Job Family:
Technical/Support – Level 2
Job Title:
FIREFIGHTER ON-CALL
(RETAINED)
DUTY SYSTEM
Job Size:
Firefighter
Purpose:
To carry out education and
intervention activities to
support service delivery needs
Responsible to:
Watch/Station Manager
Line Manager Responsibilities:
Role Specific
Responsibilities:
There are a number of role and
post specific responsibilities
which are to be found
overleaf.
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This document consists of the Post Specific Job description for the post of
Firefighter - Retained Duty System and supporting information as follows;
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APPENDIX A - the Fire Service Rolemap, containing the applicable National
Occupational Standards. (The units of competence that form each of these
roles are laid down in the NJC document-Fire and Rescue Services
Rolemaps.) Fire and rescue authorities can require any reasonable activity
to be carried out by an individual employee within his or her role map
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APPENDIX B - the Personal Qualities and Attributes applicable to the
postholder.
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APPENDIX C - the Fire & Rescue Service ‘Core Values’
Italics denote specific role responsibilities for Cornwall
As part of this post you will have these specific responsibilities:Undertake any duties that fall within the Firefighter role map, commensurate
with the level of responsibility and expertise that are relevant to the workplace to
which they are permanently or temporarily located.
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APPENDIX A
Role Specific
Responsibilities
Inform and educate
your community to
improve awareness
of safety matters
Take responsibility
for effective
performance
Save and preserve
endangered life
Resolve operational
incidents
Protect the
environment from
the effects of
hazardous materials
Support the
effectiveness of
operational
response
Support the
development of
colleagues in the
workplace
Contribute to fire
safety solutions to
minimise risks to
your community
Drive, manoeuvre
and redeploy fire
service vehicles
As part of these responsibilities you
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Promote safety matters to inform your
community
Facilitate learning through
demonstration and instruction
Take responsibility for personal
performance
Establish and maintain effective working
relationships with people
Develop your own skills to improve
performance
Conduct a search to locate life involved
in incidents
Rescue life involved in incidents
Provide treatment to casualties
Support people involved in rescue
operations
Control and extinguish fires
Resolve incidents other than those
involving fire or hazardous materials
Support people involved in an
operational incident
Mitigate damage to the environment
from hazardous materials
Decontaminate people and property
affected by hazardous materials
Support people involved in hazardous
materials incidents
Collect information on risks in your
community
Collect information on resources in your
community
Maintain internal resources
Communicate your own skills and
knowledge to colleagues
Support development of colleagues
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Inspect premises to minimise risks to
people, property and the environment
Report on issues arising from an
inspection
Drive vehicles to incidents
Manoeuvre, site and re-deploy vehicles
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APPENDIX B
Personal Qualities and Attributes
Personal Style
Interpersonal
Skills
Working with
Information
Commitment to
Diversity and Integrity
Understands and respects diversity and
adopts a fair and ethical approach to
others
Openness to Change
Is open to change and actively seeks to
support it
Confidence and
Resilience
Maintains a confident and resilient
attitude in highly challenging situations
Working with Others
Works effectively with others both
within the 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 and
others
Problem Solving
Understands, recalls, applies and
adapts relevant information in an
organised, safe and systematic way
Situational Awareness
Maintains an active awareness of the
environment to promote safe and
effective working
Commitment to
Organisational
Excellence
Effectiveness
Adopts a conscientious and proactive
approach to work to achieve and
maintain excellent standards
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APPENDIX C
Fire and Rescue Service
Core Values
We Value Service to the
Community
We Value People
We Value Diversity
We Value Improvement
Definition
We value service to the community by…
Working with all groups to reduce risk
Treating everyone fairly and with respect
Being answerable to those we service
Striving for excellence in all we do
We value all our employees by practising and
promoting….
Fairness and respect
Recognition of merit
Honesty, integrity and mutual trust
Personal development
Co-operative and inclusive working
We value diversity in the service in the
community by…
Treating everyone fairly and with respect
Providing varying solutions for different needs
and expectations
Promoting equal opportunities in employment
and progression within the service
Challenging prejudice and discrimination
We value improvement at all levels of the service
by….
Accepting responsibility for our performance
Being open-minded
Considering criticism thoughtfully
Learning from our experience
Consulting others
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