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Emergency Planning Officer
| Posting date: | 10 April 2025 |
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| Salary: | £33,366 to £35,235 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 01 May 2025 |
| Location: | Bridgend, CF31 4WB |
| Company: | Bridgend County Borough Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 17384_CBC |
Summary
Emergency Planning Officer
Job description
37 hours per week
We are seeking an experienced Emergency Planning Officer with a working knowledge of the Civil Contingencies legislation and a good understanding of the part Local Authorities play in the response to a major incident.
The successful candidate will support the Emergency Planning Manager in delivering all aspects of the service including risk management, planning, development of the training and exercising programme, monitoring and evaluation.
As a seasoned Business Continuity practitioner, you will be expected to support colleagues across the organisation to review service/directorate Business Continuity Plans through provision of advice and guidance.
You should be able to develop strong working relationships and be confident in delivering training and exercises to audiences at all levels of staff and management.
You will work with the colleagues across the council to ensure that correct information is available to enable the effective delivery of the out of hours service.
You must be able to respond in a measured way in a crisis and be able to articulate complex issues in a clear and concise way in a pressurised environment.
You will also be expected to work with multi-agency partners as part of South Wales Local Resilience Forum and other relevant groups.
A Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) is a requirement for this post and the ability to speak Welsh is desirable.
For an informal discussion about the post, please contact Lowrie Morgan-Hughes, Emergency Planning Manager by emailing lowrie.morgan-hughes@bridgend.gov.uk or call 07870 599 516.
The ability to greet customers through the medium of Welsh is a requirement for this post.
Protecting children, young people or adults at risk is a core responsibility of all council employees.
A Basic criminal records check by the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) together with a Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) check is a requirement for this post.
A valid driving licence is requirement for this post.
The council’s Hybrid Working Policy applies to this post. This provides a framework for establishing how you will undertake working hours between your home and the office.
Standby Duties and Emergency Response are a requirement of this post.
Closing Date: 30 April 2025
Shortlisting Date: 06 May 2025
Interview Date: 28 May 2025
Benefits to working at Bridgend County Borough Council
Job Description & Person Specification
Job description
37 hours per week
We are seeking an experienced Emergency Planning Officer with a working knowledge of the Civil Contingencies legislation and a good understanding of the part Local Authorities play in the response to a major incident.
The successful candidate will support the Emergency Planning Manager in delivering all aspects of the service including risk management, planning, development of the training and exercising programme, monitoring and evaluation.
As a seasoned Business Continuity practitioner, you will be expected to support colleagues across the organisation to review service/directorate Business Continuity Plans through provision of advice and guidance.
You should be able to develop strong working relationships and be confident in delivering training and exercises to audiences at all levels of staff and management.
You will work with the colleagues across the council to ensure that correct information is available to enable the effective delivery of the out of hours service.
You must be able to respond in a measured way in a crisis and be able to articulate complex issues in a clear and concise way in a pressurised environment.
You will also be expected to work with multi-agency partners as part of South Wales Local Resilience Forum and other relevant groups.
A Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) is a requirement for this post and the ability to speak Welsh is desirable.
For an informal discussion about the post, please contact Lowrie Morgan-Hughes, Emergency Planning Manager by emailing lowrie.morgan-hughes@bridgend.gov.uk or call 07870 599 516.
The ability to greet customers through the medium of Welsh is a requirement for this post.
Protecting children, young people or adults at risk is a core responsibility of all council employees.
A Basic criminal records check by the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) together with a Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) check is a requirement for this post.
A valid driving licence is requirement for this post.
The council’s Hybrid Working Policy applies to this post. This provides a framework for establishing how you will undertake working hours between your home and the office.
Standby Duties and Emergency Response are a requirement of this post.
Closing Date: 30 April 2025
Shortlisting Date: 06 May 2025
Interview Date: 28 May 2025
Benefits to working at Bridgend County Borough Council
Job Description & Person Specification
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