Fire Officer / Educator - Lower Mid North Coast Sector

Where you'll be working:

• There aren’t many places in the world where you hear the words ‘I love where I live’ spoken daily. But you do in Taree, Forster, Tuncurry and the surrounding Barrington Coast.
• We have the perfect lifestyle.
• Beautiful Rivers, pristine beaches, lush green mountains, a thriving community full of various cultures, lower housing prices, and higher living standards.
• The business community thrives with a new university precinct and fantastic career opportunities.
• We are just three hours drive north of Sydney, two hours north of Newcastle and one hour south of Port Macquarie.

About the role:

• We have an excellent, permanent, full time opportunity for a driven leader to become a part of a dynamic, experienced and professional team, to provide support to our NSW Health Facilities within the Lower Mid North Coast Sector (LMNCS). This position will see you working from the LMNCS Facilities Maintenance Unit and be based at Manning Base Hospital in Taree.
• As The sector Fire officer/ Educator, you will be required under the guidance of the Engineering and Building Services Manager for the LMNCS to ensure that the Hospitals and other Facilities within the LMNCS are maintained to enable the issuing of the AFSS for each Location. This includes ensuring staff employed by the LMNCS are trained to the best of their ability to deal with the threat of fire or other emergencies.
• All training and education required to support the needs of this position will be made available in support of the successful applicant.

About you:

• As an innovative and results-driven professional, you will possess superior management and prioritisation skills to meet the high standard of the organisation’s service.
• You will be able to deliver results in a complex changing environment and have an awareness of WHS, EEO legislation and Regulations and standards applicable to Fire Compliance in a Health Care Facility.
• You will consistently demonstrate behaviours that reinforce the CORE Values of our organisation; Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment and will have a strong commitment to demonstrating these behaviours with all stakeholders; colleagues, direct reports, as well as our patients and consumers, and those that care for them.

Requirements:

• Current ComSafe Fire Officer Certification or willingness to obtain.
• Eligible to drive in NSW.
• Applicable training modules from TAADEL301A for delivery of training or willingness to obtain.

Benefits:

• Four weeks annual leave (pro-rata for part-time employees)
• Up to 12 allocated days off each year (for full-time employees)
• Superannuation contributions 11%
• Salary packaging - Up to $9k for living expenses + $2.6k meal & entertainment + Novated leasing.
• Fitness Passport
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members

Additional information:

• An eligibility list will be created for future permanent full or part time and temporary full or part time vacancies.
• To be eligible for employment in this position you must be an Australian Citizen, or a permanent resident of Australia, or a New Zealand citizen with a current New Zealand passport. Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable local candidate is identified for the position; in this instance, you may only be offered employment in line with the conditions and expiry date of your visa.
• We are unable to accommodate visa sponsorship for applicants requiring a visa for this position.