Community Recovery Facilitators

The Regional Coordination and Operations Division under Emergency Recovery Victoria (ERV) has established five operational teams as follows:

• The North East team is responsible for coordination of regional recovery across the Hume and Eastern Metro emergency management areas, working in partnership with relevant departments and agencies and other key stakeholders, and supporting local governments namely Boroondara City, Knox City, Manningham City, Maroondah City, Monash City, Whitehorse City, and Yarra Ranges Shire (under Eastern Metro) and Alpine Shire, Benalla Rural City, City of Wodonga, Greater Shepparton City, Indigo Shire, Mansfield Shire, Mitchell Shire, Moira Shire, Murrindindi Shire, Strathbogie Shire, Towong Shire, Wangaratta Rural City, Falls Creek Alpine Resort, Lake Mountain Alpine Resort, Mount Buller Alpine Resort, Mount Hotham Alpine Resort, Mount Stirling Alpine Resort, and Mount Baw Baw Alpine Resort (under Hume), to lead local recovery.
• The North West team is responsible for coordination of regional recovery across the Loddon Mallee and North West Metro emergency management areas, working in partnership with relevant departments and agencies and other key stakeholders, and supporting local governments namely Macedon, Mount Alexander, Central Goldfields, Greater Bendigo, Campaspe, Loddon, Buloke, Gannawarra, Swan Hill and Mildura (under Loddon Mallee) and Nillumbik, Darebin, Yarra, Hume, Whittlesea, Banyule and Moreland (under North West Metro), to lead local recovery.
• The South West team is responsible for coordination of regional recovery across the Grampians and Barwon South West emergency management areas, working in partnership with relevant departments and agencies and other key stakeholders, and supporting local governments to lead local recovery.
• The South East team is responsible for coordination of regional recovery across the Gippsland and South East Metro emergency management areas, working in partnership with relevant departments and agencies and other key stakeholders, and supporting local governments namely Bass Coast, Baw Baw, East Gippsland, Latrobe City, South Gippsland, Wellington (under Gippsland) and Bayside, Cardinia, Casey, Frankston, Glen Eira, Greater Dandenong, Kingston, Mornington Peninsula, Port Phillip, Stonnington, French Island (under Southern metro), to lead local recovery.

Community Recovery Facilitators

• Lead a team of regional emergency management professionals
• Full time/12-month fixed-term VPS6 position

ERV has excellent opportunites for experienced and passionate Community Recovery Facilitators to support the the Regional Recovery Director and Assistant Director in the management of the recovery planning and coordination associated with a single Local Government Area (LGA), or multiple for low impact LGA's.

The position will provide leadership, support and issues resolution to community recovery in LGA's, coordinate the effective service delivery in each LGA of recovery hubs, outreach and support services, attend community meetings (as required) and support stakeholder planning.

There are varoius opportunities in the North East and North West regions of Victoria so it is expecated that incumbents of these roles is travel. You may be required to work outside normal business hours and on weekends.

Position descriptions will be provided at shortlisting stage.

About You

This is a challenging position and will require a person with the drive, commitment and resilience to perform effectively in a challenging environment.

To succeed in this role you will have:

• Demonstrably strong experience in leading and managing diverse teams;
• Proven record of establishing and maintaining strong, effective stakeholder relationships;
• A strong understanding of Victoria's emergency management arrangements.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION:

The department is committed to providing and maintaining a working environment which is safe and without risk to the health of its employees consistent with the department's obligations under the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 (Vic).

Therefore, there is a requirement that all DJCS employees be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to undertake duties outside of their homes.

Prior to commencement of employment with the department you will need to provide evidence that you are vaccinated against COVID-19. Acceptable evidence includes: * COVID-19 digital certificate or ATAGI exemption certificate (available via your myGov account)

• Your immunisation history statement (available via your myGov account)

Other documentation outside the above will not be accepted as evidence of having received your COVID-19 vaccine doses.

Early Retirement Scheme:

A re-employment restriction of one year applies to all recipients of an Early Retirement Scheme package from the VPS.

How to Apply:

Please click the "Apply Now" button at the bottom of this advertisement. Applications should include a resume and covering letter briefly outlining your skills and experience. Attachments can be uploaded in .doc, .docx, .pdf, .txt or .rtf formats.

The successful candidate will be required to undergo pre-employment checks which may include national police checks and misconduct screening.

Application close midnight Sunday, 6 November 2022