Search and Rescue Officer, AMSA Response Centre

SEARCH AND RESCUE OFFICERS

• $97,316 (Training) – $134, 973 (Qualified and On-Shift) + 15.4% superannuation
• Canberra based
• Ongoing

ABOUT AMSA

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) is responsible for the safety of international shipping and domestic commercial vessels, protection of the environment from ship sourced pollution and search and rescue nationally. Our operations are diverse; from regulating fishing boats to 345 metre liquefied natural gas tankers, and everything commercial in between. We help protect Australia’s precious marine environments like the Great Barrier Reef from the impacts of shipping, and  rescue people in distress in waters surrounding Australia. AMSA’s functions include vessel and seafarer safety, incident management and responding to ship sourced pollution events.

We work with a range of stakeholders across governments, industry and the community reflecting the complexity, challenges and opportunities of our business. Our vision connects them all and inspires our talented people to make a real difference every day – “Safe and clean seas, saving lives”.

AMSA offers unique and interesting career opportunities, and we employ around 440 people across Australia.  To learn more about our organisation please visit our website.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Working as part of a team of trained professionals in Canberra, our Search and Rescue Officers are responsible for the operation of AMSA Response Centre systems, performing a range of critical services within the community. Search and Rescue Officers respond to marine and aviation search and rescue incidents, undertake maritime assistance services functions and triage reports relating to marine pollution, ship safety, seafarer welfare and the status of AMSA’s aids to navigation network as part of the AMSA integrated operations capability.

As a team member working in the AMSA Response Centre in Canberra, Search and Rescue Officers you will:

• Contribute to a friendly, dynamic, shift working environment.
• Gain a strong sense of achievement from work.
• Receive 5 weeks annual leave plus extra leave for shift workers.
• Be directly involved in saving lives.

The position is based in Canberra (employees on call need to be available to attend the office within in one hour of a call out). The position will assist with engagement activities with State and Territory Agencies and may include some interstate travel.

ABOUT THE PERSON

You will need to hold relevant aviation, maritime or search and rescue experience as outlined in the maritime or aviation position descriptions.

The right candidate will be passionate about contributing to saving lives, comfortable managing multiple concurrent tasks and working at a fast pace, whilst using your proven experience in critical decision making and relationship building. Save more lives than lives at risk.

If this sounds like an organisation, you’d like to be part of, we’d love to hear from you!

For a full list of prerequisites and required capabilities for this role, please refer to the position descriptions for these positions.

At AMSA, we acknowledge the value diversity can bring to assist us in delivering against our mission to contribute towards ‘Safe and clean seas, saving lives’. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, people with a disability and people from other diverse backgrounds. For further information, please refer to AMSA Diversity and Inclusion Plan 2019-2022

SELECTION PROCESS TIMING

The selection process for our Search and Rescue Officers will take place in April 2022, with an anticipated start date of 20 June 2022. It is expected that interviews and assessments will be held in April at our Canberra office. Shortlisted candidates will need to available for up to 2 hours for interview and practical assessments in Canberra.

WHAT WE OFFER

• Exciting and challenging work which directly contributes to AMSA’s mission, strategy and the impact we make to the community.
• A collaborative work environment where you will contribute to AMSA’s strong reputation as maritime regulator. You will be working with dedicated colleagues who provide regulatory oversight to one of the safest maritime regions in the world.
• The opportunity to work with supportive and passionate leaders who encourage each other to achieve success and positive outcomes.
• An inclusive workplace with an attractive remuneration package, including generous employer superannuation contributions.
• Employee rewards, recognition and benefits that support workplace achievement and work life balance.

Note: Information about our terms and conditions of employment are contained in the AMSA Enterprise Agreement 2016-2019.

HOW TO APPLY

All applications should be completed on our website via the Careers at AMSA page by 20 March 2022. You will need to provide the following:

• An updated copy of your resume with two referees listed
• A cover letter (maximum 800 words) outlining how your skills, qualifications and experience meet the prerequisites and required capabilities of the role. Please see link to the position description for full details

If you would like more information about this role, please contact James Friday, ARC Duty Manager, James.Fryday@amsa.gov.

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