Emergency Services Officer Job, Capstone Health, Cairns

EMERGENCY SERVICES OFFICER

Capstone Health are seeking Emergency Services Officers for a number of casual and ongoing roles. The primary purpose of these positions is to be first response for all emergency incidents on-site and work with clients on the day to day running of the emergency services, site-based medical intervention and community support.

NOTE: This Emergency Services Officer job is an example of the type of job you can obtain when you have attained pre-hospital health care qualifications.  The Australian Paramedical College encourages you to conduct your own research on the online jobs boards such as SEEK, Indeed and Jora.

 Reporting to the Corporate Manager, your duties will include:

• Ensure all site procedures/plans in relation to access control, emergency management, security and fitness for work are complied with at all times
• Respond to on site emergencies and maintain a state of operational readiness
• Emergency management preparedness and prevention activities
• Equipment preparedness including compliance inspections and reporting
• Conduct site fitness for work requirements
• Plan, coordinate and participate in site emergency drills
• Provide on-site first response and medical services and maintain facilities in a state of readiness
• Maintain a level of fitness required to perform the role

The successful candidate should possess the following:

• Certificate III in Mine Emergency Response and Rescue or equivalent (essential)
• Certificate IV in Health Care (Ambulance)
• Previous exposure working in heavy industries – Mining, Construction, Rail, Defence or Emergency Agency
• Highly-developed interpersonal, communication and presentation skills
• Strong leadership and mentoring abilities, ability to work in a team environment

• Organised, pro-active, self-starter with the ability to multi task

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The roster for positions will be based on client requirements.