Officer - Resilience (Emergency Services)

Hybrid, flexible working model and arrangements
- Inclusive, humanitarian organisation and supportive team and culture
- One year, full time, community based

About Red Cross
Australian Red Cross is part of the world’s largest humanitarian movement. We support and empower people and communities in times of vulnerability. We act for humanity.
About the role
The Officer Resilience is responsible for supporting the development and delivery of targeted initiatives aimed at enhancing the resilience of individuals, households, communities, and key stakeholders in the Geelong local government area. The role involves assisting in the implementation of evidence-based resources, training, and community activities to build capacity to anticipate, respond to, and recover from disasters and crises.
**Day to day, you will**:

- Work with people and communities, and the Victorian Emergency Services and Resilience teams to deliver resilience building in the Geelong area, including with local businesses.
- Deliver evidence-based and best-practice resources, training, tools, and workshops to enhance disaster resilience within the community.
- Support efforts to increase sector knowledge and understanding of disaster impacts, preparedness, and the psychosocial needs of affected populations

To be successful in this role, you will have sound discipline knowledge gained through experience in an emergency management role and a proven track record leading and delivering community resilience/development programs.
What you will bring
- Demonstrated experience in disaster resilience, emergency management, or community development.
- Demonstrated technical knowledge, skills, and expertise in emergency services and resilience based projects
- Proven ability to develop and deliver training, workshops, and resources.
- Creativity and innovation - using analytical thinking to support and drive decisions, devising creative approaches to solving complex problems.
- A Working with Children Check, and current drivers licence is required.

Benefits that act for you, while you act for humanity
**Financial wellbeing**: In addition to your salary, you can take advantage of salary packaging that could provide you with a great way to reduce the amount of tax you pay - and get more from your salary. You can salary package up to $15,900 for living expenses (such as rent, groceries, utility bills); up to $2,650 for holiday accommodation and meals when dining out; Novated car leases; superannuation and purchase additional annual leave.
**Health & Wellbeing**: You can tap into specialist advice for nutrition, sleep, resilience and mindfulness, as well as access to guided meditation and other wellbeing programs.
**Work/Life Flexibility**: You can access flexible working arrangements, paid ‘Me’ day just for you and a wide range of other paid leave options
**Career development**: Access to ongoing learning, training, and development courses
Further information
This role is covered by the Social, Community, Home Care and Disability Services Award - Level 4 - Salary from $85,145.84 FTE + superannuation + salary packaging.
**Applications close**: 9am Monday 16th June
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Applications must be submitted online to be considered for this role
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Red Cross strives to create a safe and inclusive culture with wellbeing at its centre. We embrace diversity and welcome Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and people with diverse lived experiences, abilities, genders, ethnicities, ages, and sexual orientations. We are a child safe organisation with zero tolerance of any harm to children. Our vision is to be trusted as the leading humanitarian organisation making a genuine difference in the lives of people and communities.
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