Resilience Advisor Emergency Planning - 2 Year Fixed Term Contract
About us
We are a small team responsible for ensuring the Council meets its legal requirements under the Civil Contingencies legislation. We prepare the councils statutory emergency plans, carry out training and awareness programmes. The team works in partnership with the Cheshire Resilience Forum. Applicants must be able to drive and have access to transport when needed. We would support a candidate interested in the role who wishes to develop a career in Emergency Planning.
The role
The role will support the Head of Service to ensure the Council has emergency plans in place that are regularly maintained, reviewed and tested. You will need an appreciation of how Emergency Planning operates within a Local Authority, in line with legislative requirements and underlying concepts and principles of laws including Civil Contingencies legislation.
Your workload will be interesting, varied, demanding and at some points, pressured and challenging.
What's needed?
We are looking for someone who has:
* Good report writing skills, including an ability to understand technical matters and produce simple, straightforward and intelligible reports, guidance and procedures
* Experience of software packages, particularly developing and maintaining spreadsheets, databases, web based systems and e-learning tools.
* Organised, with good communication skills, as you will be assisting and planning the delivery of training and exercises.
* A forward thinker with the ability to work as part of a team and able to act on your own initiative and respond to both unexpected and unanticipated problems and situations as they arise.
* Able to attend meetings across the Borough and across Cheshire as a partner within the Cheshire Resilience Forum.
* Experienced in managing sensitive information. You will fully understand the importance of confidentiality.
* Flexible and committed to the role and the team.
As well as a competitive salary, working for us means you get:
* 26 days annual holiday - raising to 31 after 5 years of service (pro-rata)
* Access to our attractive and competitive benefits package
* Access to our Health & Wellbeing Programme
Key Dates & Further Information
If you need further information about the role or would like to have an informal discussion please contact Joann Mullally, Community Safety & Resilience on tel: 01925 442582 or email jmullally@warrington.gov.uk
In accordance with Home Office guidance, successful candidates must evidence their right to work in the UK before commencement of employment. Sponsorship is not available for this role. Therefore, you must have the right to work in the UK to be eligible for appointment.
The ability to converse at ease with customers and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post.
If you are a permanent WBC employee you will need to apply for this fixed term position as an internal secondment opportunity and will need to discuss this with your current line manager prior to applying.
Warrington Borough Council is a Disability Confident employer
Warrington Borough Council Offices, 1 Time Square, Warrington, WA1 2NT
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