Station Commander

Job description / Role

• Manage and support fire stations and be responsible for the performance of that station in achieving its objectives.
• Provide leadership, management and development to support Fire Captains and other employees in the competent performance of their roles and in achieving the objectives of the area.
• Work with stakeholders to achieve the objectives of Britam Arabia community safety program and to ensure safety and public relations in the community are continuously improved.
• Improve the decision making capability of the Service by measuring the performance and service delivery of the area they are responsible for and provide information about evaluations and reviews they conduct.
• Work with Operations team and other Managers, to coordinate and improve the performance of stations and in achieving the Service’s objectives of continuously improving delivery throughout the organization.
• To meet their organizational business plans; plan coordinate and close projects relevant to their functional area.
• Provide management support and leadership in the delivery of an emergency service as incident managers and in other incident support roles.
• Lead, Monitor and Support people to resolve operational incidents
• Review and determine incident status
• Assume responsibility and implement action to support those involved in the incident
• Debrief following resolution of incident.
• Determine solutions to hazards and risks identified through inspection and investigation
• Plan inspections and investigations Implement inspections and investigations Respond to findings following inspections and investigations.
• Plan and implement activities to meet service delivery needs
• Plan and allocate work activities to meet service delivery needs
• Agree budgets and resources for work activities
• Implement and evaluate work plans to achieve objectives
• Make recommendations for improvements to work activities
• Manage the effective use of resources
• Plan the use of physical resources
• Obtain physical resources.
• Select personnel for employment
• Identify personnel requirements
• Select required personnel.
• Manage the performance of teams and individuals to achieve objectives
• Allocate and delegate work to teams and individuals
• Agree objectives and work plans with teams and individuals
• Assess the performance of teams and individuals
• Provide feedback to teams and individuals on their performance
• Resolve performance issues with teams and individuals.
• Develop teams and individuals to enhance work based performance
• Identify the development needs of teams and individuals
• Plan the development of teams and individuals
• Develop teams to improve performance
• Deliver individual learning and support for development
• Evaluate the development of teams and individuals.
• Manage yourself to achieve work objectives)
• Organize and structure personal work activities to achieve objectives
• Develop and continuously improve productive working relationships
• Implement personal development plan to continuously improve personal performance.
• Provide information to support decision making
• Obtain information for decision making
• Record and Store information
• Analyze information to support decision making
• Advise and inform others.
• Assess candidates using a range of methods (A1)
• Develop plans for assessing competence with individuals and teams’
• Judge evidence against criteria to make assessment decisions
• Provide feedback and support to individuals and teams on assessment decisions
• Contribute to the internal quality assurance process.
• Assess candidates’ performance through observation (A2)
• Agree and review plans for assessing individuals and teams’ performance.
• Assess individuals and teams’ performance against the agreed standards
• Assess individuals and teams’ knowledge against the agreed standards
• Make an assessment decision and provide feedback.
• Understand and comply with the policies Fire of Britam Arabia.
• Understand and comply with Health and Safety legislation and the Health and safety policies of Britam Arabia.
• Attend training courses and seminars commensurate with the responsibilities of the post.
• Understand and comply with all policies, procedures and relevant legislation.
• To undertake any other reasonable duty, commensurate with the grading and responsibility of the post, across the Service in order to meet Service priorities and business continuity requirements.

Requirements

• Communication (written and oral), application of numbers, Information Technology, working with others, improving own Learning and Performance & Problem solving.
• Station Managers are expected to develop and apply key skills at a level that matches the requirement of the expected work performance. The application of the necessary level of competencies in core skills forms an integral part of the requirements of their post.

Key Relationships:
• Britam Arabia head office, Other Station Managers Fire Captains, Stakeholders Members of the community
• Commitment to Diversity and Integrity - Promotes and manages diversity and demonstrates a fair and ethical approach.
• Openness to Change - Proactively supports change, seeking opportunities to promote improved organizational effectiveness.
• Confidence and Resilience - Consistently projects and promotes a confident, controlled and focused attitude in highly challenging situations.
• Working with others - Leads, involves and motivates others both within the MODON Fire and Rescue Service and in the community.
• Effective Communication - Communicates effectively both orally and in writing.
• Commitment to Development - Committed and able to develop self, individuals and teams to improve organizational effectiveness.
• Problem Solving - Understands and applies relevant information to make appropriate decisions which reflect key priorities and requirements.
• Situational Awareness - Maintains an active awareness of the environment to promote safe and effective working.
• Commitment to Excellence - Leads groups to achieve excellence by the establishment, maintenance and management of performance requirements
• Planning and Implementing - Creates and implements effective plans to deliver a range of organizational objectives.
• Key skills help Station Captains to achieve competent performance in the workplace by supporting demonstration of role-relevant knowledge, skills and understanding.

About the Company

Precise Trace Recruitment is the first choice for companies who believe in the value of their people.

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