Vacancy Details

Description

 

Communications and Media Officer

Salary: £12,491 - £13,521

Status: Part-time, permanent, 17.5 hours per week

Location: Service HQ, Bridle Road, Bootle, Merseyside

Use your skills to help create a safer Merseyside in a fast paced and exciting environment where no day is ever the same. Working in a small, tightly knit and supportive Communications Team, you will be working closely with a diverse range of operational and support staff at all levels to achieve outstanding impact in our community.

You should be highly skilled in dealing with press and media queries, developing press releases and social media content, with video, photography and design skills all coming into play in this professional role. You must have excellent communication and interpersonal skills both within the Service, with partner organisations and out in the community with the public. This role is demanding but rewarding and requires a highly motivated, resilient multi-tasker with the ability to be agile across both corporate communications, campaigns and internal communications.

You can be editing video, creating an infographic, updating the website, writing a press release and attending an incident, sometimes all in the same day, and then do something completely different the next. You will be able to go above and beyond to meet deadlines and support Service goals to keep the public and firefighters safe. The post holder will be required to provide 24 hour media cover on a rota system in the event of public safety messages or media liaison being required, for which an additional payment is offered.

We offer a competitive package with some great benefits:

Hours for this part-time role are 17.5 per week (with flexibility on when they are worked) based in a spacious office environment but with frequent travel to Service locations across Merseyside working to a flexi-time system.

22 days holiday, rising to 27 after 5 years’ service (pro – rata for part-time employees) plus Bank Holidays and Christmas closedown.

The successful candidate will also have free access to well-equipped Service gyms, free secure on-site parking, and a staff canteen/restaurant.

There is also a contributory pension (both the employee and MFRS), excellent Occupational Health services and Employee Assistance Programme.

If you are interested in this position, please apply via our website recruitment page 

https://recruitment.merseyfire.gov.uk/wrl/

Application closing date: Midnight Sunday 7 November 2021

Interviews: To be held Wednesday 17^th November 2021

Curriculum vitae will not be used as part of the short listing process, only application forms will be considered for short listing.

PENSION CONSIDERATIONS

Annual Allowance

Please note that it is your personal responsibility to check whether by applying/accepting this position it would result in any Annual Allowance implications. A breach in the Annual Allowance threshold could result in a Tax charge. Further information on Annual Allowance can be obtained from the Pensions team, or the Pension Administrator website (Local Pensions Partnership Administration Ltd – website - lppapensions.co.uk, Annual Allowance Information -  Annual Allowance)

 Lifetime Allowance 

Please note that it is your personal responsibility to check whether by applying/accepting this position it would result in any Lifetime Allowance implications. A breach in the Lifetime Allowance threshold will result in a Tax charge. Further information on Lifetime Allowance can be obtained from our Pensions team, or the Pension Administrator website (Local Pensions Partnership Administration Ltd – website - lppapensions.co.uk, Lifetime Allowance Information - Lifetime Allowance)

Safeguarding

Merseyside 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.