health services administrator

mechanic

assistant

consultant

administrative assistant

Country Fire Authority

Overall a good place to work in, although for fixed term contracts, there is not much ensuing job continuity.

The greater organisation is constantly seeking to improve, to serve the public better. 

New leadership in ICT management is dynamic and has worthy visions.

I have learnt about the intricacies of dealing with unions and change implementation challenges in a huge volunteer based organisation.

Co-workers and team are hand picked from various commercial organisations and teamwork is good, guided by first class immediate leadership.

The most enjoyable part of the job is seeing the project director support and steer the team through thick and thin and being empowered to apply my unique professional value add, to deliver unprecedented service assurance capabilities, without micro management. 

I have thoroughly enjoyed contributing to the Victorian emergency services communications sector by making it leaner and more resilient.

CFA is a long established community based organisation in the emergency services field. It has a long history of community and volunteer engagement. The organisation has a recent commitment to using evidence based decision making and using knowledge to enhance decision making, improve performance and achieve community outcomes. The organisation has a strong operational focus and committed staff and volunteers. The most enjoyable part of the role was working with people on new initiatives and helping CFA develop its knowledge management approach

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 or even knowledge of the job they are given. Not intended as a slight off the individuals just the notion that there is any benefit of importing regional leadership

What is the best part of working at the company?
staff were very helpful and attentive

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
I enjoy working under stress
the job was well organised and explained as to what tasks required to be completed

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
a very friendly and supportive culture

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
a typical day required the standard tasks to be completed on a timely basis for management

I worked with a very supportive and collaborative team in Payroll. A group of very hard workers and I looked forward to going to work everyday. 
High turnover of staff within the business which can be difficult to handle/resolve queries right through.
Communication between departments can be improved to ensure any business changes are relayed to relevant teams.

I recommend becoming a volunteer member of CFA. You contribute to keeping your communities safer, learn new skills, have the  opportunity for continual professional development and camaraderie.

The people I have worked with are highly educated and passionate about their work and struggle to accomplish valuable work within an organisation where change is glacial, decision makers are non-existent, strategic thinking is scarce and funding is a constant issue. 

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.

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

Team I work with are fantastic and really focused in constant improvement, however, job security is an issue.  With large budget cuts most contracted jobs are going.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Health services administrator 32 salaries reported	$71,250 per year
Mechanic 4 salaries reported	$77,114 per year
Assistant 3 salaries reported	$74,578 per year
Consultant 1 salary reported	$75,000 per year
Administrative assistant 1 salary reported	$51,135 per year

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