Assistant Chief Fire Officer

1. Duties
The duties of an Assistant Chief Fire Officer are to give to the local authority and
(a) such other local authorities or bodies for which the Chief Executive, for the purposes of the Local Government Act 2001 and Local Government Reform Act 2014, is Chief Executive, and

(b) to any other local authority or body with which an agreement has been made by the local authority or by any of the authorities or bodies mentioned in sub-paragraph (a) of this paragraph, under the direction and supervision of the appropriate professional employee, such fire or ancillary services of an advisory, supervisory or executive nature as may be required by any local authority or body hereinbefore mentioned. These duties shall be the exercise or performance of any of the local authority’s powers, functions and duties, including the duty of assisting the appropriate Senior Fire Officers, in the supervision of the engineering, fire or cognate services of any of the foregoing local authorities or bodies. In addition, when required to do so, the successful candidate will be required to perform the duty of acting for appropriate professional employees of higher rank during the absence of such employees of higher rank.

Holders of the post will be required to perform duties in relation to Fire Operation, Fire Prevention, Emergency Management, Civil Defence and Building Control as assigned, and such other duties as may be assigned from time to time. Holders of the post will undergo such training as it is considered appropriate to the performance of the duties of the post and will be expected to conduct in a competent manner the following activities:

•Management of Fire Service operational activities in accordance with Fire Service Operational Plan.
•Inspections in accordance with the Fire Service Act 1981 & 2003, Building Control Act 1990, and Leitrim County Council’s Community Fire Safety Policy (including during performance inspections), and give evidence in court where required.
•Give advice and talks on fire safety to all members of our community which may be out of normal working hours.
•Issue enforcement notices as an authorised officer in accordance with the Fire Service Act 1981 & 2003 and attend and give evidence in court where appropriate.
•Attend incidents as an authorised Rostered Senior Fire Officer, drill nights and exercises out of normal working hours.
•Validate and process Commencement Notices, Fire Safety Certificates, Disability Access Certificates and Certificates of Compliance on Completion in accordance with the Building Control Regulations 1977 -2014.
•Compilation of information and reporting on inspections, fire service training and operational activity, fleet management and requirements of the Health, Safety & Welfare Act 2005 as amended.
•Continuous improvement, review and implementation of Leitrim County Council’s Major Emergency Management Plan and associated guidance documents / protocols in line with the National Framework for Major Emergency Management.
•Implementation of the Council’s Safety Management System including health and safety inspections.
•Such other duties and responsibilities appropriate to the grade as may be assigned from time to time.

4. Education, Training, Experience, etc.
Each candidate must, on the latest date for receipt of completed application forms for the office:
(a) Hold, in the National Framework of Qualifications:

(i) a degree at Level 8 in engineering, architecture or other building construction related discipline, or

(ii) a professional qualification equivalent to one of the foregoing awarded by the relevant professional body, or

(iii) a degree at Level 8 in a science or technology related discipline including physics, chemistry, environmental or computer science, information communications technology, or a fire related discipline including fire safety, emergency management or emergency services, or

(iv) a degree at Level 8 together with a Level 9 qualification in a fire related discipline including fire safety, emergency management or emergency services.

(b) Have a satisfactory knowledge of one or more of the following:
-Principles and practices of fire safety
-Fire service operations
-Major emergency management
-Technological and industrial processes
-Telecommunications and information technology.

(c) Have at least five (5) years satisfactory relevant experience, including adequate experience in at least one of the areas specified at (b) above

(d)have a high standard of training in one or more of the areas specified in (b) above and, in the case of a new entrant to the fire service, successfully complete basic fire-fighting training and Breathing Apparatus Initial Wearers Course before the expiry of the probation period

(e) be competent to perform efficiently the duties of the office and possess the appropriate qualities

Notes:
•Candidates must submit a copy of educational qualifications meeting the requirements of 4(a) above with their application.

•Applications received without the necessary documentation will be deemed ineligible and will not be considered further.

• Non-Irish Qualifications must be accompanied by a determination from Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI) to establish their comparability against the Irish National Framework of Qualifications. Foreign Language qualifications must also be accompanied by a translation document.

Leitrim County Council