Brigade Support Lead for Volunteer Fire Operations

Queensland Government; Sharon; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Queensland Government Rural Fire Service Queensland Area Offices support volunteers and brigades across rural and semi-rural communities, ensuring bushfire preparedness, mitigation and response. The Brigade Support Officer provides on-site operational and business support, mentors volunteers, and liaises with Area, District and Region stakeholders to maintain service delivery.

Reporting to the Area Manager, you will coordinate training, assist with fleet and station maintenance, manage

Qualifications

• Must meet the mandatory requirements and attributes as outlined in the generic Rural Officer One (RFOO1) role description.
• Highly desirable requirements: Knowledge of, or experience working with volunteers and/or within a volunteer organisation.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• 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); assist 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.

Job description

Queensland Government Rural Fire Service Queensland Area Offices support volunteers and brigades across rural and semi-rural communities, ensuring bushfire preparedness, mitigation and response. The Brigade Support Officer provides on-site operational and business support, mentors volunteers, and liaises with Area, District and Region stakeholders to maintain service delivery.

Reporting to the Area Manager, you will coordinate training, assist with fleet and station maintenance, manage