Secruity Officer

Division: Corrective Services NSW
- Location: Eastwood, NSW, AU, 2122
- Req ID: 76441

**Security Officer**
**Corrective Services Academy**
- Location - Corrective Services Academy, Eastwood
- Employment type - Ongoing
- Salary - $1095.03 per week plus superannuation and leave loading

**Your role**
- As a Security Officer you will provide a range of security services to safeguard the Academy’s assets (including buildings and grounds) and provide an after-hours contact for contractors, staff and visitors to the site.

**What you’ll do**
- Provide security to buildings through the setting and monitoring of alarms after normal working hours and patrolling the grounds and buildings during each shift to maintain a deterrent for intruders
- Maintain a close working relationship with local police and other emergency services to ensure adequate emergency support, security of residents / visitors / staff and surveillance / protection of the Academy grounds / property
- Respond to after-hours security or fire alarms ensuring that the safety of people is a priority and, in the event of fire or other emergencies, that adherence to evacuation procedures is followed
- Respond to emergency after hours maintenance issues and arrange for the relevant tradesperson to effect repairs as per emergency protocols
- Coordinate and manage the periodic inspection, servicing and testing of electronic alarm systems
- Provide an after-hours point of contact for visitors, clients, emergencies and weekend activities
- Undertake banking as required, ensuring the security of all cash and other valuables whilst in transit.

**Essential Skills and Experience**
- Current 1A Security Licence
- First Aid Certificate
- Appropriate Driver Licence
- Download the role description

**What We Offer**
- We offer a variety of benefits, including:

- A challenging and rewarding career
- Flexible, autonomous work environment
- Competitive pay and conditions
- Training and development opportunities to build and maintain capabilities
- Health & Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Programs.
- Want more information? Visit our website to see more information on Working for us.

**We do work that really matters**
- Working for the Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) provides lots of opportunities to make a real difference. We collaborate with other agencies and community partners, to improve lives and realise the potential of children, adults, families and communities. We're focused on breaking, rather than managing, disadvantage. It’s work that really matters.

**Are you ready to join us?**
- Click apply, attach a cover letter (maximum 2 pages) outlining how you meet the requirements of the role as well as an up-to-date résumé (maximum 5 pages). Provide the names of 2 referees, one of whom is your current supervisor.

**Applications close**25 August 2025 at 11:59PM AEST

**Got a question?**
- Visit Recruitment adjustments on the DCJ website to learn more.

**Inclusion and Diversity lies at the heart of how we recruit**
- We continue to hire great people with a wide variety of skills, experience and backgrounds. This includes people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, women, people identifying as LGBTIQ+, culturally and linguistically diverse people, carers and other diversity groups.
- To find out what DCJ are doing to build an inclusive and diverse workforce, visit Inclusion and diversity on the DCJ website.

**Other Information**
- A talent pool may be created for future ongoing and temporary roles and is valid for a period of up to 18 months.

**_ The Welcome Experience_**:

- The careers site currently promotes this service on the ‘Discover roles with DCJ in regional NSW’ page.