ABOUT CLEVELAND FIRE AUTHORITY AND CLEVELAND FIRE BRIGADE
At Cleveland Fire Brigade we have a united desire to make Teesside safer and stronger, improving the lives of people in the communities we serve. Our ‘One-Team, One-Vision’ approach is driven by our passion to make people feel safe and protected, by our staff who are professional and proud.
Cleveland is seventh most densely populated fire authority area in England, only the big Metropolitan Brigades (city areas) are more densely populated. Cleveland shares many of the inner-city-type problems that are a key feature of the Metropolitan Brigades. The Brigade meets its challenges through the four Districts serving each of its local authority areas.
Cleveland Fire Authority (CFA) is a combined Fire Authority, comprising of 16 Elected Members from the four borough councils of Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Redcar & Cleveland and Stockton-on-Tees. The Authority has a statutory responsibility for the provision of fire and rescue services across Cleveland. It is responsible for setting the strategic direction, policies, and priorities of the Brigade. In doing so itaims to take into account the views of our stakeholders and keep them fully informed of Fire Authority plans.
Cleveland Fire Brigade employs approximately 563 people across our fire stations and at our Training & Administration and Technical Hubs in Hartlepool. We service our area via four Districts, and have 14 community fire stations staffed according to local risk and activity levels. Our fire control room operates from our Hartlepool site and handles all of the 999 emergency calls for the area. The control room is staffed 24 hours a day, 365 days per year.
Our organisation is split into two key directorates; Strategic Planning and Resources, and Community Protection, each headed by an Assistant Chief Fire Officer. The Brigade‘s Executive Leadership Team comprise 7 members; 3 Principal Officers and 4 Senior Heads of Function (Operations; Prevention, Protection & Engagement; People; and Assets). The structure is also supported by a Treasurer and a Legal Advisor and Monitoring Officer.
OUR EMPLOYEE VALUE PROPOSITION
The Brigade’s employee value proposition (EVP) outlines the benefits of a having career with Cleveland Fire Brigade, in return for the skills, experience and qualities you will bring to your role. As part of our commitment to the health and wellbeing of those who work for us.
The Brigade offers many employee benefits which include:
- Free Occupational Health Services (which includes Employee Assistance Programme, Physiotherapy and Mental Health support)
- Annual fitness testing
- Access to free on-site state-of-the art gym facilities
- Annual Leave entitlement
- Sickness Pay entitlement
- Maternity/Paternity allowances
- Free parking
- Uniform
- Personal issue ICT resources (lap-top, mobile telephone)
- Vehicle (options as advertised)
- Training
- Access to professional qualifications
