critical role of this post, as is advising the Garrison Unit Fire Safety Manager (UFSM) 6 months in advance of FRAs expiring.
Managing fire equipment in line with policy and procedures is a key role across the Ao R and assisting Building Fire Focal Points with any matters related to Fire Safety. It is therefore important that Building Fire Focal Points are made aware of any changes to Fire Policy as advised by the Garrison Sergeant Major (GSM) and/or Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant (RQMS).
You will monitor HQCG infrastructure Fire diaries and report back to the UFSM and assisting the GSM, and other related staff, with the maintenance and management of fire related issues on all Garrison infrastructure.

Person specification

We seek an individual who is highly motivated, organized, and capable of working both collaboratively and independently.
Desirable Qualifications:

Experience in fire safety and managing fire safety equipment.
Possession of a UK Driving Licence is advantageous.

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

Making Effective Decisions
Working Together
Managing a Quality Service

We only ask for evidence of these behaviours on your application form:

Making Effective Decisions

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £21,610, Ministry of Defence contributes £6,260 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

The Army prides itself on being a supportive employer and where possible encourages flexible working, helping you to maintain a great work/life balance.
Other benefits for Army civil servants include:

25 days paid annual leave rising (1 day per year) to 30 days upon completion of 5 years’ service
Highly competitive pension scheme
Personal and professional development of skills
Alternative working patterns for many roles
Access to the Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), a free service that assists you with achieving a productive, healthy environment that is conducive to a healthy lifestyle.
Enhanced parental and adoption leave
6 days special leave per year which can be used for volunteering activities
Learning and Development

We believe that everyone has the potential to make a difference and you will be supported to help you learn and advance in your career. This includes working towards membership of a professional body and/or undertaking a modern apprenticeship as part of your role.
A modern apprenticeship is a combined package of work and training. Through the schemes available you will gain a professional qualification, practical experience, and the broader skills required to develop in your current role and pave the way for your future career.
There are local benefits available to our site such as access to the gym, dining facilities, and free parking.
The post does not offer relocation expenses.
External recruits who join the MOD who are new to the Civil Service will be subject to a six-month probation period.
Please Note: Expenses incurred for travel to interviews will not be reimbursed.
Please be advised that the Department is conducting a review of all pay related allowances which could impact on those allowances that the post currently being advertised attracts.
Any move to MOD from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax-Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility at https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/.
The Ministry of Defence is committed to providing a safe and healthy working environment for its staff which includes educating them on the benefits of not smoking, protecting them from the harmful effects of second-hand smoke and supporting those who want to give up smoking. Under the Smoke-Free Working Environment policy, Smoking and the use of all tobacco products (including combustible and chewing tobacco products) will not be permitted anywhere in the Defence working environment however some exemptions are in place, please refer to local guidance. The policy is Whole Force and includes all Defence personnel, contractors, visitors and other non-MOD personnel. All applicants seeking, considering, or accepting employment with the Ministry of Defence should be aware of this policy and that it is already in place at a number of Defence Establishments.
MOD Recruitment Satisfaction Survey – we may contact you regarding your experience to help us improve our customer satisfaction. The survey is voluntary and anonymous. You may however be given the opportunity to provide additional information to help us improve our service which includes the collection of some personal data as defined by the United Kingdom General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR). The MOD Privacy Notice sets out how we will use your personal data and your rights.

Things you need to know

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.

At application you will be assessed against the following:
Behaviour:
Making Effective Decisions
Experience:
Candidates will be required to provide CV details to include job history; qualification details and previous skills and experience (500 word limit).

At interview you will be assessed against the following:
Behaviours:
Making Effective Decisions
Working Together
Managing a quality service
Experience:
Personal Statement
Interviews will take place at Bourlon Barracks on W/C: TBC.
A minimum of 2 full working days notice will be provided for interviews. We endeavour to stick to these dates, but these are subject to change around business needs.
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. There is a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. If you need to advise us that you need additional help or reasonable adjustments for the recruitment process, please contact: DBSCiv Pers-Resourcingteam3@mod.gov.uk .
As a result of the changes to the UK immigration rules which came into effect on 1 January 2021, the Ministry of Defence will only offer sponsorship for a skilled worker visa under the points based system, where a role has been deemed to be business critical.
The role currently being advertised has not been assessed as business critical and is therefore NOT open to applications from those who will require sponsorship under the points based system. Should you apply for this role and be found to require sponsorship, your application will be rejected and any provisional offer of employment withdrawn.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.

People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

UK nationals
nationals of the Republic of Ireland
nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).

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This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) initiative.

Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.

Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

Name :

Major Neil Bulmer

Email :

neil.bulmer521@mod.gov.uk

Telephone :

03001536683

Recruitment team

Email :

DBSCiv Pers-Resourcingteam3@mod.gov.uk

Further information

Please ensure you read the attached candidate information document prior to completing your application. If you are dissatisfied with the service you have received from DBS, or believe that DBS has failed to follow the recruitment process in line with the Civil Service Commission principles of selection for appointment on merit on the basis of Fair and Open competition, you can raise a formal complaint by writing to DBS at the following address: Defence Business Services, Scanning Hub, Room 6124, Tomlinson House, Norcross Lane, Blackpool, FY5 3WP. If after raising your complaint with DBS you remain dissatisfied you can complain directly to the Civil Service Commission at the following address: , Civil Service commission, Room G/8, 1 Horse Guards Road, London, SW1A 2HQ Or by email:
info@csc.gov.uk.

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