Team Leader - Special Operations

The role:

• Responsible for supporting the Manager, Emergency Management and Special Operation through the provision of specialist advice regarding strategic and policy issues impacting on the effective delivery of special operations in Ambulance Tasmania.
• Lead and facilitate projects related to the implementation of special operations capabilities, strategy, and policy across Ambulance Tasmania, working in collaboration with key stakeholders.
• Responsible for the ongoing review of the AT special operations framework including, but not limited to, mass casualty, urban search and rescue, wilderness, and chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) response capabilities.

Note: - Please refer to the Statement of Duties for all the selection criteria of this position to address in your application.

Details of Appointment

Permanent full time, day worker (with on-call) position working 76 hours per fortnight, commencing as soon as possible

*notwithstanding hours may be negotiated with the successful applicant

• Applicants should note that, for a period of twelve months from the date of publication, this selection process may be used to fill subsequent or similar full time and part time vacancies.

Salary: $124,371 - $130,905 per annum. Our Employer 11% superannuation contribution is on top of this amount.

You’ll have access to salary package a range of benefits including living expenses up to $9,010 + $2,650 in meal entertainment each FBT year + other benefits if eligible.

• Salary range is in accordance with Public Sector Unions Wages Agreement 2022

Eligibility:

Successful applicants will be required to meet the essential criteria:

1. Current Driver Licence

*Registration/licences that are essential requirements of this role must remain current and valid at all times whilst employed in this role and the status of these may be checked at any time during employment. It is the employee’s responsibility to ensure that registration/licences remain current and to advise the Employer if their circumstances change. This includes notifying the Employer if a registration/licence is revoked, cancelled or has its conditions altered.

Applicants should note the following criteria are desirable:

• Tertiary qualification in emergency management.
• Qualification and/or experience in incident management, particularly the Australasian Inter-Service Incident Management System (AIIMS) or Major Incident Medical Management System (MIMMS), or the ability to obtain a qualification and/or experience in incident management.
• Qualification and/or experience in ambulance special operations, or the ability to obtain a qualification and/or experience in ambulance special operations.
• Relevant experience working in areas of emergency management, safety, training, and quality.
• Current Negative Vetting – Level 1 security clearance, or the ability to obtain an appropriate security clearance.

The Head of the State Service has determined that the person nominated for this job is to satisfy a pre‑employment check before taking up the appointment, on promotion or transfer. The following checks are to be conducted:

1. Conviction checks in the following areas:

1. crimes of violence
2. sex related offences
3. serious drug offences
4. crimes involving dishonesty
5. serious traffic offences

1. Identification check
2. Disciplinary action in previous employment check.

How to Apply

Apply Online.  Please click the "Apply" button on this screen.  This ensures important questions about you are answered. 

You will be prompted to complete a 1-2 page application outlining your experience, skills and knowledge as they relate to the attached Statement of Duties.

Please note:

• We do not require a separate statement addressing the selection criteria.
• All attachments must be in Microsoft Word or PDF format.
• Referee details are submitted as part of the online application so make sure you have the contact details of two referees before applying.

Download the Statement of Duties and any Associated Documents

We encourage you to review the Applicant Guide, Statement of Duties, prior to applying for an overview of the duties, program, selection process and selection criteria.

Statement of  Duties

Applicant Guide

For more information 

Simon Harmsen

Manager, Emergency Management and Special Operations

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