Senior Security Officer - Protective Services

Job Description

Senior Security Officer - Protective Services \n

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• Employment Type: Full Time, Temporary 8 Months Contract with the possibility of extension and/or permanency
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• Classification: Health Service Officer Level 6 (PN 66785)
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• Salary: $72,929 - $75,800 (Plus 12.5% Super)
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• Location: Canberra Hospital and Dhulwa Mental Health Unit, or other Canberra Health Services sites as required
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• Section: Protective Services
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• Closing Date: 23rd September 2026
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What can we offer you: \n

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• Competitive pay rates and excellent working conditions within a tertiary hospital.
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• Salary Packaging with many options that provide full fringe benefits tax concessions.
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• Flexible working conditions.
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• Access to Employee Assistance Program.
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• Access to onsite Physiotherapists.
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About the Role: \n

Can you stay calm in a crisis and take decisive action when it matters most?

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Join Canberra Health Services as a Senior Security Officer and contribute to maintaining the safety and security of patients, staff, visitors and assets across our facilities.

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As a Senior Security Officer, you will play a key role in maintaining a safe and secure environment across Canberra Hospital, the Dhulwa Mental Health Unit and non-acute sites. Through incident response, proactive security functions, and the enforcement of Canberra Health Services policies and directives, you will play an important role in supporting the safety and wellbeing of our healthcare community.

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In this role, you will be responsible for monitoring and operating a range of security systems and equipment, including baggage scanning machines, access control and alarm monitoring systems, cameras, radios, intercoms and phones. You will issue identification cards, keys and access passes, identify and report security risks, and uphold staff and patient privacy and confidentiality at all times.

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You will also undertake a variety of administrative duties, including creating and updating registers and processing invoices, ensuring the efficient day-to-day operation of security services across Canberra Health Services.

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Please note prior to commencement successful candidates will be required to:

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Canberra Health Services (CHS) is focussed on the delivery of high quality, effective, person-centred care. It provides acute, sub-acute, primary and community-based health services, to the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and surrounding region. More information can be found on the CHS website.

Our Vision \n

creating exceptional health care together

Our Role \n

to be a health service that is trusted by our community

Our Values \n

Reliable, Progressive, Respectful and Kind

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CHS is committed to workforce diversity and to creating an inclusive workplace. As part of this commitment, we welcome applications from all diversity groups. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability and people who identify as LGBTQIA+ are particularly encouraged to apply.

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If you would like further information regarding this opportunity, please contact Wayne Hafner at *** or at ************@act.gov.au.

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