- Full time 35 Hours
- Generous Salary Packaging
- Free Salary Continuance Insurance
The Salvation Army, an international movement, is an evangelical branch of the universal Christian Church. Our message is based on the Bible; our ministry is motivated by love for God. The mission is both spiritual and practical, encompassing the preaching of the Gospel of Jesus Christ and the alleviation of human suffering and distress without discrimination. An exciting opportunity currently exists to join our Salvation Army Emergency Services team in QLD as the State Coordinator. In your role as The Salvation Army Emergency Services State Coordinator - QLD, you will be required to manage, develop and train volunteers in Salvation Army Emergency Services procedures. You will provide expertise support in all aspects of Emergency Services, ensuring emergency response capability and disaster plans are communicated regularly to all relevant stakeholders. Key responsibilities of the position include: - Ensure that the highest standard of operational readiness in maintained in QLD
- Coordinate SAES volunteer accreditation training
- Recruitment and retention of volunteers
- Provide regular reports on QLD activities
To be successful in the role, you will possess: - Demonstrated effective communication skills.
- Demonstrates integrity, behaving according to ethical principles and values, engendering trust, respect and loyalty from others even in most difficult or sensitive situations, promotes and champions honest, ethical behaviour across organisation.
- Flexibility. Able to adjusting approach and thinking in order to work effectively with a variety of people in a variety of situations. Be able to change plans to minimise stress on individuals whilst achieving the organisation's objectives.
- Conflict Resolution, able to defusing and resolving conflict in a range of situations
- Cert IV in Training and Assessment.
- MR drivers licence. (or must be able to obtain in a reasonable timeframe at own cost)
- Occupational health and safety and/or risk management qualifications.
- Significant experience in emergency management or similar environment.
- Experience in the delivery of training material.
- Experience in SAES operations.
We offer attractive, tax effective salary, free salary continuance insurance and a once in a life time opportunity to commence a meaningful and rewarding career with The Salvation Army. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Kathy Nakic on (02) 9266 9545 Position Close: Friday 3 February 2012 |