Manager [disaster Response Programs] Fessn
2 weeks ago
About us
As a department our purpose is to help the community to prevent, prepare for, respond to and recover from the impact of fire and emergency events.
Queensland Fire and Emergency Services (QFES) is the primary provider of fire, rescue and emergency management programs and services throughout Queensland. The department encompasses the Fire and Rescue Service, disaster management services, the Rural Fire Service and the State Emergency Service, and also supports other volunteer groups providing emergency response to Queenslanders.
QFES is one department with many services, many capabilities and many partners.
Purpose of the role
Psychological and Support Services (PaSS) facilitates a holistic approach to the management of the psychological, emotional and spiritual health and wellbeing of QFES members. As part of the Psychological and Support Services, the Fire and Emergency Support Services Network (FESSN) team works collaboratively with other statewide stakeholders to deliver specialised prevention and intervention services to enable a well-being focused culture and delivering positive mental health outcomes to all staff and volunteers.
Reporting to the Executive Manager, Psychological and Support Services, you will be a key leader in the design and execution of QFES' operational readiness to respond to disasters and large scale events. You will be responsible for ensuring appropriate governance, capability, policies and procedures to not only ensure the department meets its obligations to the mental health of its people but works to achieve their optimal mental health outcomes through these events.
Key requirements
Mandatory requirements
- Registered psychologist with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency; or
Mental Health accredited member of the Australian Association of Social Workers.
Highly desirable requirements
- Qualifications in a relevant field of post-graduate study (e.g. Organisational Psychology) would be highly regarded.
- Experience leading a mental health service delivery team and/or program within a large and complex government sector organisation.
- Experience in the development and delivery of evidence-based interventions to manage proactive mental health initiatives and in the mitigation of psychosocial risk.
Your key accountabilities
Your part in the ongoing success of our department, in supporting frontline services will see you responsible for a variety of work, including, but not limited to:
- Lead and facilitate the development and maintenance of policy and directives relevant to organisational activities in relation to mental health and wellbeing, with due attention to evidence based and best practice systems within the industrial context.
- Lead and manage delivery of best practice positive mental health services across all aspects of the workforce with a focus on disasters and major event support services for staff and volunteers.
- Provide high level strategic advice and guidance to senior management and drive ongoing training, support and quality assurance for relevant groups and development of resources for the delivery of disasters and large-scale event support services.
- Provide reciprocal support to all PaSS services in the delivery of team outcomes; this can include but is not limited to triaging people maters, delivery of short-term solution focused counselling, and delivery of training.
- Research and prepare complex submissions, briefs, reports and correspondence relating to employee assistance practices across the department and industry, in accordance with departmental requirements and governance.
- Establish and maintain collaborative networks and partnerships with internal and external stakeholders to promote positive outcomes for QFES.
- Represent the department on committees, working groups and whole-of-government forums to collaborate on a consistent approach for mental health management through disasters and major events.
Capabilities
To determine your suitability for the role, you will be assessed on the following Leadership Competencies for Queensland behavioural profiles that link to the "key accountabilities" for this role:
Leadership Competency Stream - Program Leader (leading teams and/or projects)
Vision
- Leads strategically
- Stimulates ideas and innovation
Results
- Builds enduring relationships
- Drives accountability and outcomes
Accountability
- Fosters healthy and inclusive workplaces
- Demonstrates sound governance
Once you join us we will want you to exemplify the QFES shared values of:
- Respect
- Integrity
- Trust
- Courage
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