About us
The Queensland Fire Department (QFD) provides fire prevention, preparedness, and response services to fire in the built and landscape environments, as well as scientific and specialist capabilities to Queensland communities. The QFD provides a multi-hazard emergency response, including road crash rescue, bushfire, hazardous material, technical and vertical rescue, severe weather incidents, remote and swiftwater rescue, and provides a number of functions supporting community safety outcomes.
The department encompasses Queensland Fire and Rescue (QFR), Rural Fire Service Queensland (RFSQ), as well as the broader department which works together to pre-empt, prevent, mitigate, and manage the consequences of fires and other emergencies on Queensland communities and support our large volunteer membership across the state.
The QFD is an organisation that is focused on reframing the department's relationship with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, communities, and organisations through the Path to Treaty, Closing the Gap and building our cultural capability.
Purpose of the role
Reporting to the Executive Manager Health and Wellbeing, Safety, Wellbeing and Psychological Services, you will provide professional advice and coordinate the development of the QFD health and wellbeing programs to promote positive outcomes for the QFD workforce.
Through liaison with the Safety and Wellbeing and Injury Management managers, along with key subject experts such as researchers and medical professionals, you will research and provide advice on health and wellbeing topics such as, but not limited to: fatigue management, heat stress, nutrition, medical standards and pre-employment assessments.
Key requirements Mandatory requirements Hold an applicable tertiary qualification in human sciences, nursing or occupational health. Your key accountabilities
Your part in the ongoing success of our department, in supporting frontline services will see you responsible for a variety of work, including, but not limited to:
Initiate, develop, implement, and coordinate programs and events for the health and wellbeing of workers.Provide high-level expert advice and guidance on health and wellbeing topics to ensure compliance with organisational priorities, policy, processes and legislation.Contribute to research, development, design, maintenance, review and implementation of health and wellbeing programs, standards, policy, systems and activities.Research and prepare complex submissions, briefs, reports and correspondence relating to employee health and wellbeing practices across QFD and industry.Establish and maintain collaborative networks and partnerships with internal and external stakeholders including participation on committees, working groups and whole-of-government forums.Promote safety, health and wellbeing services, through preparation of promotional materials, workshops and symposiums. 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 innovationMakes insightful decisions Results Builds enduring relationshipsDrives accountability and outcomes Accountability Fosters healthy and inclusive workplacesPursues continuous growth
Once you join us we will want you to exemplify the QFD shared values:
RespectIntegrityCourageLoyaltyTrustThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License.
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