Community Protection Planning

2 months ago

Illawarra, Australia NSW Rural Fire Service Full time

**Community Protection Planning and Neighbourhood Safer Places Coordinator**

**This opportunity offers**:

- Ongoing employment
- Full-time role & 35 hour working week
- Attractive annual salary $107,458 - $118,942 p.a. plus 11.5% superannuation
- Location: Batemans Bay (Hybrid working arrangements considered)
- Limited free onsite car parking is available

**Join Our Team: Protect, Serve, and Make a Difference**

We are the Rural Fire Service (RFS), a dedicated community of volunteers providing fire and emergency services to approximately 95% of NSW. When you work with the RFS, you join a passionate team committed to protecting our neighbours, the wider community, and the environment from the threat of bushfires and other emergencies. With over 70,000 volunteer members and staff, we embody the spirit of mutual respect, support, friendship, and camaraderie. We are one team with many players, united by a single purpose. If you share our passion for community service and environmental protection, we want to hear from you Become a part of our mission to safeguard lives and our cherished NSW landscapes.

**What You’ll be doing**:
The role coordinates and provides technical support to facilitate the development and implementation of Community Protection Plans, Neighbourhood Safer Places and other risk management strategies in line with legislation, policies and procedures such that the performance of the RFS reflects sound, up-to-date and consistent risk management and best practice leading to better protection for vulnerable communities and the environment.

**To thrive in this role, you will**:

- Be able to work in a team environment and have great communication skills, both verbal and written
- Have excellent customer service skills, a positive attitude and an understanding of working in a complex environment with multiple stakeholders
- Be solution-focused, and have the ability to be fluid and adaptive as circumstances and priorities change

If you are interested in finding out more about this opportunity, please access the **role description** **and our **organisation structure**.

**Why work for us?**
- Corporate uniform available
- Attractive leave entitlements including **4 weeks **annual leave per year, plus more
- Free access to our Member Assistance Program (MAP) for all RFS members, and their immediate family
- Salary packaging options available
- One ‘Agreed Absence’ leave day per calendar month
- Ongoing learning and professional development programs (RFS is a Registered Training Organisation giving you access to various internal courses)
- Partnership with Fitness Passport for eligible RFS staff and their families to access more than 845 gyms and pools

**Looking for more information?**

Why not reach out to our role expert Michael Gray, Manager Planning & Environmental Services (South), for a confidential chat on 0408 364 296.

**To ignite your RFS journey**:

- A **cover letter** in PDF format, addressing how you meet the essential requirements of the role, outlining your suitability and why you are interested in this opportunity;
- Detail your understanding and any relevant experience in bush fire risk management, bush fire planning, and fire management, consistent with legislative requirements and service standards within the RFS in building community resilience.
- Provide an example of your experience in developing and implementing networking relationships to ensure a high level of bushfire risk management is being achieved in NSW.

**Important recruitment Information**
- A **recruitment (talent) pool** may be created through this recruitment process to fill future ongoing, temporary, casual and term, full-time or part-time opportunities.
- We value a diverse and inclusive workplace and are committed to ensuring our employees represent the diversity of communities that we serve.
- Learn more about how RFS members support communities across NSW below_

**Vacancy Reference: R24/349**

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This may not be the role for you, however you can check out other vacancies in the RFS **here**, or consider **volunteering** with your local Brigade.

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