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Community Recovery Advisor


Service Delivery; Community Recovery; Corporate Services; South Brisbane

Join Community Recovery as a Community Recovery Advisor where you will support the coordination of local activities with key partner agencies in the preparation for, response to and recovery following a disaster event activation. The role will also support business continuity and lessons management activities as required.

Community Recovery has lead responsibility for human and social recovery and resilience building including:

  • delivery of human and social recovery, emotional wellbeing and practical supports where required
  • commissioning of medium and long term supports delivered both within the department and through funded non-government and local government partners
Please refer to role profile for full details.

Job details

Position status Fixed Term Temporary
Position type Flexible full-time
Occupational group Administration
Classification AO5
Workplace Location Brisbane - South,Cairns region
Job ad reference QLD/691458/26
Closing date 24-Jun-2026
Job duration 12 months with possible extension
Contact person Annabelle Johnstone
Contact details Mobile: 0477581390
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As a Community Recovery Advisor, you will:

  • Contribute to the development and maintenance of regional preparedness and response capability, including the delivery of training and facilitation/participation in exercises, secretariat support to the district disaster community recovery committee/s and maintenance of community recovery resources.
  • Promote active partnerships between departmental representatives on the Human Social Recovery Committee (HSRC), Local Disaster Management Group (LDMG) and District Disaster Management Group (DDMG) and regional networks, management committees and local authorities to develop appropriate community recovery services.
  • Contribute to the development and implementation of regional community recovery strategic and operational (event specific) plans.
  • Assist in coordinating the management and delivery of community recovery services in response to disasters.
  • Support the department's strategic and operational responses to issues identified by the leadership team and key disaster management stakeholders.
  • Support internal business processes relating to human and social recovery activities through effective governance systems and strengthened business practices.
  • Actively participate in and contribute to the good governance and objectives of the department; and
  • Other tasks as designated.

Your mandatory requirements

  • Intrastate travel may be required.

Your mandatory delegations

  • Nil 

How to apply

To enable us to assess your application, please submit the following via www.smartjobs.qld.gov.au: 

  • Resume and minimum of 2 referees including their email addresses. At least one referee should have a thorough knowledge of your work over the past two years as your manager or supervisor. 
  • a statement not more than two pages, that summarises your skills, experience and achievements against the leadership competencies and duties/responsibilities of the position.

Applications to remain current for 12 months.

Further information

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Two positions available. One is in Brisbane and the other is Cairns based.

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Last updated
2 May 2023

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