Professional Standards Officer

at  Gloucestershire County Council

PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS OFFICER

Date: 13 Jan 2025
Job Location:Gloucester

This is a Gloucestershire County Council job.

• Job Title: Professional Standards Officer
• Job Location: Shire Hall
• Salary: £40,476 - £45,718 per annum
• Hours per Week: 37.00
• Contract Type: Permanent
• Closing Date: 03/02/2025
• Job Requisition Number: 10648
• This post is open to job share

ABOUT US

For all your hard work, you will receive the following;

• Flexible and agile working opportunities - it is possible to perform this role remotely, although we expect a certain level of office attendance too (especially towards the start). If you are interested in working remotely, we can provide more details.
• 25.5 days annual leave rising to 30.5 days after 5 years continuous service
• Family friendly employer offering benefits to help support you and your family
• Career development and qualification opportunities
• Supportive and positive working environment with regular, robust supervision
• Enrolment in the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone.
• An in-house Occupational Health service
• Employee discount scheme
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) network and the Young Employees Network. Gloucestershire Salary Sacrifice Green Car Scheme (T&C’s apply)

ABOUT THE TEAM AND ROLE

Join the Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service’s Professional Standards Unit (PSU), where you’ll play a vital role in upholding professional excellence across our service. Working collaboratively with senior GFRS Managers and HR professionals, you’ll ensure employee relations cases are handled with the utmost integrity, consistency, and transparency. Whilst sitting within Human Resources, you’ll be dedicated to the Fire & Rescue Service, conducting, coordinating and supporting thorough investigations, and maintaining the highest standards of behaviour in line with our Core Values and Workplace Charter.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead complex disciplinary and grievance investigations, presenting evidence at internal hearings and external tribunals
• Assist in the coordination and support of all employment relations cases in the Fire and rescue Service
• Analyse Employee Relations case data for trends and themes, helping to craft proactive solutions to improve service culture
• Manage welfare officer allocation and prepare comprehensive hearing packs
• Ensure compliance with relevant legislation when handling sensitive information
• Facilitate organisational learning through case debriefs and training integration
• Support the implementation of the NFCC Code of Ethics

ADDITIONAL DUTIES

• Analyse and report on employee relations trends and outcomes to the senior leadership team
• Drive data-informed decision making through the Workforce Dashboard
• Build effective relationships with Trade Union Representatives and Welfare Support Officers
• Lead policy review and improvement initiatives
• Maintain up-to-date resources on the staffhub intranet
  The role requires flexibility to meet service needs, but does also require good visibility and accessibility by employees of GFRS (a minimum of 3 days in the office per week) including some on-call activities which can occur in the evening, as well as some occasional travel to different Service locations.
  If you’re passionate about maintaining professional standards and are ready to contribute to Gloucestershire’s Fire and Rescue Service, we want you to join our team and help shape the future of a vital public service.