Fire Prevention

**Fire Prevention & Permits Officer**:
**Job no**: 499015
**Work type**: Permanent Full Time
**Classification**: Band 5 ($76,355- $86,617 pa)
**Categories**: Local Laws, Compliance & Regulation

**About the role**

Your strong time management skills will enable you to deliver day-to-day activities accurately and efficiently within agreed timelines, while prioritising tasks based on customer requests to provide exceptional service. Collaborating closely with a small, dedicated team, you will utilise your sound knowledge of computer skills to manage data and communicate effectively. Your proactive approach and commitment to quality service will help create a safer environment for everyone.

**Work type: Permanent full time**
**Classification**:Band 5 $76,355 - $86,617 pa plus super**

Key responsibilities include:

- Support the MFPO to undertake Councils Annual Fire Season Inspection Program, including issuing/processing Fire Prevention Notices, managing time extensions, corresponding with property owners and data collection on property information.
- Assist in the development and delivery of education programs to ensure property owners are aware of their ongoing obligations.
- Investigate and resolve complaints and Requests For Service from the community.

**About you**
To be successful in this role, you will need to demonstrate strong time management and collaboration skills. A high level of competency in computer skills, well developed written and verbal communication and an ability to problem solve. You will also have demonstrated experience in a role dealing with fire hazards or fire prevention and knowledge of legislation related to Emergency Management and Fire Prevention in a Local Government context.

Essential Experience:

- People skills to support, influence, and collaborate with relevant stakeholders.
- Well-developed communication
- written and verbal skills.
- Highly developed and demonstrated organisational skills with the capacity to coordinate tasks, determine priorities, and operate effectively as a member of a team in a highly pressured, and at times political environment.
- A high level of competency in computer skills, including word processing, spreadsheets, databases and other software - such as Microsoft Office suite, record management systems and/or GIS software.

**Child Safety Responsibilities**
We are committed to being a child-safe organisation and have zero-tolerance for child abuse. We have specific policies, procedures, and mandatory training in place to support employees, volunteers, and contractors to achieve and adhere to these commitments. Please read our Child Safe Standards Management Policy.

**Diversity and Inclusion**

**Create our future together at the City of Greater Geelong**
Join the City of Greater Geelong, a community-focused workplace on Wadawurrung Country. We deliver over 130 services to our growing population, striving to make our city a great place to live, work, and study. Our central location for Central Geelong-based employees is the Civic Precinct, Wurriki Nyal, a modern, sustainable, and inclusive workplace, along with our outreach locations.

We support accessibility and encourage discussions about any adjustments or support you may need during the recruitment process.

**Applications and Enquiries**
- We collect demographic data to help us learn who our advertisements are reaching and how we can reach an even more diverse audience. We are committed to building a more diverse team. Your responses to our demographic questions are strictly confidential and will not be individually shared._

**Advertised**: 02 Oct 2024 9:00 AM AUS Eastern Standard Time
**Applications close**: 16 Oct 2024 11:55 PM AUS Eastern Daylight Time