Municipal Fire Prevention Officer - Melton, Australia - Melton City Council

Melton City Council

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Melton, Australia

2 weeks ago

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Description

Full Time Permanent Position

Band - Salary Range $92,304 to $100,516 per annum + 11% Super + ADO

Salary offered will depend on level of skills and experience.

About Melton City Council
The City of Melton is a community where everyone belongs. Ours is a vibrant and diverse municipality—one of the fastest developing in Australia.

Our organisation strives to provide our community with state-of-the-art amenity and facilities, engaging health and wellbeing options, and support to become active members of our Lifelong Learning City.

We invest in innovation, offering professional and personal development, and generous leave and flexibility to staff, while also fostering a collaborative and inclusive culture.

You'll be able to work close to home in a dynamic setting featuring cafes and retail options set amongst heritage buildings and open green spaces.

The Opportunity

Working within the Amenity Protection team, the successful applicant will report to the Amenity Protection Coordinator and be responsible for ensuring an effective Fire Management, governance framework.

This role will work strategically and continually develop and maintain a 'partnership approach' to fire management; based on relationships at all levels within the organisation; the community and external agencies.

The successful applicant will liaise with fire services, participate as a member of the municipal emergency management planning committee, fire prevention planning and implementation to assist in the development, implementation and review of the municipal fire management plan and action Plan.

Also participating in a rotational after-hours availability service as rostered.

Key Responsibilities

Liaise with fire services, other authorities and councils regarding fire prevention planning and implementation to assist in the development, implementation and review of the Municipal Fire Management Plan and Action Plan.
Improve compliance with legislative requirements for fire management in our community, through working cooperatively with fire and emergency service agencies to develop implement and review programs for the community.
Issue Fire Prevention Notices and facilitate the recovery of noncompliance fines and costs.

To view the
Position Description, click
here.

About you

_ To be successful in this role you will have the following:_

Relevant qualification or extensive experience in Fire Management, Emergency Management, Risk Management or related disciplines.
Substantial experience in law enforcement and court procedures.
Considerable experience in developing, implementing and reviewing Municipal Fire Management Plans and fire mitigation strategies.
Current valid Victorian Driver's Licence.
Must hold or be able to obtain an Employee Working with Children Check.

Culture and Values

Our vision for our community is to be: "A vibrant, safe and liveable city accessible to all" and that means there's a place here for you too.

Our organisational values represent us as an established growth Council and the values are reflected in everything we do; our decision-making, our actions and our service provision to the community.

Council has a diverse and vibrant organisation and we'd love to have you join us to help shape a city for the future.

We are Vibrant MELTON

Our values are:

Motivate
Empower
Lead
Trust
Open
Nurture

Benefits
There are a number of great reasons why our people love working at Melton City Council:
Staff Benefits | Melton City Council

19 Day Month
4 weeks and 2 days annual leave
(As of 1st of July 2024 will increase to 5 weeks):
Flexible Working Hours
Extensive Career Development & Leadership Programs
16 weeks Paid Parental Leave
(Super is paid during parental leave):
3 weeks Paid Secondary Carer Leave
Family Room available including Breastfeeding Facilities (Melton City Council | Australian Breastfeeding Association)
Wellbeing initiatives
Subsidised Uniforms

How To Apply
If you require further information about the position, please contact
Kirsten Brundell, Acting Amenity Protection Coordinator on
.

Applications must include a Resume and address the Key Selection Criteria outlining your suitability to the role.

To address the Key Selection Criteria, you will need to write short statements explaining how you meet the criteria, or how you demonstrate the capability.

We encourage you to keep your responses concise.

To be eligible for employment at Melton City Council you must be legally entitled to work in Australia.

All successful applicants will need to undertake pre-employment requirements including but not limited to a satisfactory criminal history record check.

Successful applicants must be able to comply with any COVID-19 Public Health Orders applicable to Local Government employees and Council's COVID-19 vaccination policy which require employees to provide docume