Senior Security Officer - Protective Services

Canberra Health Services; Canberra; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay rates

Salary packaging

Flexible working conditions

Employee Assistance Program

Onsite Physiotherapists

Job summary

Canberra Health Services is actively seeking a Senior Security Officer (Protective Services) to oversee security operations across Canberra Hospital, Dhulwa Mental Health Unit, and other CHS sites. This role focuses on incident response, risk management, and enforcing CHS policies to keep patients, staff and assets safe.

Responsibilities include monitoring security systems, issuing passes, reporting risks, and performing essential admin duties to ensure smooth daily operations.

Qualifications

• Current registration under the Working with Vulnerable People (Background Checking) Act 2011 is required.
• Comply with Canberra Health Services Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination policy.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and operate a range of security systems and equipment (baggage scanning, access control, alarms, cameras, radios, intercoms).
• Issue ID cards, keys and passes; identify and report security risks.
• Uphold staff and patient privacy and confidentiality at all times.
• Undertake administrative duties, including registers and processing invoices, to support day-to-day security operations.

Skills

Incident response

Access control

Surveillance monitoring

Communication

Tools

Baggage scanning machines

CCTV cameras

Alarm monitoring systems

Radios

Intercoms

Phone systems

Job description

Senior Security Officer - Protective Services

Employment Type: Full Time, Temporary 8 Months Contract with the possibility of extension and/or permanency

Location: Canberra Hospital and Dhulwa Mental Health Unit, or other Canberra Health Services sites as required

Section: Protective Services

Closing Date: 23rd September 2026

What can we offer you:

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

About the Role

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

• Comply with Canberra Health Services Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination policy.
• Current registration issued under the Working with Vulnerable People (Background Checking) Act 2011 is required.

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: creating exceptional health care together
Our Role: to be a health service that is trusted by our community
Our Values: Reliable, Progressive, Respectful and Kind

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.