Police Pilots (2 Positions)-Victoria
Victoria Police Air Wing – Specialist Response Division
Line Pilot - Position Details:
Two positions available.
Positions are based at Essendon Fields.
Salary Range up to $168,802
Weekend shift allowances including loadings ranging up to 57.76%
Defined Benefit Superannuation
Successful applicants will be required to join Victoria Police as a Sworn Officer.
Victoria Police Air Wing operates single pilot IFR helicopters completing a wide range of tasks including Search and Rescue, Tactical deployment of Special Operation Group personal, general support to policing, surveillance and many other tasks.
The helicopters are fully NVG equipped and are fitted with Fastrope devices, winch, FLIR, and downlink to name a few.
As a pilot you will participate in winching, fast roping/rappelling, airborne sniper ops, NVG operations and a wide range of tactical police ops.
The Victoria Police Air Wing is based at Essendon Airfield in a large modern complex with facilities including a fully equipped gymnasium and an Elite helicopter synthetic trainer. This is a stable home based position working in a dynamic environment for a large well-resourced organisation. You will need to have the following minimum qualifications to be eligible to apply:
Current Commercial Helicopter Pilot Licence
Holder of current Class 1 Aviation medical
Minimum 2000 Helicopter flying hours with turbine experience
Minimum of 1500 Pilot in Command hours (Helicopter)
Hold a Command Multi-Engine, (Helicopter) Instrument Rating
Hold a Night Visual Flight Rules Rating (NVFR)
Hold a Low Level Rating (LL)
Australian citizen or a permanent resident of Australia
Desirable:
Hold an Airline Transport Pilot Licence (ATPL)
Winch and Rappel endorsement with experience in winch operations
NVIS Rating with experience in NVIS operations
Police and or SAR experience
AW139 experience
Your application must include:
Resume, and
Response to the Key Selection Criteria – found in the position description attached to the job advertisement.
(It is acknowledged that external applicants will not have police specific examples therefore applicants are encouraged to draw upon other operational experience when responding to the Employs Policing Skills criteria.)
Requirements and relevant information:
The position also requires a security clearance which will involve fingerprinting and background checks, medical and psychological testing.
Applicants are also required to attend in person for interview.
This position may be required to work in adverse conditions.
All applicants will need to be available for a full day of testing between 9am – 5pm (11 June 2019 to 14 June 2019)
For further information please contact Chief Pilot Rob Rogel of the Victoria Police Air Wing on telephone (03) 9289 3500.
Applications close Thursday 28th March 2019 at 4pm. (Eastern Daylight Savings Time)
About Us: Victoria Police is a large organisation employing police, public servants and protective services officers. Victoria Police provides support to the community 24 hours a day, 365 days of the year. At Victoria Police our goal is for our workforce to reflect the diverse community we serve. We continually seek to attract and retain a diverse workforce which includes people of all genders, ages, religions, disability, sexual orientation, family and caring responsibilities and cultures including people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander heritage.
Job Benefits:
Attractive leave entitlements including 9 weeks leave, leave loading, purchase leave, maternity and paternity leave
Relocation expenses up to $9,900
All personal equipment supplied such as helmets, flight suits, boots etc.
Novated leasing options
Learning and development opportunities
An inclusive work environment
Work life balance
Flexible working arrangements
Health and well-being services
Find out what it is like working as a Victorian Public Servant for Victoria Police: http://www.policecareer.vic.gov.au
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