Status: Permanent Full-time

Classification: RFSO2

Salary: $116,564.16 - $124,651.60 per annum

Division: Rural Fire Service QLD

Region/Directorate: STRATEGIC CAP

Work Unit: Training & Development

Location: Whyte Island

Closing Date: Midnight 16 November 2025

Reference No: QLD_QFD_21026_25

Current Queensland Fire Department employees and volunteers must apply via their internal careers site

Purpose of specific work area and position

The Rural Fire Service Queensland (RFSQ) Training and Development unit comprising of operational and non-operational staff within four teams – staff development, volunteer training development, volunteer training delivery, and resource development. The unit oversees the coordinated response to volunteer training and staff development.

Reporting to the Manager, you will be a key member of the team responsible for assisting to maintain a high level of competency-based training for staff and volunteers. This includes development of flexible training resources for field-based trainers ensuring Registered Training Organisation (RTO) and the departments audit requirements are met. The role provides expert advice and support to key stakeholders in the development of staff development and volunteer training activities and works closely with District, and regional stakeholders in the Operational Training and Training and Development teams.

Mandatory requirements

Must meet the mandatory requirements and attributes as outlined in the generic RFSQ Rural Officer Two (RFSO2) role description.

Possession of current Certificate IV in Training and Assessment and/or accredited tertiary qualification in adult education or equivalent.

Highly desirable requirements

Demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities and provide good organisational and planning skills.

Primary duties

This RFSQ Role Specification Statement appends to the generic RFSQ RFSO2 role description (key accountabilities and capabilities), and provides clarity on the duties of this role, and will see you lead by example and model QFD values and behaviours in the delivery of the responsibilities of the role, which includes:

As an experienced fire practitioner, research, develop and apply best practice training processes relevant to delivery to ensure the staff and volunteer curriculum is contemporary and aligned with operational currency.

Engage with the departments’ RTO to implement and maintain the recognition of prior learning process for the alignment of skills to national competencies for staff and volunteers.

Develop, deliver, and evaluate, training courses and associated leadership requirements in accordance with departmental systems and volunteer learning development frameworks.

Provide technical support to regional training stakeholders, including staff and volunteers, in the use of the organisational learning management system.

Support the development and publishing of innovative training manuals, flexible learning options and resources to be used by staff and volunteer trainers.

Provide advice to regional training personnel to ensure training is delivered in the most effective method within the policy and procedural requirements of the RTO.

Liaise with, support and mentor area staff and volunteers to ensure volunteer training delivery is of the highest quality and monitor, audit, and report on programs, to ensure resources are fit-for-purpose and compliant with industry standards.

Additional information

Be able to meet the attributes of the generic RFSO2, role description.

Rural Officer One (RFSO1) or applicants with equivalent industry experience, appropriate skills, and knowledge, are encouraged to apply.

Volunteers and external parties with appropriate skills are highly encouraged to apply, noting that they may be asked to provide additional information to satisfy internal policies.

Incumbent’s may be required to travel and work within their area of responsibility and may also be required to undertake intrastate, interstate deployment and travel.

This is a day work position with flexible hours of work to meet functional demands, including working at night or weekends as part of the role.

Incumbents appointed to this position will participate in a personal professional development programme developed in conjunction with their supervisor.

Have proven commitment to maintaining competencies and operating in a team environment and will actively participate in an ‘On-Call’ roster system as required.

This Role Specification Statement is linked to the generic role description, that provides the ‘key accountabilities’ and ‘capabilities’ to be addressed by the applicant. Applicants are strongly encouraged to review this role specification statement with the role description and consider the requirements when preparing their application.

​​​​​​​Note: Where there is a conflict between the Role Description and the Role Specification Statement, the Role Description will prevail.

More information on how to apply is provided in the relevant QFD Application Guide.

To find out more about the behaviours and competencies required for this role, visit Leadership competencies for Queensland | For government | Queensland Government

Want more information?

Please contact Peta Miller-Rose, Assistant Chief Office on phone 0457 824 126 or email [email protected].

You can also visit our website to find out more information about joining our team.

How to apply

Please refer to the QFD Operational Officer (Statewide) Application Guide for information on how to apply for this role.

Please refer to the Rural Officer Two (RFSO2) Rural Fire Service Queensland generic role description.

The RFS-Rural-Officer-Two-Statement-of-Suitability.docx template MUST be used in this process and uploaded with your application in Nexus.