Senior Fireman/Firewoman (Canteen Supervisor)

Duties

A Senior Fireman/Firewoman (Canteen Supervisor) is mainly deployed on

• (1) supervision of the canteens in fire stations and ambulance depots;
• (2) training of staff of the Emergency Feeding Unit in hygienic food preparation;
• (3) drawing up programmes for emergency catering in all contingencies;
• (4) providing catering at Service functions; and
• (5) organising and providing emergency catering in incidents such as fire and landslides as necessary.
• Senior Fireman/Firewoman (Canteen Supervisor) is subject to discipline and is required to wear uniform, work shifts as necessary and perform regular ‘on-call’ duty.

Entry Requirements

(1) (a) have Level 2 or equivalent (Note a) or above in five subjects in the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education Examination (HKDSEE), or equivalent; or (b) have Level 2 (Note b) /Grade E or above in five subjects in the Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination (HKCEE), or equivalent (the five subjects may include Chinese Language and English Language);

(2) at least three years’ experience in large scale catering;

(3) the ability to prepare Chinese and European dishes;

(4) the knowledge of hygienic food preparation, calorific content and balanced ingredients of diet;

(5) have met the language proficiency requirements of Level 2 (Note b)or above in Chinese Language and English Language in HKDSEE or HKCEE, or equivalent; and

(6) have a pass result in the Basic Law and National Security Law Test. (Note e).

Pay

Disciplined Services (Rank and File) Pay Scale Point 17 ($38,045) per month to Disciplined Services (Rank and File) Pay Scale Point 26 ($48,985) per month.

Terms of Appointment

(1) New recruits will be appointed on prevailing probationary terms for three years and may be considered for appointment on the prevailing permanent terms upon satisfactory completion of the probationary period. (2) Before passage of probation bar, appointees should be subject to satisfactory completion of service, fulfillment of the requirements of the grade and service need.

How to Apply

(1) Applicants must apply online through the G.F. 340 Online Application System of the Civil Service Bureau (<https://www.csb.gov.hk>). Towards the application deadline, on-line system would likely be overloaded due to large volume of applications. To ensure timely completion of on-line application, it is advisable for candidates to submit their applications as early as possible.

(2) Applications which are incomplete or submitted in person, by post, by fax or by e-mail will not be accepted.