Country Fire Authority Careers and Employment

About the company

Company size
1001 to 5,000
Revenue
$700m to $1.5bn (AUD)
Industry
Government & Public Administration
Headquarters
BURWOOD EAST
Link
Country Fire Authority website

We are a dedicated and skilled team, performing roles beyond fire suppression; educating and engaging the community, helping residents develop fire plans and responding to other emergencies when they happen.

Our valued advice and knowledge in fire behaviour, fire safety, incident management and community preparation adds further strength to Victoria’s trusted and united emergency services sector....

Our valued advice and knowledge in fire behaviour, fire safety, incident management and community preparation adds further strength to Victoria’s trusted and united emergency services sector.

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Jobs

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Regional Coordinator

4 jobs

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Melbourne VIC

13 jobs

Burwood East VIC

11 jobs

Ballarat VIC

4 jobs

Victoria

3 jobs

Geelong VIC

2 jobs

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Salaries

Salary estimated from 147 employees, users, and past and present job advertisements on Indeed.

Administrative Assistance

Administration Assistant

$68,176 per year

Executive Support Officer

$57,722 per year

Executive Assistant to CEO

$108,111 per year

Management

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Rating overview

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Reviews

Projects Manager in Melbourne VIC

on 12 March 2020

Change and Challenges

proper background/ experience/ academic achievement with the defined mindset/ skill set are essential to succeed the projects objectives Ensure adaptive planning/ organizing/ coordinating/ commanding/ controls are in place to align between programs & methology

Service Delivery Coordinator in Geelong VIC

on 25 November 2022

Confusing management arrangements with no promotion opportunity

Following fire service reform the culture of CFA has bottomed out. Pay increases against CPI are terrible and CFA is the worst paid emergency service in Victoria. Can't get promotion opportunities as HQ are biased towards external applicants and all field leadership roles are filled by an alternative organisation. This means that CFA employees have to cover for management that have no experienced ...

Admin in Victoria

on 11 January 2022

Don't bother if your looking for permanent work unless your applying for a specialist skills position.

Initial training & inductions was down right pathetic, think I'd been there 1 month & received an induction email. Considering the job is for CFA I even asked what the evacuation process was, my coordinator didn't know. Lucky I have vast experience in similar sectors. I very much felt like I was learning on my feet & only learning from historical records. Someone young that did not have experienc...

Coordinator Training & Development in Ararat VIC

on 13 January 2020

Job service section

I work at the CFA for 11 years. Love the job, loved the volunteers. The staff I worked with were AWESOME. My remote boss was a male chauvinist. He was asked to leave a number of years before I left. My next boss was okay but still had his own agenda. I would still work there now if I still lived in Victoria.

Brigade Member in Mount Gambier SA

on 23 December 2019

Enjoyable Plac3 To Work

A typical day can very from day to day. As an emergency response organization you are expected to be response ready at all times. Training is also a big part of the job.

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