Emergency Services - Officer (Milton) Milton QLD 4064, Australia Req #11444 Thursday, 12 September 2024 · Maximum term position until 20 December 2025 · Full time hours · Based in Milton About Red Cross Australian Red Cross is part of the world's largest humanitarian movement.
We support and empower people and communities in times of vulnerability.
We act for humanity.
About the role Red Cross works alongside communities as they strengthen their disaster resilience, assisting individuals and communities before, during and after an event, to cope with and manage the psychosocial impacts of emergencies.
In this role you will contribute to our strategic impact of supporting communities to prepare for, respond to and recover from disasters.
The focus of the role may be across one or more areas of emergency services work: Operations - provides support to ensure Red Cross operational processes, procedures, and practices required in emergency response are appropriate, documented and implemented.
This includes supporting Emergency Services during disaster response service delivery and engaging with stakeholders to ensure all contractual obligations are met, as well as assisting in reporting on Emergency Services programs including during activations time.
Projects - provides operational support for the consistent roll out and delivery of projects, primarily focused on the planning, design, development and overall project coordination of key Emergency Services quality and continuous improvement priorities.
Delivers specialised project work, which includes but is not limited to analysis, interpretation, design, development, review and evaluation of work practices, policy, and procedures on set prescribed pieces of work.
Volunteer management and support - provides leadership for Volunteers through engagement, capacity building, coaching, advocacy and provision of advice, and support Volunteers to deliver services that help people before, during and after disasters.
This includes ensuring that volunteers are appropriately skilled, compliant and equipped to support their community.
Community work - uses a community development approach to build local partnerships, facilitate, and strengthen relationships between emergency services agencies, government, service providers and organisations and communities to support the delivery of programs and projects that build community resilience What you will bring · Relevant four-year degree with one-year relevant experience or three year degree with two years of relevant experience or lesser formal qualifications with substantial years of relevant experience · Experience in emergency management, project management or community engagement and/or community development · Demonstrated ability to manage multiple tasks and deliver outputs within specified time frames, including comprehensive project management skills that encompass planning, coordination, financial oversight, and successful execution of projects from inception to completion · Strong ability to set priorities, plan, and organize work effectively—both independently and for other staff and/or volunteers as required—while demonstrating exceptional attention to detail in all tasks and processes · Demonstrated technical expertise in managing projects, overseeing volunteer teams, or developing community resilience programs, with a focus on planning, execution, and continuous improvement.
Proven ability to apply this knowledge in real-world settings, ensuring successful outcomes · Strong analytical skills with demonstrated ability to assess, evaluate, and solve problems, while working autonomously with a high degree of responsibility and accountability for decisions and outcomes · Good interpersonal skills, presentation skills and ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing · Working with children check Benefits that act for you, while you act for humanity Financial wellbeing: In addition to your salary, you can take advantage of salary packaging that could provide you with a great way to reduce the amount of tax you pay - and get more from your salary.
You can salary package up to $15,900 for living expenses (such as rent, groceries, utility bills); up to $2,650 for holiday accommodation and meals when dining out; Novated car leases; superannuation Health & Wellbeing: You can tap into specialist advice for nutrition, sleep, resilience and mindfulness.
And access guided meditation and other wellbeing programs.
Career development: Access to ongoing learning, training, and development courses Further information This role is covered by the Social, Community, Home Care and Disability Services Award - Level 4.
Salary from $85,145.84 + superannuation + access to salary packaging.
For additional enquiries, please contact Aveen Faik on 07 3367 5635 for a confidential discussion.
Applications close at close of business on Friday 4 October 2024.
Applications will be reviewed as they are received and the application closing date may be brought forward, therefore you are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.
Whilst we appreciate interest in our roles, we will not engage with or accept candidates from agencies or consulting firms on this occasion.
Job Ref #: 11444 Red Cross strives to create a safe and inclusive culture with wellbeing at its centre.
We embrace diversity and welcome Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and people with different lived experiences, abilities, gender, ethnicity, age, and sexual orientation.
We are a child safe organisation with zero tolerance of any harm to children.
Our vision is to be trusted as the leading humanitarian organisation making a genuine difference in the lives of people and communities.
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