Support Officer - Surrey's Local Resilience Forum
| Posting date: | 26 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | £31,262 to £33,321 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 10 May 2024 |
| Location: | Reigate, Surrey, RH2 8EF |
| Company: | Surrey County Council |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | SCC/TP/288529/833_1714140625 |
Summary
This role has a starting salary of £31,262 per annum, based on a 36-hour working week. This is a 12-month fixed term / secondment opportunity.
Surrey's Local Resilience Forum (SLRF) is seeking a motivated individual with strong administrative and interpersonal skills and a desire to self-develop to undertake the role of Surrey's Local Resilience Forum Support Officer for 12 months, starting in June 2024.
Whilst based at Woodhatch Place, Reigate with occasional travel elsewhere in Surrey, a significant proportion of the role can be undertaken from home. This role is offered either as a secondment from SLRF partner organisations, with senior officer agreement, or as a 12-month contract.
Rewards and Benefits
- 26 days' holiday (prorated for part time staff), rising to 28 days after 2 years' service and 30 days after 5 years' service
- Option to buy up to 10 days of additional annual leave
- An extensive Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support health and wellbeing
- Up to 5 days of carer's leave per year
- Paternity, adoption and dependents leave
- A generous local government salary related pension
- Lifestyle discounts including gym, travel, shopping and many more
- 2 paid volunteering days plus 1 team volunteering day per year
- Learning and development hub where you can access a wealth of resources
About the Team
This is an interesting opportunity to support Surrey's Local Resilience Forum, a partnership of over 50 organisations working together to prepare for significant incidents and emergencies and support communities at times of crisis. The Forum, made up of organisations including the emergency services, local authorities, health sector and utility companies amongst others, is chaired by the Chief Fire Officer and is supported by the SLRF Secretariat. This is a critical role within a small team which helps coordinate the work of the Partnership.
About the Role
The role, based in the SLRF Secretariat, will support the LRF and the partnership working groups to deliver the local resilience agenda. You will report to the SLRF Manager and will be responsible for a number of functions including supporting working group chairs in setting up meetings, procurement of goods and services, distributing agendas and other documents, taking minutes, organising training sessions and their logistics and managing enquiries from local and national resilience bodies.
Shortlisting Criteria
- To be considered for shortlisting for this position, your application will clearly evidence the following:
- Excellent time management, organisational and interpersonal skills
- Ability to multi-task
- Basic understanding of emergency planning, resilience or civil contingencies, appropriate awareness training will be provided
To apply, alongside your CV, you will be asked to answer the following questions:
- Why are you interested in applying for this role?
- What relevant skills or experience would you bring to this role?
Please contact us for any questions relating to the role. This could be to discuss flexible working requests, transferable skills or any barriers to employment.
The job advert closes at 23:59 on Sunday 12th May 2024, with interviews to follow.
We look forward to receiving your application, please click on the apply online button below to submit.
Our Commitment
Surrey County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. A guaranteed interview will be offered to all disabled applications where:
- The candidate has evidenced the minimum criteria for the role through their application
- The candidate has chosen to share that they have a disability on the application form
Our application form and onboarding process will provide an opportunity to request any reasonable adjustments for the interview and/or the role.
We want to be an inclusive and diverse employer reflecting the community we serve and particularly welcome applications from all underrepresented groups.