Competent Wholetime Crew Manager Transfers

Salary: £43,104 per annum

Superb Pension Schemes available

Health and wellbeing support

Gym and parking facilities

Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service are seeking Competent Crew Managers to transfer in a Wholetime Crew Managers capacity to join us in this challenging and highly rewarding career, within our progressive and supportive Service.  

The role of Crew Manager is to provide critical leadership to support the effective and efficient delivery of Services to the public.

Crew Managers ensure efficient management, leadership and training of Firefighters on their watch. Their responsibilities include the supervision and delivering of all operational services in relation to response functions and supervision and implementation of agreed prevention and protection activities.

To be eligible to apply you must be competent in the role of Crew Manager and working in the Wholetime duty systems of UK Fire and Rescue Services.

You will need to provide evidence of your competent status as part of the application process. Please see the attached Evidence of Operational Competence Guidance on what you will need to provide. This information must be submitted with your application prior to the deadline.

Applications are restricted to Competent Crew Managers who have successfully passed a Level 1 Initial Incident Command acquisition course and maintained their knowledge and skills, holding a valid qualification

ERD / LGV driving qualifications are desirable and may be taken into account in making final selection decisions.

If you are successful and accept a role within RBFRS, this will likely be in the East of our county. The Service will not support a transfer for 24 months following appointment.

The recruitment window opened at 9am on Wednesday, 21 January and will close at 11:59pm on Sunday, 8 February.

You will be required to submit a supporting statement within your online application form, so please allow yourself time to complete this. Please complete your application before the deadline to avoid disappointment.

It is important you only apply once, as multiple applications will not be counted. If you make an error in your application please contact us, rather than applying again.

To apply, please access the online application at by clicking Apply now.

Please note we are only accepting applications via the web address published above. 

Therefore please do not sent any CVs or other application forms to Royal Berkshire Fire and Service as these will not be accepted. 

Successful candidates will be required to complete an Enhanced DBS (with Barred Child) check before starting in role.

Please find attached the Wholetime Crew Manager job profile, Supporting Statement Guidance, Evidence of Operational Competence Guidance and the anticipated timelines, you can also find more information on our website rbfrs.co.uk.

Following appointment, the Transferee Conversion Course is Anticipated to take place between Monday, 8 June and Friday, 26 June (Subject to change, Monday to Friday only) with our Learning and Development team at our Learning and Development Centre.

The Learning and Development Centre is at Whitley Wood Fire Station, 270 Whitley Wood Road, Whitley, Reading, RG2 8FS. In order to apply you must be able to attend the full course on these dates.

All of the information required to apply is contained within this advert and supporting documents, however if you have any additional queries, please contact us via email at recruitment@rbfrs.co.uk.

Please note that it is your personal responsibility to check whether by applying/accepting this position it would result in any Annual Allowance implications. A breach in the Annual Allowance threshold could result in a Tax charge. Further information on Annual Allowance can be obtained from our Pensions team.  

Please view our privacy notice via this link: Applicant Privacy Statement.

Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service values your individuality, your diversity and your dignity.  All are welcome here. Inclusion, diversity and equality are principles which guide our decisions and will be visible throughout the Service, and we will continually work to improve in these areas. 

We are committed to creating an inclusive culture of dignity and trust where everyone feels safe and comfortable to bring their whole self to work.

Simply: The communities we serve are varied and diverse, we should be too.

Applications are welcome for job-share or part time arrangements please enquire on application.

All applications are considered on merit alone. We are a Disability Confident Leader – if you meet the essential criteria of the role, you will be guaranteed an interview if you choose to opt into the Offer of an Interview Scheme (formerly known as the Guaranteed Interview Scheme).

To find out more, visit our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion page.

Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, and all employees must share this commitment.

Please view our Safer Recruitment Statement via this link.