Resource Planning Team Advisor – possibility of extension

This fixed-term post sits in the Resource Planning Team at Avon Fire and Rescue Service, which keeps operational staff deployed and crewing standards met. The work centres on tracking staffing and absence records, answering availability queries and applying service policy to decide leave, sickness and training cover. It also supports the scheduling of training courses, including filling them and feeding into the Annual Training Plan, while keeping Fire Watch records up to date.

• Make decisions on annual leave, sickness, training and other absences to keep enough personnel on duty for statutory responsibilities
• Interpret absence applications against Service policy for operational, flexi duty and support staff
• Monitor and analyse staffing information to support deployment and crewing standards
• Coordinate and programme training events across the training cycle
• Work to fill scheduled courses as far as possible, within operational needs
• Maintain accurate Fire Watch records for all personnel, including sickness, absence and training
• Collect training and development requirements from managers and coordinate responses
• Help prepare the Annual Training Plan
• Deal promptly with enquiries on personnel availability and absences
• Prioritise day-to-day work
• Liaise with team colleagues on staffing levels, absences and training events
• Provide administrative support for planning and scheduling training for internal and external stakeholders