Career Opportunities
Joining the Queensland Police Service
The Queensland Police Service (QPS) is a statewide organisation responsible for providing police services to the Queensland community. The QPS currently comprises approximately 9,000 police officers and 3,000 staff members. Police officers are located at numerous stations and establishments throughout the State, including single-officer and two-officer stations and in a number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities in the North Coast, Central, Northern and Far Northern regions.
A career with the QPS offers daily variety, meaningful challenges, opportunities to help people and a broad range of opportunities to select a specialised vocational path.
Joining the Queensland Fire and Rescue Service
The Queensland Fire and Rescue Service (QFRS) is a division of the Department of Emergency Services and the primary provider of fire and rescue services throughout Queensland. While a career in firefighting is rewarding and challenging, firefighter recruitment is extremely competitive with only around 70 positions available each year.
The QFRS recruitment process takes a complete approach to selecting the most suitable people from Queensland’s diverse communities. It is a continuous process so applications can be submitted and updated on an ongoing basis.
Joining the Queensland Ambulance Service
Queensland Ambulance Service is looking for people who are committed to a career that requires dedication, motivation and the ability to maintain ongoing training throughout their employment.
To deliver this specialised emergency and non-emergency patient care, the QAS employs a capable team of Student Paramedics, Emergency Medical Dispatchers and Patient Transport Officers.
Department of Emergency Services Indigenous Employment Unit
The Department of Emergency Service's Indigenous Employment Unit was established to progress a range of substantial and meaningful employment, recruitment and professional development initiatives for Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders.
Child Safety Officers (CSOs) work directly with vulnerable children and families. CSOs must have a degree in social work, human services or the behavioural sciences and an interest in working with children. The Department of Child Safety employs over 700 CSOs and currently has vacancies in regional, rural and remote locations throughout the State.

