Support Queensland’s Lifesaving Mission as a Coastal Safety Officer!

Do you thrive in a role where organisation, data, compliance, and administration come together to make a real difference?

Surf Life Saving Queensland (SLSQ) is seeking a highly organised and motivated Coastal Safety Officer to support the delivery of lifesaving services across Queensland. Working within our Lifesaving Services team, you’ll play a vital role in ensuring the accuracy of operational reporting, coordinating grant programs, maintaining quality management systems, and supporting public safety initiatives that help save lives along our coastline.

This is an exciting opportunity to combine your administration, reporting, and stakeholder engagement skills with meaningful work that supports one of Queensland’s most respected community organisations.

Why SLSQ?

• Contribute to an organisation that saves lives!
• Increase your take home pay with Salary Packaging
• Paid parental leave available
• Membership to Fitness Passport
• Employee assistance program EAP for health and wellbeing
• Convenient office location in South Brisbane
• Flexible and hybrid working options
• Mobile phone
• Onsite parking

What You’ll Do:

• Coordinating operational, statistical, accreditation, and compliance reporting
• Supporting quality management systems, audits, and continuous improvement initiatives
• Coordinate grant administration, funding records, acquittals, and reporting processes
• Identifying and supporting grant funding opportunities
• Maintaining critical operational databases, records, and documentation
• Assisting with coastal risk audits and the analysis of safety data
• Preparing reports, briefing notes, presentations, correspondence, and meeting documentation
• Supporting Brisbane Lifesaving Service training programs, meetings, and events
• Collaborating with stakeholders across the organisation to support public safety outcomes

About You:

• A current Blue Card (or ability to obtain one)
• A current drivers license
• Strong administrative and organisational skills
• Experience preparing reports, minutes, presentations, and correspondence
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills, particularly Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Experience working with compliance, governance, quality assurance, or audit processes
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
• The ability to prioritise workloads and meet deadlines
• Experience handling confidential and sensitive information professionally
• Quality Management qualifications and/or experience (highly regarded)
• Experience with grants administration (highly regarded)
• Surf lifesaving or emergency services experience (highly regarded)

About SLSQ: 

Surf Life Saving Queensland is a dynamic, purpose‑driven organisation committed to saving lives and building safer communities. Established in 1930, SLSQ now supports:

• 36,000+ members
• 57 surf lifesaving clubs
• 600+ staff
• Programs reaching 462,000+ community participants annually

Our proud history is built on volunteer dedication, community engagement and a lifelong commitment to beach safety.

Surf Life Saving Queensland (SLSQ) is committed to creating a fair, inclusive, and representative organisation. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds, including women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse individuals, people who identify as LGBTQIA+ and people with disability. We are proud to be recognised as an employer of choice for women by Work180. If you need assistance or adjustments to fully participate in the application process, please submit this form – https://form.jotform.com/252088501136856.

Apply now and help support the programs and services that keep Queenslanders safe on our beaches every day!