JOB DESCRIPTION
Job TitleRetained Duty System (RDS) Officer in Charge
FunctionOperations Delivery
Allocated RoleWatch Manager
LocationVarious
Reports ToGroup Manager
Responsible ForCrew Manager, Firefighters
Job Purpose
To work in the areas of prevention, protection and response to minimise and actively reduce the risk to life and damage to property in the community.
To protect life and property and to serve the community by utilising operational resources and providing solutions to unforeseen events through safe and effective means, identified through Risk Assessment and delivered in a professional and considerate manner in accordance with the Integrated Risk Management Plan (IRMP).
As a supervisory manager, assist with managing and leading a team through development and assessment to meet set objectives.
To work within and actively promote the Core Values of Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service.
Accountability Statements
Principal Accountabilities
1Resolving Operational Incidents
By responding to operational incidents and implementing an appropriate course of action, lead and support people to resolve Level 1 operational incidents and to close down the operational phase of an incident and conduct a debrief with relevant people.
2Supervision of Teams and Personnel
Through planning and assessment of work and through feedback to individuals, lead the work of teams and individuals to achieve their objectives in line with the Corporate Aims.
3Managing Activities
Through agreeing objectives with relevant people, manage your daily activities and those of your team. You will encourage suggestions for improvements from those you supervise and resolve problems within your level of authority and ability. You will work within the Health, Safety and Welfare Practices and Guidelines of Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service.
4Management of Information
Through gathering informationfrom a range of sources to meet specified objectives, you will inform and advise others on fire service matters within your own area of responsibility and authority. Where necessary you will hold meetings of small groups of people with clear objectives and agendas to make the best use of the time available.
5Effective Personal Performance
By establishing and maintaining effective working relationships, take responsibility for personal performance to improve and develop your own skills. This will include obtaining feedback, updating development plans and being proactive towards personal development.
6Physical Fitness
By maintaining the required level of physical fitness you will maintain the capacity to meet the physical demands placed upon the role as determined by the Service Policy in force at that time.
7 Development of teams and individuals
By contributing to the identification and planning of development needs, support the development activities and assessment of teams and individuals ensuring that the team objectives are met.
8 Investigate and Report
By gathering information, providing findings and conclusions, investigate and report on events in various formats (written and verbal) to inform future practice by communicating with relevant people.
9 Resource Management
By making positive and constructive recommendations within your own sphere of responsibility, support the efficient use of resources. You must monitor the resources used by your team and under your control at appropriate intervals.
10 Responding to poor performance
Respond to poor performance of team members, through providing constructive and positive support to individuals experiencing difficulties in their work. This may include implementing disciplinary procedures. You will need to ensure that personnel in your team have clear, accurate and timely information regarding disciplinary or grievance procedures.
11Assessing Candidate Performance
By applying the current assessment method and standards in force at that time within Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service.
12Equality and Diversity
By working within and actively supporting the Service policies on Equality and Diversity and Fairness and Dignity at work you will demonstrate compassion, care and understanding in your dealings with workplace colleagues and the public.
13Health and Safety
You must adopt working principles that recognise the Health and Safety requirements for the tasks in relation to your own actions and those of others in the workplace. It is your responsibility to comply with Health and Safety legislation and HFRS Policies and Procedures.
Specialist Accountabilities
- To be responsible as the first point of contact for managerial and other issues.
2.To be responsible for the day-to-day running of your allocated fire station.
This Job Description should be read in conjunction with the Integrated Personal Development System (IPDS) Role Map for Watch Manager.
The performance of the postholder will be assessed through the objectives that are agreed by the Personal Development Review (PDR) process and in recognition of the accountabilities contained within the Job Description and Role Map.
References:
IPDS Role Maps
Personal Qualities and Attributes (PQA) Framework
framework.pdf
HFRS Core Values
Integrated Risk Management Plan 2006-2009
Functional Medium Term Plans and Timelines
Owner: / Head of HRDate: / See below
Author: / Organisation & Development Officer
Date Reviewed:
File Ref: Ops Del/ WM/ RDS OiC
Date: 290306