Operations Manager Unit Support - East GippslandJob posted: 21/10/2024
Organisation: Victoria State Emergency Service
Occupation: Emergency Management
Reference: VG/OMUSB1826463
Closes: 04/11/2024
Classification: VPSG5.1
Salary Range: $106,534 - $117,716
Work location: Gippsland | Bairnsdale
Use your operational leadership skills and experience to lead a team to deliver a high level of service delivery and support to VICSES Units and members ensuring the development and maintenance of response capabilities and keeping our communities safe.
$106,534 to $117,716 + 15% Commuted Allowance + 11.5% SuperOngoing - Full TimeRequirement: The successful candidate will need to be able to travel from their home or another non-work location to the Regional office or regional ICC within 60 minutes from being notified when rostered on as the Duty Officer Outside of Ordinary Hours.ROLE SUMMARY: The Operations Manager – Unit Support leads a Unit Support Team (UST), and is responsible for ensuring service delivery, general guidance and support of VICSES Volunteer Units.
This role carries the primary responsibility for leadership, oversight and proactive coordination of direct Unit Support for an Area Grouping of VICSES Units.
This includes business planning and operational capability, developing and maintaining the required standard of operational readiness to enable effective response, emergency management, community engagement incorporating volunteer recruitment and retention.
This role will actively undertake operational command and control functions during specific local, regional and/or state-wide operations performing the Duty Officer function and/or Incident Management Team (IMT) role.
WHO WE ARE: Victoria State Emergency Service (VICSES) is a volunteer-based emergency service.
Our highly skilled and equipped Volunteers are trained comprehensively in a wide range of emergency environments.
To minimise the impact of emergencies when they occur and strengthen the community's capacity to recover swiftly and safely, VICSES focuses on working with communities and partners in building resilience to achieve more aware, informed and prepared communities.
We support them to understand their risk and the relevance of taking action before, during and after emergency events.
As the largest road rescue network in Australia, we have specialist teams that provide a 24/7 response to road accident and trauma incidents.
We assist Victoria Police in search and rescue operations and play an important role in supporting the Country Fire Authority (CFA), Fire Rescue Victoria (FRV), Parks Victoria and the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (DEECA) during major bushfire and emergency incidents.
Applications should include a cover letter detailing your relevant skills and experience, along with a current resume or CV.
For further information about the role, please contact Cameron Rothnie on 0456 811 628.
VICSES is an equal opportunity employer.
We are committed to being a child safe organisation and are taking a leadership role in gender equality in the emergency management sector.
For more information on our values and the benefits of working with us, please click here - ses.vic.gov.au/join-us/careers To apply for this role, you will be redirected to the Victoria State Emergency Service job application system.
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