signaller

senior advisor

program officer

general hand

crew member

NSW State Emergency Service

There has been a lot of organisational change in a short time frame and a lot of corporate knowledge has gone with staff turnover.  The nature of volunteering is excellent and a great opportunity to make a difference for volunteers who are the driving force of the organisations response to emergencies and the chance exists to participate in working groups to review various practices and change management.

Working as part of the community planning team has enabled me to be a part of a team that looks at the latest science and technology to inform planning into the future.

I have been fortunate enough to be involved in an award winning community training program and have taken part in additional training programs such as adult facilitator and fire weather behaviour.

Work atmosphere is great, with a real team culture.

For the most part, working with and supporting volunteers was a pleasure and very rewarding. 

Unfortunately, the same can't be said about paid staff.  A few (very few) are excellent managers, team leaders and colleagues.  But far too many are just along for the ride until retirement or worse, abusive bullies.

I hope the service has changed in the last decade, but I doubt it.

very diverse, can take you anywhere, no job is the same however is only volenteering.
from your brigade you will respond to many incidents within your local area, ours is in an urban environment so we mostly get house fires, car accidents and assisting paramedics. additionally you will go to other areas to assist with bushfires and large incidents.

no much to write about I spent 10 year's at the  NSW SES Stateheadquarer's regent street Wollongong stores and finance Logisric's officer good job meet with many client's and volunteer's all over NSW enjoyed meeting all our volunteer's very much,

Bad management with full of bullying and harassment. no technical knowledge for technical managers. managers get recruited internally always through favours. Some managers got restricted even without any competitive assessment. Managers with minimal or no management skills.

The organisation is undergoing  significant time of upheaval and weak leadership in the Exec.  The moral and culture is at a low and many good staff have walked away  it does not engage with its volunteers and users positional power to direct staff.  It will get better once Govt step in and change the senior leaders

Being part of the NSWRFS was a huge part of my life over 8 and a bit years. It helped me gain confidence and an ability to help my community. The training is fantastic and can be taken out of the service to further your paid career and gives you the ability to create a career withing the service.

I found upper management as beautiful approachable people who have a genuine caring nature. However, casuals/temp/agency staff in the area I was working aren't treated same eg I was told I was the lackie and get the rough end of the stick  - which seems to be acceptable behavior.

It was a great two years of my life. I loved every minute of it.
Amazing people involved and met along the way, Great experiences & life lessons. It was rewarding in every aspect, helped me grow as apart of a team and problem solve when needed.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Signaller 1 salary reported	$111,694 per year
Senior advisor 5 salaries reported	$113,763 per year
Program officer 4 salaries reported	$81,668 per year
General hand 4 salaries reported	$53,124 per year
Crew member 1 salary reported	$63,034 per year

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