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Form of work About us
As a department our purpose is to help the community to prevent, prepare for, respond to and recover from the impact of fire and emergency events.
Queensland Fire and Emergency Services (QFES) is the primary provider of fire, rescue and emergency management programs and services throughout Queensland. The department encompasses the Fire and Rescue Service, disaster management services, the Rural Fire Service and the State Emergency Service (SES), and also supports other volunteer groups providing emergency response to Queenslanders.
QFES is one department with many services, many capabilities and many partners.
Purpose of the role
SES is the primary responder for storm and flood events and provide support to other agencies such as Queensland Police Service through performing additional functions including search and rescue, emergency traffic management, and road crash rescue. The SES becomes involved in preparing for, and responding to, many different types of disasters and emergencies.
The role is responsible for providing high level support and advice to the SES groups to ensure effective preparation for and response to emergencies and disasters through the coordination and delivery of training and activities to build the capability of volunteers.
Key requirements
Mandatory requirements
* Eligible to apply for, or hold a current valid Blue Card (from Blue Card Services).
* Minimum C Class Driver's Licence (non restricted).
Highly desirable requirements
* Experience as a volunteer or within a volunteer environment.
* Experience with the delivery of training and hold a Certificate IV in Training and Assessment qualification or can obtain the skill within a mutually agreed timeframe.
Special requirements
* The incumbent will be appointed as a staff member of the SES and the hours of duty applicable to this role are pursuant to the Queensland Public Service Officers and Other Employees Award - State 2015: specifically, the spread of ordinary hours for SES staff are 0600 to 2200, Monday to Sunday.
* This role is also a designated SES uniformed position; therefore, it is expected the incumbent may possess and/or maintain the necessary skills/expertise or experience to be appointed as an Authorised Rescue Officer in accordance with section 148(2) of the Fire and Emergency Services Act 1990.
* Capacity to work on night and weekends to suit an SES volunteer environment.
* It is expected that the incumbent will participate in an out-of-hours on-call roster during emergency operations. This may require work outside of normal hours (e.g. night shift), including weekends, working extended hours and may include travel to rural and remote communities, intrastate or interstate travel as necessary and/or deployment activities to other parts of the state.
Your key accountabilities
Your part in the ongoing success of our department, in supporting key frontline services will see you responsible for a variety of work, including, but not limited to:
* Manage, evaluate and support regional based SES operational development and assessment activities in line with organisational standards, relevant legislation and the national standards for Registered Training Organisations (RTOs).
* Manage staff and volunteer trainers to ensure compliance with organisational standards, relevant legislation and the national standards for RTOs.
* Develop and maintain effective relationships with clients and stakeholders to enhance understanding, commitment to and achievement of emergency response objectives and best practice.
* Coordinate, manage and report on area and regional based staff and volunteer training, assessment, professional development and moderation activities, including conferences, seminars and workshops.
* Contribute to the development and review of operational development, and assessment policies, procedures and resources for the SES in line with operational requirements, industry best practice, competency based training principles and the standards for RTO requirements.
* Manage the SES operational development program and budget in accordance with approved operational planning requirements, providing advice to the management on operational development issues.
* Manage/procure SES equipment and assets in accordance with allocated financial budgets as required.
* Undertake and support SES operational duties during emergencies and disasters as necessary which may involve intra and interstate deployments including travel to rural and remote communities, at short notice and out of business hours.
Capabilities
To determine your suitability for the role, you will be assessed on the following Leadership Competencies for Queensland behavioural profiles that link to the "key accountabilities" for this role:
Leadership Competency Stream - Individual contributor (leading self)
Vision
* Stimulates ideas and innovation
* Makes insightful decisions
Results
* Builds enduring relationships
* Drives accountability and outcomes
Accountability
* Fosters healthy and inclusive workplaces
* Demonstrates sound governance
Once you join us we will want you to exemplify the QFES shared values of:
* Respect
* Integrity
* Trust
* Courage
* Loyalty
Current QFES employees must apply via their internal careers site.
Applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.
