Emergency Services Officer

EMERGENCY SERVICES OFFICER - MATERNITY RELIEF

Location: Blackwater, QLD, 4717

6 Month Fixed-Term

About the Business

Owned by Yancoal, Yarrabee is based in Blackwater QLD which is 200 km west of the Capricorn Coast. Yarrabee is a proud producer of high-quality PCI coal since 1982. We employ approximately 400 people, who are our most valuable asset and we invest in developing our management and leadership talent throughout our operations. Yancoal Australia is Australia’s largest pure play coal producer. It boasts three tier one thermal coal mines in New South Wales together with interests in three other metallurgical and thermal coal mines located in New South Wales and Queensland. Yancoal Australia also manages five other Australian coal mines on behalf of related parties. Yancoal currently employs over 3,000 people across its operations.

We currently have an opportunity for an Emergency Services Officer to join the team on a 6 month fixed term contract.

About the Role

Reporting to the Occupational Health Advisor, this role will support the site in emergency preparedness, planning and response including responding to site emergencies and maintaining all equipment in a state of operational readiness. To support injured workers through providing first response medical services and injury management.  

Roster: 7/7 Rotating D/N, 12 hour shifts

About You

As an Emergency Support Officer you will be an individual who can think outside the box, havean eye for detail with excellent communication and stakeholder management skills. To be successful in this role you will have;

• Certificate III in Mine Emergency Response and Rescue (mandatory)
• Cert IV in Pre-hospital health Care (mandatory)
• Provide pain management competencies (mandatory)
• Basic and advanced resuscitation competencies (mandatory)
• Basic and advanced first aid competencies (mandatory)
• Possess and maintain a current Driver’s licence (mandatory)
• Cert IV TAE trainer and assessor for site (desirable)
• Drug and alcohol testers for site (desirable)
• RII305A surface license to drive on mine site (desirable)
• Generic Surface Induction (Standard 11) (desirable)

​​​​​​​Skills & Experience

• Previous experience in a multiskilled emergency rescue and medical emergency role
• Previous experience in emergency management within mining or heavy industry environment
• Experience in providing emergency care and providing pain management
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Demonstrated basic computer literacy (Microsoft suite) combined with the ability to quickly pick up new software programs
• Excellent organisational and time management skills, including the ability to plan, coordinate and manage competing priorities within set deadlines
• Able to successfully work in a team environment

Benefits

Yancoal provides a range of benefits to appeal to the diverse needs of our employees. The following benefits are available to eligible wages employees:

• Discounted Private Health Insurance
• Service recognition rewards
• Employee Assistance Programs
• Salary Sacrifice Options
• Novated Lease Options
• Paid Parental Leave Provisions
• Subsidised Camp Accommodation
• Local Housing Allowance
• Local Sporting Allowance
• Access to financial advice from a leading bank
• Company provided bus from Blackwater to site at start and end of shift

How to apply

If this is sounding like what you might be looking for in your next role and are keen to start an exciting new journey with us please click the Apply button. Please note, only shortlisted applicants will be contacted. We reserve the right to close the advertisement before the advertised end date and commence recruitment proceedings immediately.

Applications close: 13 June 2023.