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Professional Standards Officer - 10648

Gloucester

This is a Gloucestershire County Council job.
 

• Job Title:                            Professional Standards Officer
• Job Location:                     Shire Hall 
• Salary:                               £40,476 - £45,718 per annum 
• Hours per Week:               37.00 
• Contract Type:                   Permanent 
• Closing Date:                     03/02/2025 
• Job Requisition Number:   10648 
• This post is open to job share 

About the Team and Role

Join the Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service's Professional Standards Unit (PSU), where you'll play a vital role in upholding professional excellence across our service. Working collaboratively with senior GFRS Managers and HR professionals, you'll ensure employee relations cases are handled with the utmost integrity, consistency, and transparency. Whilst sitting within Human Resources, you'll be dedicated to the Fire & Rescue Service, conducting, coordinating and supporting thorough investigations, and maintaining the highest standards of behaviour in line with our Core Values and Workplace Charter.

About You

You'll be an experienced professional with strong investigative skills and MCIPD qualification. Your role will encompass managing, coordinating and supporting disciplinary and grievance cases from initial investigation through to possible Employment Tribunal witness representation. With your keen eye for detail and commitment to fairness, you'll create clear terms of reference for organisational reviews to ensure consistency across all investigations. Your excellent interpersonal skills will be crucial as you manage relationships with employees, senior management, welfare officers and serve as the primary point of contact for the Service's Crimestoppers reporting line.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead complex disciplinary and grievance investigations, presenting evidence at internal hearings and external tribunals
• Assist in the coordination and support of all employment relations cases in the Fire and rescue Service
• Analyse Employee Relations case data for trends and themes, helping to craft proactive solutions to improve service culture
• Manage welfare officer allocation and prepare comprehensive hearing packs
• Ensure compliance with relevant legislation when handling sensitive information
• Facilitate organisational learning through case debriefs and training integration
• Support the implementation of the NFCC Code of Ethics

Additional Duties

• Analyse and report on employee relations trends and outcomes to the senior leadership team
• Drive data-informed decision making through the Workforce Dashboard
• Build effective relationships with Trade Union Representatives and Welfare Support Officers
• Lead policy review and improvement initiatives
• Maintain up-to-date resources on the staffhub intranet

The role requires flexibility to meet service needs, but does also require good visibility and accessibility by employees of GFRS (a minimum of 3 days in the office per week) including some on-call activities which can occur in the evening, as well as some occasional travel to different Service locations.

If you're passionate about maintaining professional standards and are ready to contribute to Gloucestershire’s Fire and Rescue Service, we want you to join our team and help shape the future of a vital public service.

About Us

For all your hard work, you will receive the following;

• Flexible and agile working opportunities - it is possible to perform this role remotely, although we expect a certain level of office attendance too (especially towards the start). If you are interested in working remotely, we can provide more details.
• 25.5 days annual leave rising to 30.5 days after 5 years continuous service
• Family friendly employer offering benefits to help support you and your family
• Career development and qualification opportunities
• Supportive and positive working environment with regular, robust supervision
• Enrolment in the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone.
• An in-house Occupational Health service
• Employee discount scheme
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) network and the Young Employees Network. Gloucestershire Salary Sacrifice Green Car Scheme (T&C's apply)

How to apply 

Please submit your application and personal statement today by clicking the “Apply Now” Button.

For an informal discussion about the role please contact 

Short-listed candidates will be contacted by email and invited to interview

Additional Information

To access the Job Profile for this role, please follow the link below:-

Job Profile - Professional standards officer

This Position is subject to a standard DBS check. 

Gloucestershire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people or vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We want to be an employer of choice, attracting and retaining excellent people to work for us, so that we can best serve all of Gloucestershire’s diverse communities.  Our promise to you is that we will provide an inclusive and supportive working environment that enables you to bring your whole self to work and realise your full potential.

It is a legal requirement, under the Immigration Act 2016, that anyone appointed to a ‘customer facing role’ must be able to demonstrate an ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in fluent English.

Hybrid working arrangements are available for the majority of our roles, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice, with a mix of both remote and office working.

For more information about the job, view links, download attachments and apply please click on the Apply Now button. 

Closing date for applications: 2025-02-03

Salary: £40,476 - £45,718 per annum

Hours Per Week: 37.00

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