Vacancy Details
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Assistance and Rescue Officer
Reference No. Government Gazette dated 17th April 2026
General Public
Indefinite
Uniformed and Security Published Date: 17/04/2026 11:00Closing Date: 04/05/2026 17:15
Vacancy Brief Description
1. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry for Home Affairs, Security and Employment invites applications for the post of Assistance and Rescue Officer in the Civil Protection Department in the Ministry for Home Affairs, Security and Employment.
Salary
2.1 This appointment is subject to a probationary/trial period of one (1) year .
2.2 The salary for the post of Assistance and Rescue Officer is Salary Scale 14, which in the year 2026 is equivalent to, €20,645.02 per annum, rising by annual increments of €316.83 up to a maximum of €22,546.
2.3 An Assistance and Rescue Officer will progress to Scale 13 (€22,217x €335.50 - €24,230 in the year 2026) on completion of five (5) years service in the grade and will further progress to Salary Scale 12 on completion of a further three (3) years' service in Salary Scale 13. Furthermore, an Assistance and Rescue Officer (Salary Scale 12) will further progress to Assistance and Rescue Officer (Salary Scale 11) following the successful completion of four (4) years in the grade of Assistance and Rescue Officers (Salary Scale 12) , subject to satisfactory performance .
2.4 Due to the nature of work, the post of Assistance and Rescue Officers also attracts allowances as specified in the Sectoral Agreement regulating the Conditions of Service for Officers serving within the Civil Protection Department Force.
2.5 During the time that the candidates are attending the course as Trainee Assistance and Rescue Officers, they will receive a salary commensurate to the entry point of Salary Scale 18 (€14,798 in the year 2026) until they are sworn in as Probationary Assistance and Rescue Officers.
2.6 Asssitance and Rescue Officers will be conditioned to a forty (40) hour week on a 24 hour shift basis over seven (7) days (Monday to Sunday) or any other roster as determined by the Director General of the Civil Protection Department. Hours worked in excess of 40 hours will be paid at overtime rates as per Sectoral Agreement when time-off-in-lieu cannot be given.
2.7 Selected candidates must be of conduct which is appropriate to the post/position applied for. Prior to appointment, selected candidates from outside the Public Service must produce a Certificate of Conduct issued by the Criminal Records Office or other competent authority not earlier than six (6) months from the closing date of this call for applications, which should be submitted by the selected candidate within one (1) week from the date of the notification of appointment.
2.8 In terms of the requirements emanating from Directive 16, regarding the “Governing Framework for Preventing and Managing Conflicts of Interest in the Public Administration”, issued by the Principal Permanent Secretary on 27th November 2023 and which came into force on 1st February 2024, the Selection Board will assess candidates’ previous employments to assess potential conflicts of interest. In this respect, candidates are to provide a completely updated CV, including qualifications and employment history with their application. Any potential conflict of interest matters noted will be reported to the respective Permanent Secretary, to ensure that should the candidate be recruited, such conflicts of interest would be appropriately managed.
Moreover, selected candidates are to report any known actual, potential or apparent conflicts of interest prior to accepting an appointment, through the prescribed Declaration available at Appendix 1 to Directive 16 (available here).
Duties
3. The job duties for the post of Assistance and Rescue Officer may be viewed in Annex A attached to this Circular.
Eligibility
4.1 By the closing time and date of this call for applications, applicants must be:
- citizens of Malta; or
- citizens of other Member States of the European Union who are entitled to equal treatment to Maltese citizens in matters of employment by virtue of EU legislation and treaty provisions dealing with the free movement of workers; or
- citizens of any other country who are entitled to equal treatment to Maltese citizens in matters related to employment by virtue of the application to that country of EU legislation and treaty provisions dealing with the free movement of workers; or
- any other persons who are entitled to equal treatment to Maltese citizens in matters related to employment in terms of the law or the above-mentioned EU legislation and treaty provisions, on account of their family relationship with persons mentioned in paragraph (a), (b) or (c); or
- third country nationals who have been granted long-term resident status in Malta under regulation 4 of the “Status of Long-Term Residents (Third Country Nationals) Regulations, 2006” or who have been granted a residence permit under regulation 18(3) thereof, together with family members of such third country nationals who have been granted a residence permit under the “Family Reunification Regulations, 2007”; or
- in possession of a residence document issued in terms of the “Residence Status of United Kingdom Nationals and their Family Members in Malta in accordance with the Agreement on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community Regulations”.
The advice of the Citizenship Unit within Community Malta Agency and the Expatriates Unit within Identita` should be sought as necessary in the interpretation of the above provisions.
The appointment of candidates referred to at (b), (c), (d) and (e) above would necessitate the issue of an employment licence in so far as this is required by the Immigration Act and subsidiary legislation. Jobsplus should be consulted as necessary on this issue.
- must be proficient in the Maltese and English languages.
- must be between eighteen (18) years of age and must have not attained their thirty-ninth (39) birthday by the closing date of this call for applications. Any Member of the Civil Protection Volunteer Corps who is above thirty-nine (39) years of age may still be eligible for appointment as an officer in the Asssitance and Rescue Force if he has been active in the Corps for at least two (2) years.
- must be in possession of a pass (at least at Grade 5 or C or a comparable level) at MQF Level 3 in two subjects or an equivalent qualification at MQF Level 3.
- must be medically fit in all respects, physically and mentally to be able to perform all Assistance and Rescue duties.
- must be able to swim.
- applications by candidates having tatoos and/or heavy body piercing and/or body modifications will be considered on a case-by-case basis, subject that such tattoos/piercing are covered by the uniform, and subject that contents of same tattoos is not offensive, racial etc.
Public Officers applying for this post must be confirmed in their current appointment, unless the current appointment is in a different class/career stream or in a definite position, but may apply for a lower grade/position even if not confirmed and whether in the same stream or not. Reversion to previous unconfirmed appointment is not possible.
4.2 i. Candidates who have not yet formally obtained or are not yet approved for the qualification specified in paragraph 4.1 or else as indicated in paragraph 3.1 of the general provisions https://publicservices.gov.mt/en/people/Documents/Recruitment_GenProvs/General%20Provisions_ENG.pdf will still be considered provided that they submit evidence that they are in the final phase of their course leading to such qualification. Appointees must obtain, or be approved, for the award of such qualification within one year of their appointment date. If this stipulated deadline for the attainment of such qualification is not met, the appointment will be, for this reason, automatically terminated.
ii. Furthermore, candidates who are currently following a recognised programme of study at a higher MQF level than that requested above will also be considered. Such candidates are to submit evidence that they have successfully completed the necessary ECTS credits, or equivalent, and attained the required MQF level, by the closing time and date of the call for applications. Prospective applicants should note the requirement to produce MQRIC recognition statements in respect of their qualifications from MQRIC, or other designated authorities, as applicable, as per provisions applicable to this call for applications (see link below).
4.3 Public Officers holding a grade in a particular stream, and who were granted Officer in Scale status by virtue of a Grievances Unit decision in the same scale as that of a higher grade in that stream, are eligible to apply for grades open to officers holding such higher grade within the stream that carries the same scale as that of the Officer in Scale status.
The years of service since the effective date of appointment as Officer in Scale are reckonable for the purpose of satisfying any requisite years of service stipulated in calls for applications.
Any other eligibility requisites for the post must be met in terms of this call for applications.
4.4 Public officers who currently hold an appointment as Officer in Grade are considered on a personal basis to pertain to the Class/Stream of their immediately previous substantive grade, and may apply on the basis of their current scale as Officer in Grade, which must be equivalent to, or higher than, the requisite eligibility level required by this call for applications.
The years of service since the effective date of appointment as Officer in Grade are reckonable for the purpose of satisfying any requisite years of “service in the grade” as stipulated in calls for applications.
Any other eligibility requisites for the post/position must be met in terms of this call for applications
Ministry / Department Details
Ministry / Department : | MHSE/CPD |
Contact Persons : | Gillian Carbone |
Address : | CPD HQ, Mqabba Road, Ta' Kandja l/o Siggiewi SGW 2610 |
Telephone : | 23931140 |
Email address : | [email protected] |
Note
- In case of conflict in interpretation of any part/s of a call for applications, the final interpretation should be that of the published Maltese version of the call for applications.