Independent Advisory Group Volunteer

Independent Advisory Group Volunteer

Grade: N/A

Location: Initial training to take place at Staffordshire Police Headquarters, Weston Road, Stafford. IAG members will be asked to attend quarterly meetings at Staffordshire Police Headquarters and would be required to work on an ad hoc basis from both HQ and various Police Stations throughout the County.

Days/Times of required availability: Quarterly meetings will take place at Staffordshire Police Headquarters, lasting between 2 and 3 hours.  Dates and times to be agreed between IAG members and the Senior Police Officer responsible for the IAG.  As work projects are assigned to the IAG then the group will be required to arrange times and dates to suit their availability, bearing in mind any deadlines set for specific projects.

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Do you want to make a difference in your community? Staffordshire Fire & Rescue Service prides itself on the high standard of service it provides and every role has an important part to play in helping keep Staffordshire safe.

Every role in Staffordshire Fire and Rescue, including those in the shared service, exists to support the overall aim of achieving a safer and more sustainable community. This can take many forms, including conducting Home Fire Risk Checks, marketing the service to the community, coordinating training, or taking calls in our contact centre.

As you can imagine, achieving our overall aim depends on a variety of people with a range of skills, backgrounds, and experiences.

For more information about Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service please click the below link:

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Purpose

IAG members act as a ‘critical appraiser’ who provide independent, supportive challenge to the Police, and who provide informed information back to their community on key Police matters.  IAG members are volunteers who aspire to represent themselves and their community, and who are not linked to the judiciary, or employed or substantially connected to the ‘police family’.

IAG members will, ideally, have broad expertise and experience and links with diverse communities, so that they can articulate a wide range of viewpoints both individually and as a group. Where appropriate and necessary the Police may seek an IAG advisor to provide constructive assessment and advice on police actions and policies from the perspective of a receiver of Police services and a member of the community and act as a confidential sounding board and advisor in respect of the Police response to any critical incident through active participation in one or more groups as required.

For full details of main duties and responsibilities please see the attached Role Profile.

Next step

To apply please complete the application forms and upload you CV, please remember to tailor your CV to meet the essential requirements of the role.

Further details of the key tasks, responsibilities can be found within the role profile.

Safeguarding

Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service’s recruitment and selection procedures reflect our commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of Adults, Children and Young People and all staff and volunteers are expected to share this commitment.

Please note if you are successful at interview and commence pre-employment checks this will include DBS, please see what this involves and the process via the below link:

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Positive Action 

Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service is fully supportive of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and strives to employ a workforce that represents the community we serve. 

Our vacancies are open to everyone and all appointments are made based on merit.  We encourage and welcome applications from all underrepresented groups which include: Black, Asian, and minority ethnic backgrounds, female, people who have a disability, those who are neurodivergent and persons of the LGBTQ+ community. 
We use positive action to encourage potential candidates from underrepresented groups through targeted step-In support and advice sessions.  If you have the skills, experience and values, that here in Staffordshire Fire and Rescue we pride ourselves on, then we would welcome you to apply.
For more information on Positive Action please email the team on positive.action@staffordshirefire.gov.uk

For any Recruitment queries please email hrrecruitment.team@staffordshire.police.uk