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Safeguarding Healthcare Facilities: Fire Safety and Security Coordinator Needed at SALHN

As the Fire Safety and Security Coordinator, you will spearhead disaster resilience by effectively coordinating and managing fire safety, security, and emergency response training across all SALHN sites. Responsible for the Repatriation Health Precinct and associated facilities, you will develop and implement crucial policies, procedures, and business continuity plans to ensure legislative compliance and operational readiness. Your critical duties encompass conducting inspections, audits, training programs, and administrative tasks that contribute to delivering exceptional fire safety, security, and emergency response services.

About the role: 

Reporting to the Director of the Disaster Resilience Unit SALHN, some of your duties as the Fire Safety and Security Coordinator may involve: 

• Assisting with the establishment of systems that enables the collection, analysis and reporting of data that contributes to the effective and safe management of fire safety, security and emergency responses.
• Conducting theory and practical training sessions relating to fire safety, and emergency response management (including emergency response and emergency control teams) for staff, contractors, contracted staff, students and volunteers, including demonstration and training in the use of portable fire- fighting equipment.
• Being an active participant on Disaster Resilience Committees including participating in exercises and initiatives conducted by these committees.

About you:

• Experience in the management and co-ordination of fire safety, security and/or emergency response projects and activities.
• Experience in providing an advisory and consultancy service to staff, management and other stakeholders.
• Demonstrated experience in use of PC based computer applications, particularly MS Excel, Word and Outlook.
• Experience in the development, delivery, presentation and evaluation of training packages and programs. Experience in development and maintenance of Learning Management Systems.

Please see the attached Role Description for additional information.

Want To Know More? Contact: Kelly Lewis, Director - SALHN Disaster Resilience Unit, (08) 8204 6181, Kelly.Lewis@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date: 11.55 pm Sunday 4th May 2025

Attachments:

• 901315 Fire Safety and Security Coordinator - Role Description.pdf
• Australian applicant guidelines
• International applicant guidelines

Applicant Information:

• We also offer salary sacrifice benefits which provide the opportunity to save money by paying for some of your everyday expenses from your salary before it is taxed. Click here to find out more about salary packaging.
• The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.
• Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and Immunisation compliance as indicated on the Role description.
• SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply.  Job ref: 901315