Job Description
About the role:The main purpose of our Prevention Lead Officer – Road Safetyrole is to respond to challenging and changing community road risk in a creative and proactive manner.The successful applicant will contribute to reducing deaths and serious injuries caused by preventable road traffic incidents in our service area. We will do this through our targeted strategy with a scale of interventions ranging from broad Universal Prevention Services working with our Communications team, through to bespoke interventions for those requiring our specialist services.You will proactively support, embed and deliver our Service Strategic Priorities through our targeted prevention activities to reduce the road user risks in our communities. Improving health, safety and wellbeing whilst supporting the local economy.The role requires you to plan, design, create, deliver, and evaluate road safety prevention interventions campaigns that are evidence-led and target the most at-risk groups in line with the service delivery plan and prevention team road safety strategy and delivery plans. These interventions will be designed to increase the adoption of safe on road behaviour by the public that will help to keep them and others safe.Find out moreKey responsibilities of the Prevention Lead Officer – Road Safety role:Understand how to use a data led, evidence-based approach to promote, deliver and support both national and local road safety reduction activity. Understand how to use a variety of resources to best reach our target road user audience - including working with road safety partners, our wholetime and on-call colleagues. Contributing towards effective road safety partnerships to deliver joint road safety strategies, whilst ensuring we are inclusive and reach those most at risk.To possess a comprehensive understanding of the safety risks and issues (established and emerging) being faced by our communities in relation to road safety including understanding how to apply a ‘Safe systems approach’ to road safety.To acquire, maintain and enhance professional knowledge by networking, attending training courses, benchmarking performance against other Fire Services and reviewing professional publications.To act as a point of contact providing advice, guidance, and support to DSFRS staff, partners, regional and national road safety professionals, and those in contact with high-risk road user groups.To develop and deliver effective, evidenced-based prevention interventions using the latest industry and empirical evidence to ensure that we are reaching our target audience and creating positive outcomes in line with the CRMP, Prevention strategy and road safety delivery plans.To react appropriately to emerging road risk patterns and trends including working with partners and using multiple data and intelligence sources to target demographic and geographic ‘hot spots’ and high-risk routes.To oversee and actively engage in the day to day running of Prevention officers (Road Safety), Road Safety Champions, and advocate staff and activities in line with DSFRS Policies and Procedures. This includes managing recruitment, induction, training, and performance management. You will be responsible for ensuring DSFRS has a sustainable pool of suitable road safety advocates to fulfil road safety prevention duties across the Service geographical area.To model best practice and monitor the performance of the road safety team whilst delivering road risk reduction activities through quality assurance, using set quality standards.To plan, develop and deliver effective evaluation and feedback processes for all team interventions managed as part of the role. Including working closely with national and regional academic institutions and industry experts.To provide relevant evaluation data and reports to senior prevention management, as required. Including quality assurance and evaluation of road safety interventions and delivery to inform and improve future delivery and direction.How to ApplyIf you feel you have the skills and experience to become our Prevention Lead Officer – Road Safety please click 'apply' today, we would love to hear from you.The successful candidate must, by commencement of employment, have the right to work in the UK.Our valuesWe are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, and all employees must share this commitment.Fire and Rescue Authority roles are listed in Schedule 1 of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order, and as such it is our policy to require all applicants to disclose any criminal convictions (both spent and unspent) including driving offences, cautions and/or reprimands.Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Authority are committed to the rehabilitation of offenders, and as such, any positive disclosures will incorporate a reasonable and proportionate response.As a Service and as individuals: We are proud to helpWe are honestWe are respectfulWe are working together Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service recognise and celebrate the vast diversity of the local communities that we serve, and we aspire for this to be reflected in our workforce. We encourage candidates from diverse backgrounds, experience and beliefs, who share our values to consider working for us. How to apply:You will be required to complete an application form and submit a document detailing how you meet the following essential criteria taken from the Job Description and Person Specification.Experience of designing, promoting, delivering, evaluating, and supporting both national and local behaviour change interventionsExcellent communication/interpersonal skills – Including ability to present information clearly, concisely and accurately (both written and face to face) and to influence and persuade others using diplomacy and advocacy developing successful networks internally and externallyExperience of working with the public sectors and communities with experience of multiagency collaboration and event deliveryIn depth knowledge of NFCC Road Safety and national road safety contextIn-depth knowledge of risk reduction intervention design and effective use of behaviour changeTo help you complete this part of the application form please find attached below the work document 'Essential Criteria for Prevention Lead Officer – Road Safety Application' for you to download and complete with your evidence for the above criteria. You can then upload this document where requested when completing your application.Please note the evidence that you upload to your application should now exceed 2000 words in total (excluding titles).Evidence submitted in relation to the essential criteria above will be used to shortlist any applications received.