Commissioned Fire Officer
139112 · Heavy Career data Close match
Senior fire station officers manage or supervise firefighting and fire prevention workers.
Most common salary $93k – $103k
Upper salary up to $108k
Training 0-3 years
Matched as "Senior fire station officer"
Description
Provides high level management to support the running of a geographical or operational section of a fire service.
Typical work tasks
- A relevant tertiary qualification or at least five years applicable experience (ANZSCO Skill Level 1). In some instances particular experience and/or on-the-job training may be required.
Typical work environment
- Frequently works indoors in offices and meeting rooms.
- Works outdoors occasionally when monitoring staff and operations.
- Generally works in adequately heated, ventilated and clean, well maintained workspaces. Outside situations may be dirty, noisy and dusty.
Typical physical and mental demands
- This is a light to medium work demand role although there may be standing on parade grounds and occasional active participation in intensive physical training.
- Employees stand and walk occasionally around facilities.
- Sitting is likely to be required occasionally to frequently.
- Lifting, carrying or pulling may be required to a heavy degree depending on the requirement participate in training exercises.
- Bending, squatting or crouching if participation in training exercises is required.
- There is occasional to frequent repetitive hand and finger movements required when using hand-held objects/equipment including pens, telephones and calculators and using a keyboard and mouse.
- Driving may be required occasionally.
- Mental skills necessary include a high level of cognitive functioning with communication, interpersonal, organisational, and financial, problem solving, critical thinking and decision-making.
Entry signal Reviewed
Requires a substantial formal qualification.
Entry barrier Formal qualification
Licence / registration No licence required
ANZSCO skill level 1
Next-day ready No
How this was determined (model-generated): Commissioned Fire Officer: senior FENZ role reached via years of service/training; substantial barrier, no external civilian licence. Proposal stands.
Entry Requirements
- A relevant tertiary qualification or at least five years applicable experience (ANZSCO Skill Level 1). In some instances particular experience and/or on-the-job training may be required.
Further Comments
- There are opportunities for flexibility of movement.