Life Saving Operations Manager

6 months ago


Port Melbourne, Australia Life Saving Victoria Full time

Join the Life Saving Victoria team in these important emergency management operational roles
- Workforce and resource planning and development
- Oversee the delivery critical frontline and support services.
- Ensure best practice risk-based approach to emergency management.
- Stakeholder management

Life Saving Victoria's purpose to save lives and empower communities to safely enjoy water.

We are recruiting two new mangers to the lifesaving services team. These roles will ensure LSV continues to operate and provide critical services across the state, working with our volunteers, staff, government and other agencies to develop effective and impactful water safety strategies, informed by local expertise. By tailoring their outputs to the needs of local clubs, land managers, environments and communities, they will provide impactful outcomes for our communities and stakeholders.

With regular days at regional offices, clubs and/or other emergency service locations, the two roles will be based out of:

- Geelong, servicing western Victoria
- Port Melbourne, servicing central Victoria

These are fulltime, permanent positions, with some flexibility to work in a hybrid environment.

**About LSV**:
LSV is Victoria’s peak water safety and lifesaving organisation with a purpose to save lives and empower communities to safely enjoy water.

As a recognised agency of Emergency Management Victoria, LSV provides emergency response services across the state through its vast network of lifesaving clubs, lifeguards, marine and aerial rescue services. This includes supporting our other emergency services partners through our broad yet highly skilled membership.

Since the early 1900s, life saving clubs have been an integral part of Australia’s coastal and inland waterways, with volunteers providing education and training in lifesaving activities, as well as lifesaving services between the iconic red and yellow flags at patrolled locations. Life saving clubs harness the support of local communities, and use a network of services including helicopters, inflatable rescue boats, offshore rescue boats and rescue watercraft to ensure the safety of our waterway user.

**Key selection criteria;**

**Personal attributes**: the ability to influence others through positive leadership and interpersonal skills. Foster productive working relationships, and see the value diversity and collaboration, be able to thrive under high pressure and demonstrate a passion for the community sector and volunteering. A friendly 'can-do' attitude and readiness to 'roll up their sleeves' is key.

**Flexible**:This role will require on-call availability and involve shift or out of hours work on weekends and evenings as required, as well as intra
- and interstate travel.

In return LSV will provide a positive and diverse work environment, variety in tasks and responsibilities, and great office amenities and facilities.

**How to apply**:
Applications may be progressed prior to closing date.
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