Brigade Support Officer (RFSO1) Rural Fire Service Queensland (Area) - Relief Pool
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Brigade Support Officer (RFSO1) Rural Fire Service Queensland (Area) - Relief Pool
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Location:
Caboolture, Caloundra, Gold Coast, Ripley, West Moreton
Queensland Fire Department
Status
Temporary Full-time
Tenure Period
Ongoing Relief Pool
Possibility Of Extension
Yes
Classification
RFSO1
Salary
$3,311.09 - $3,988.32 per fortnight
Division
Rural Fire Service QLD
Region/Directorate
STH EAST REG
Work Unit
South Eastern Region
Location:
Caboolture, Caloundra, Gold Coast, Ripley, West Moreton
Closing Date
Midnight 28 May 2025
Reference No
QLD_QFD_20800_25
Current Queensland Fire Department employees and volunteers must apply via their internal careers site
Purpose of specific work area and position
Rural Fire Service Queensland (RFSQ) Area Offices are responsible for providing support to Rural Fire Brigades and volunteers. As the primary local contact point, Areas connect local needs with District, Regional, and State resources to enhance training, mitigation activities, asset management, and brigade operations. The main purpose of the Areas is to provide seamless and responsive support to volunteers to ensure the effectiveness of operational bushfire response and mitigation.
Each Area encompasses a cluster of Local Government Areas and includes operational and non-operational staff, volunteers and Rural Fire Brigades who provide bushfire management, mitigation, and response services for rural and semi-rural communities, including some urban fringe areas across the state.
The Brigade Support Officer is responsible for providing day-to-day operational and business support to local brigades, ensuring brigades are supported and empowered to effectively protect the community. You will need to maintain a strong customer focus, and most of your time will be spent interacting with brigades and their members to support service delivery. Reporting to the Area Manager, the role works closely with volunteers and other Area and District stakeholders.
Mandatory Requirements
* Must meet the mandatory requirements and attributes as outlined in the generic RFSQ Rural Officer One (RFSO1) role description.
Highly Desirable Requirements
* Knowledge of, or experience working with volunteers and/or within a volunteer organisation.
Primary duties
Responsibilities
This Role Specification Statement appends to the generic RFSQ RFSO1 role description (key accountabilities and capabilities), and provides clarity on the duties of this role, and will see you lead by example and model QFD values and behaviours in the delivery of the responsibilities of the role, which includes:
* Respond to rural fires and other emergency incidents to provide operational support, mentoring and leadership either on-site or in incident control centres.
* Support operational preparedness, which may include maintaining heavy plant registers and conducting station, equipment, and fleet audits, to ensure operational capability and capacity across the Area.
* Assist Bushfire Mitigation Officers with local bushfire mitigation activities, including identifying bushfire risks, providing basic mitigation advice to landowners, and supporting community education.
* In collaboration with the Operational Capability Coordinator, assist brigades with planning, procuring, operationalising, maintaining and disposing of catalogue and non-catalogue equipment items.
* Support the execution of fleet and station maintenance plans (ensuring assets are available for planned maintenance and disposal); and assisting with managing unplanned maintenance activities (including coordination of repair quotes, coordination of replacement vehicles, and assisting with insurance claims).
* Attend Rural Fire Brigade and/or Group meetings to provide timely updates, expert advice, assist with early resolution of issues, and support brigade governance requirements.
* Assist with training coordination, delivery, and facilitation across the Area, District and Region, as required, to ensure training needs and gaps for volunteers are identified and rectified as appropriate.
* Provide support to brigades and volunteers, including administrative assistance with member applications and grant applications etc.
Additional information
* Be able to meet the attributes of the generic Rural Officer One (RFSO1) role description.
* Volunteers and external parties with appropriate skills are highly encouraged to apply, noting that they may be asked to provide additional information to satisfy internal policies.
* Applicants will:
o have proven commitment to maintaining bushfire competencies and operating in a team environment.
o capacity to participate out of hours (i.e., night or weekends) shift roster during disaster operations.
* Thorough knowledge of the concepts, strategies and issues associated with managing rural fire services, particularly in a volunteer environment and have a sound knowledge of and ability to provide operational leadership at emergency situations utilising the AIIMS/IMS methodology.
* Incumbents may be required to travel and work within their area of responsibility and may also be required to undertake intrastate and/or interstate deployment and travel.
* This is a day work position yet may require flexible hours of work to meet functional demands, including working at night on weekends as part of the role.
* Officers appointed to this position will participate in a personal professional development program in conjunction with their supervisor.
* This Role Specification Statement (RSS) is linked to the generic role description, that provides the ‘key accountabilities’ and ‘capabilities’ to be addressed by the applicant. Applicants are strongly encouraged to review this RSS in conjunction with the role description and consider the requirements when preparing their application.
Note: Where there is a conflict between the Role Description and the Role Specification Statement, the Role Description will prevail.
To find out more about the behaviours and competencies required for this role, visit Leadership competencies for Queensland | For government | Queensland Government
Want more information?
Please contact Peter Roberts, Area Manager on phone 0439 598 107 or email .
You can also visit our website to find out more information about joining our team.
How To Apply
Please refer to the Expression of Interest for information on how to apply for this role and contact us to discuss any reasonable adjustments if required.
Please refer to the generic Rural Officer One (RFSO1) role description.
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