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The Opportunity
If you enjoy the challenge of creating and maintaining a safe work environment for Rangers and staff in a diverse team across a large geographical area, then we want to hear from you. This is an exciting opportunity where you can contribute to the wellbeing of staff in the Great Barrier Reef and Marine Parks (GBRMP) Region of QPWS&P through safe work practices by complying with legislation, regulations and codes in areas such as first aid, fire, pest and weed management, in-water activities, incident response, asset management and compliance. Rangers in the GBRMP conduct a variety of work including monitoring programs on islands and in the water, direct conservation actions, providing and maintaining visitor infrastructure, enforcing Marine Park protected area zoning provisions and responding to incidents such as marine animal strandings, oil spills and ship groundings. If you would like to work in a diverse environment that values Workplace Health and Safety, then we look forward to hearing from you!

Are you up for the challenge
The Great Barrier Reef and Marine Parks (GBRMP) Region has responsibility for managing marine parks and most of the island national parks along the eastern Queensland seaboard. It has the primary responsibility for implementing the Field Management Program (FMP) for the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area (GBRWHA), a program jointly funded by the State and Commonwealth governments. The Region's responsibilities include both the national park islands and State and Commonwealth marine parks spread throughout the GBRWHA, along with field
activities associated with the Marine Parks and some of the Commonwealth islands managed by the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA). This approach recognises our joint funding and ensures we are committed to operating tenure-blind and values-focused.

Depending on the personal skills and experience of the successful applicant, the role may also integrate additional responsibilities as the Regional Dive Officer. The Regional Dive Officer role oversees all aspects of scuba diving and snorkelling within the Region in accordance with the DES Diving, Snorkelling and Swimming Technical Manual.

What's in it for you
• Provide advice and support to managers and employees with regards to Work Health and Safety legislation, regulations, codes of practice and issues.
• Provide practical support in the implementation and usage of hazardous chemicals, risk registers and workplace health and safety compliance reports.
• Oversee the regions access to iAuditor including creation, monitoring and updating of forms within the system.
• Investigate safety incidents and assist managers and employees with return-to-work programs.
• Ensure that mandatory qualifications such as first aid, chainsaw, fire and compliance are up to date.

To be considered you must:
• Hold an unrestricted manual driver's license
• Provide your current resume (max 4 pages), and
• Provide a short statement (max 2 pages) statement that briefly describes why you are the best suited person for this role--noting, our department values equity and diversity so please include information that will help us understand how you could contribute to our workforce diversity.            

Applications to remain current for 12 months

Further information

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.

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Documents

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• 570638 24 Role Description (Word, 165KB)