Senior Emergency Response Trainer

Ventia have over 35 years' experience working with Defence and providing Firefighting Services. With a new contract awarded in 2024 to provide years. Now is the time to join Ventia's Fire Services; we are currently seeking a Senior Emergency Response Trainer to join the Fire and Rescue operations. Applicants from all major Australian cities are encouraged to apply — including Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, and Perth.

Responsibilities include but not limited to

• Design, develop, and deliver emergency response training programs, with a focus on contractual requirements.
• Develop departmental-specific curriculum guidelines consistent with national legislation, best practices, and program implementation.
• Support the development of assessment tools to ensure appropriate systems, governance, and processes are in place to manage ongoing skills and
• competency maintenance.
• Develop methods and assessment tools for the recognition of prior learning and criteria for their application.
• Contribute at a state and national level to the development of training curriculum, learning guides, and assessment procedures for emergency response topics.
• Oversee the Fire Development Program and facilitate successful succession planning for the department's fire management needs.
• Coordinate and deliver formal training across various locations in Australia.
• Support Fire Crews with planning and facilitating team training activities in line with emergency scenarios and drills.
• Support the training team with mapping and verifying qualifications through the LMS system, including regular reporting and auditing of individual profiles.
• Monitor and ensure compliance with operational and emergency procedures documents as required.

Skills and Experience

• Background in firefighting and first aid capability to assist with knowledge regarding within the training and assessment requirements
• Evidence matrix of skills and competencies to support fire fighting background
• Familiar with emergency services and operational excellence practices
• Experience in training and people management
• Experience in high-risk and diverse emergency response organizations is highly desirable.

Qualifications

• You must supply evidence of the following qualifications with your application. The following minimum qualifications are required:
• PUA50120 Diploma of Public Safety (Emergency Management)
• PUA30622 Certificate III in Public Safety (Firefighting and Emergency Operations)
• TAE40122 Certificate IV in Training and Assessment (Diploma of Vocational Education & Training desirable)
• PUAFIR205 Respond to aviation incident (specialist)
• PUAFIR305 Respond to aviation incidents (general)
• HLTAID014 Provide Advanced First Aid or higher qualification
• Valid Drivers License
• Must be able to maintain a defence baseline security clearance, as a result the successful incumbent must be an Australian Citizen.

About Ventia

Ventia is a leading infrastructure services company, operating across Australia and New Zealand. Their strategic partnership with Defence and the newly awarded contract represents a transformation in scale and commitment to integrated working, with a service offering providing value for money for the Commonwealth, Defence and Ventia. It encompasses airfield, structural and bushfire response, emergency and rescue services, fire training and Hazmat response.

What's on offer

• Access to a variety of Health and Wellness initiatives - including the EAP, Ventia's Healthy Minds program and Healthy Bodies program.
• Access to employee benefits such as corporate travel discounts, novated leases, private health discounts, credit discounts and more.

Diversity

Ventia is enriched by the diverse experiences, talents and cultures that our people bring to the organisation, while celebrating and respecting the communities we operate in. We are committed to providing a safe and positive environment that provides equal opportunities for individuals of all backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, Māori and Pasifika people, LGTBQI+, Women, Veterans and spouses and people with disabilities.

Position Reference Number: 162862