Please apply by the 25th April2025 at 12pm Shortlist: 28th April 2025 Physical & Practical Assessment Day: 16th May 2025 Pleasenote, you must be available for the above Physical & Practical Assessment Day and you must be willing to commit to other mandatory training as set out within this applicant information pack. The vision of South Wales Fire & Rescue Service is to make South Wales safer by reducing risk. We aim to protect and serve all across the 10 Unitary Authorities that make up our diverse area, working in partnership with our colleagues in other frontline services. South Wales Fire & Rescue Service covers the Unitary Authority areas of: Blaenau Gwent Bridgend Caerphilly Cardiff Merthyr Tydfil Monmouthshire Newport Rhondda Cynon Taf Torfaen Vale of Glamorgan South Wales Fire & Rescue Service has a statutory duty to provide an emergency Fire and Rescue provision to the communities of South Wales. This requirement includes periods where they may be a significant reduction in Wholetime and Retained Duty System personnel due to flu pandemic, Industrial Action or other similar causes. In order to address this need, the service has developed a Business Continuity Management (BCM) plan that has led to the creation of an Auxiliary Reserve that will provide the resilience in time of need. It is necessary to highlight that the Auxiliary Reserve has been created in order to provide resilience in the event of exceptional circumstances such as flu pandemic, industrial action or similar causes that would reduce the fire fighting and emergency capability of the service. The Auxiliary Reserve will be provided with core skills training supported by a programme of quarterly re-familiarisation training commensurate to the nature and extent of emergencies and incidents that Auxiliary Reserve personnel could be expected to attend. The level of training provided would involve core firefighting skills including Breathing apparatus training and, road traffic collision techniques. The level of initial and continuation training provided would ensure that you are valued and effective member of the Auxiliary Reserve. The nature of incidents that the Auxiliary Reserve could attend include; domestic and commercial building fires, car and other vehicles fires, road traffic collisions and railway incidents. The list of incidents is not exhaustive. South Wales Fire & Rescue Service are seeking to recruit further personnel to add to the existing Auxiliary Reserve that has been in existence for eleven years, these roles will be recruited on a 12 month Fixed Term Contract basis. Contract: 12 Month Fixed Term Contract: Salary: Hourly Rates and Payment set out above Hours of Work: 2 x 5 Days Initial Training (In first year) 4 x 1 Day Continuous Learning Training Days Directorate: Operational Risk Management Location: Stationed at Abercarn to cover SWFRS service wide ----------------- Gweledigaeth Gwasanaeth Tân ac Achub De Cymru yw gwneud De Cymru yn fwy diogel drwy leihau risg. Ein nod yw amddiffyn a gwasanaethu ar draws y 10 Awdurdod Unedol sy?n rhan o?n hardal amrywiol, gan weithio mewn partneriaeth â?n cydweithwyr mewn gwasanaethau rheng flaen eraill. Mae Gwasanaeth Tân ac Achub De Cymru yn cwmpasu meysydd yr Awdurdod Unedol, sef: Blaenau Gwent Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr Caerffili Caerdydd Merthyr Tudful Sir Fynwy Casnewydd Rhondda Cynon Taf Torfaen Bro Morgannwg Mae gan Wasanaeth Tân ac Achub De Cymru ddyletswydd statudol i ddarparu darpariaeth Tân ac Achub brys i gymunedau De Cymru. Mae?r gofyniad hwn yn cynnwys cyfnodau lle y gallent fod yn ostyngiad sylweddol mewn personél Llawn Amser a?r System Dyletswydd Rhan Amser oherwydd pandemig ffliw, Gweithredu Diwydiannol neu achosion tebyg eraill. Er mwyn mynd i?r afael â?r angen hwn, mae?r gwasanaeth wedi datblygu cynllun Rheoli Parhad Busnes (BCM) sydd wedi arwain at greu Cronfa Wrth Gefn Atodol a fydd yn darparu?r gwytnwch mewn amser o angen. Mae angen tynnu sylw at y ffaith bod y Gronfa Wrth Gefn Atodol wedi?i chreu er mwyn darparu gwytnwch mewn amgylchiadau eithriadol megis pandemig ffliw, gweithredu diwydiannol neu achosion tebyg a fyddai?n lleihau gallu diffodd tân ac argyfwng y gwasanaeth. Darperir hyfforddiant sgiliau craidd i?r Ymladdwyr Tân Wrth Gefn Atodol. Cefnogir yr hyfforddiant gan raglen o hyfforddiant ailymgyfarwyddo chwarterol sy?n gymesur â natur a graddau?r argyfyngau a?r digwyddiadau y gellid disgwyl i bersonél Wrth Gefn Atodol eu mynychu. Byddai lefel yr hyfforddiant a ddarperir yn cynnwys sgiliau diffodd tân craidd gan gynnwys hyfforddiant offer anadlu a thechnegau gwrthdrawiadau traffig ar y ffyrdd. Byddai lefel yr hyfforddiant cychwynnol a pharhaus a ddarperir yn sicrhau eich bod yn aelod gwerthfawr ac effeithiol o?r Ymladdwyr Tân Wrth Gefn Atodol. Mae natur y digwyddiadau y gallai?r Gronfa Wrth Gefn Atodol eu mynychu yn cynnwys; tanau mewn adeiladau domestig a masnachol, tanau ceir a cherbydau eraill, gwrthdrawiadau traffig ffyrdd a digwyddiadau rheilffordd. Nid yw?r rhestr o ddigwyddiadau yn hollgynhwysfawr. Mae Gwasanaeth Tân ac Achub De Cymru yn awyddus i recriwtio rhagor o bersonél i ychwanegu at y Gronfa Ategol bresennol sydd wedi bodoli ers un mlynedd ar ddeg, bydd y rolau hyn yn cael eu recriwtio ar sail Contract Cyfnod Penodol 12 mis. Contract: Cytundeb Cyfnod Penodol 12 Mis Cyflog: Cyfraddau Awr a Thaliadau a nodir uchod Oriau Gwaith: 2 x 5 diwrnod o hyfforddiant cychwynnol (yn y flwyddyn gyntaf) 4 x 1 Diwrnod Hyfforddiant Dysgu Parhaus Cyfarwyddiaeth: Rheoli Risg Gweithredol Lleoliad: Wedi?i leoli yn Abercarn i gynnwys gwasanaeth GTADC
