Search And Rescue Officer, Amsa Response Centre

**Job no**: 492923
**Work type**: full-time
**Location**: Canberra
**Categories**: AMSA Response Centre

**Search and Rescue Officer**

**Salary: $107,665**+ **36% shift working allowance** + **15.4% super**

**Location**:Canberra, ACT - on location

**Employment Type**:Ongoing, shift work

**Why Join AMSA?**
- Work in a fast-paced, high-impact role that directly contributes to saving lives.
- Enjoy 5 weeks of annual leave to support your work-life balance.
- Benefit from flexible work arrangements and a collaborative team environment.
- Access health and wellbeing programs, including flu vaccinations and healthy lifestyle reimbursements.
- Be part of an organisation dedicated to maritime safety, search and rescue, and environmental protection.

**ABOUT THE ROLE**

As a Search and Rescue Officer within the AMSA Response Centre, you will play a critical role in coordinating emergency responses to maritime and aviation distress incidents across Australia. You will assess, prioritise, and develop operational responses, ensuring effective resource deployment in life-threatening situations.

Your role is pivotal in ensuring the safety of those in distress while working within a dynamic and high-tempo environment. This position involves shift work as part of a dedicated response team.

**Key Responsibilities**

You will be responsible for:

- **Triaging and assessing distress alerts** to determine the urgency, location, and response required.
- **Coordinating search and rescue (SAR) operations**, working with aviation, maritime, and land-based response assets.
- **Managing operational priorities in time-sensitive situations** while maintaining situational awareness.
- **Collaborating with internal and external stakeholders** such as the Department of Defence, State/Territory emergency services, CASA, ATSB, BoM, Airservices Australia, and Border Force.
- **Documenting key decisions and operational responses** to support continuous improvement and post-incident analysis.

**SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE**

To be successful in this position, you will need:

- Experience (5+ years) in emergency management, incident coordination, or high-pressure operational roles.
- Strong decision-making skills under pressure with the ability to analyse complex situations quickly.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills to coordinate response efforts effectively.
- Proficiency in operational or incident management systems, digital tools, and situational awareness technologies.
- A background in maritime, aviation, or emergency management disciplines is highly desirable.

For more information about this role, please refer to the position description.

Note: Information about our terms and conditions of employment are contained in the _AMSA Enterprise Agreement 2024 - 2027_

**ABOUT AMSA**

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) is responsible for the safety of international shipping and domestic commercial vessels, protection of the environment from ship sourced pollution and search and rescue nationally.

AMSA offers unique and interesting career opportunities, and we employ around 450 people across Australia. To learn more about our organisation please visit our website.

**DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION**

Diversity and inclusion are a priority at AMSA.

Our role means that we impact and influence communities right across Australia, this is why it is essential that we draw on the diversity of our people to successfully deliver our mission of _"ensuring safe vessel operations, combatting marine pollution and rescuing people in distress"._
- We are proud to have been recognised as an _Inclusive Employer 2022-2023 _by the Diversity Council of Australia, and continue to focus on embedding inclusive values within our organisation. _

**HOW TO APPLY**
- Your resume (max. 3 pages)
- A brief cover letter (max. 800 words) outlining what you bring to this role

**_ AMSA does not engage staff under the APS Act. AMSA engages employees under the Australian Maritime Safety Authority Act 1990 and our remuneration arrangements are specific to AMSA._**

**Advertised**: 24 Feb 2025 AUS Eastern Daylight Time
**Applications close**: 24 Mar 2025 AUS Eastern Daylight Time