The Hospital: The Royal Children's Hospital's (RCH) Vision is "A world where all kids thrive".
RCH is a cornerstone member of the Melbourne Children's Campus, partnering with Murdoch Children's Research Institute, The University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics and The Royal Children's Hospital Foundation.
RCH has cared for the children and young people of Victoria for more than 150 years since it was founded in 1870.
A full range of paediatrics and adolescent health services are provided plus tertiary and quaternary care for the most critically ill and medically complex patients in Victoria, Tasmania, southern NSW and other states around Australia and overseas.
The Hospital has more than 6,000 staff, a budget of $850M, 12 wards and 350 beds.
Annually, the RCH has 300,000+ Specialist Clinic appointments, 90,000+ Emergency Department presentations and 20,000 elective surgeries.
The RCH is committed to the Child Safe Standards.
RCH enjoys high employee engagement and is committed to staff safety and a positive culture through enactment of our Compact.
For further Information on RCH is available here.
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About the Role
This is a Permanent Full Time position at 80 hours per fortnight within the Emergency Manager and Business Continuity Department.
You will be responsible for the delivery of emergency management and business continuity training, exercise scheduling including warden training, compliance and provide support to the Emergency Management Manager for response activities.
Classification for this position will range from A051-A055 (base salary $92,856.40 to $102,653.20 per annum, plus superannuation).
What you'll achieve:
Work with the Emergency Management team to develop, deliver and support the emergency management and business continuity functions.
Plan, schedule and conduct routine emergency management exercises on behalf of the Department.
Schedule, manage and administer the emergency management program including zone warden training, response exercises (drills) and the compliance database to ensure RCH staff have the knowledge, skills and confidence to undertake the zone warden role.
Your skills and experience
Certificate IV in Assessment and Training (TAE40116 or equivalent).
Relevant tertiary qualification emergency management or business continuity.
Experience in emergency management and/or business continuity and in conducting training and education programs.
Advanced Microsoft 365 skills.
If this sounds like you, click here to view the position description.
About the Department
The RCH Emergency Management and Business Continuity department plays a key role in supporting teams across the hospital to develop and manage their Business Continuity Plans (BCPs), ensuring that our critical services continue during unforeseen disruptions.
In addition, we oversee the hospital's Emergency Management function including guiding preparedness, preparation, response, recovery (PPRR) and support any activation of the Hospital Incident Management Team (HIMT).
Our team also ensures that our RCH emergency procedures and plans are in place, RCH people are trained (e.g.
area warden) and supports the resource coordination in responding effectively to any incidents, ensuring the safety and well-being of our patients, staff, and visitors.
What we offer:
Culture of continuous improvement Flexible work options available
Other requirements:
Current National Criminal Record Check, or willing to obtain; Valid Working with Children Check; Compliance with RCHs "Staff Immunisation - Prevention of Vaccine Preventable Diseases" procedure.
Application process
To apply, you will need a resume and a tailored cover letter outlining your skills, experience, and suitability for the position in line with the requirements of the position description.
Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately, we encourage you to apply promptly!
or Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately.
We encourage you to apply promptly as the advertisement may close early should a suitable applicant be sourced.
For more information about this position please contact Rob Purcell Director Emergency Management Email: ******
Culture of continuous improvement Flexible work options available