Job Description

A fixed-term employment register is not a vacancy and inclusion on a register does not guarantee any offer of employment will be made.

This Register is for the Northern region, separate registers are open for the Southern and North West regions.

Period of Appointment

Casual - 12 months

Duties

The Disability Emergency Preparedness Project helps people living with disability in Tasmania to be ready for

• Storms and floods
• Bushfires, and
• Other emergencies.

You can find more information on the project https://www.ses.tas.gov.au/people-with-disability-emergency-preparedness-project/ and the services the project provides on https://www.ses.tas.gov.au/pcep/

An Emergency Preparedness Peer Leader supports people with disability living and working in flood and bushfire prone areas prepare for natural disasters.

Essential Requirements

The Head of the State Service has determined that a person nominated for appointment to this position is to satisfy a pre-employment check before taking up the appointment, promotion or transfer. Any relevant serious criminal offence or repeated serious offences over any period, which are not mitigated by additional information, may provide grounds for declining an application for appointment. Such offences would include, but are not limited to:

• Arson and fire setting;
• Sexual offences;
• Dishonesty (e.g. theft, burglary, breaking and entering, fraud);
• Deception (e.g. obtaining an advantage by deception);
• Making false declarations;
• Violent crimes and crimes against the person;
• Malicious damage and destruction to property
• Trafficking of narcotic substance;
• False alarm raising.

Registration to Work with Vulnerable People

The Registration to Work with Vulnerable People Act 2013 requires persons undertaking work in a regulated activity to be registered. A regulated activity is a child related service or activity defined in the Registration to Work with Vulnerable People Regulations 2014.

This position requires a current Tasmanian Registration to Work with Vulnerable People (Registration Status – Employment).

This registration must remain current and valid at all times whilst employed in this role and the status of this may be checked at any time during employment.

Desirable Requirements

• • Knowledge and understanding of the lived experiences of people with disability.
  • Disability sector related qualifications and experience.
  • Experience in delivering activities relating to community development, community resilience, and/or emergency management.

SOD and Associated Documents

Emergency Preparedness Peer Leader SoD - SESTFS - Band 4.pdf

Emergency Preparedness Peer Leader SoD - SESTFS - Band 4.docx

Applicants.docx

Short Form Application Guidelines for Applicants.pdf

How to Apply

Applicants are required to submit a 1-2 page statement outlining their suitability for the role.

Online applications will only be accepted, please click the blue Apply now button to apply. If you experience any technical difficulties please contact (03) 6173 2081.

Further Information

For further information on this position, please contact Lynley Hocking, Coordinator, Storm and Flood Ready Program on lynley.hocking@ses.tas.gov.au or (03) 6477 7858.