Senior Security Officer

Full Time Permanent Position

Band 6 - Salary Range $97,926 to $106,637 per annum + 12% Super + ADO

Salary offered will depend on level of skills and experience.

Why join Melton City Council?

Melton City Council is proud to serve one of Australia’s fastest-growing and most diverse communities. We are a forward-thinking local government committed to creating a city where everyone feels welcome, supported, and empowered.

As a Council, we are driven by innovation, inclusion, and excellence. We deliver high-quality services and infrastructure, promote lifelong learning, and champion health and wellbeing across our municipality. Our team plays a vital role in shaping a vibrant, sustainable future for our residents.

Working with us means being part of a collaborative and inclusive culture that values your growth. We offer:

• Professional and personal development opportunities
• Generous leave entitlements and flexible work arrangements
• A dynamic workplace close to home, surrounded by heritage charm, green spaces, and modern amenities

Join us and help build a city that thrives—where your work makes a real difference every day.

The Opportunity

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced security professional to join Melton City Council and support the delivery of strong security governance, consistent building access practices and effective compliance across a diverse range of Council sites.

Reporting to the Program Leader Front Line Services, this role works across Facilities and Asset Services and with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders to improve building access and security standards, maintain and optimise security systems, monitor trends and risks, and coordinate practical responses to security and access matters.

The role also contributes to contract oversight, building compliance support and continuous improvement across Council’s facilities portfolio.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain and continuously improve Council’s building access and security governance arrangements, including standards, procedures, controls and guidance.
• Provide specialist advice on building access and security systems, including access control, CCTV, alarms and duress systems, and coordinate system improvements, upgrades and fault resolution.
• Monitor security, access and incident information to identify trends, risks and recurring issues, and prepare clear recommendations and reporting to support decision-making.
• Coordinate requests relating to security services, CCTV and building access, and work closely with stakeholders and contractors to ensure timely follow-up and service improvement.
• Support the maintenance delivery of Council’s building compliance systems and participate in the after-hours roster to provide high-level support when required.

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About you

To be successful in this role you will have the following:

• Tertiary qualification in Security Management, Compliance, Facilities/Asset Services (or a related discipline), and/or demonstrated substantial relevant experience in a similar role.
• Demonstrated experience working in a multi-disciplinary operational environment to deliver outcomes, including providing specialist advice and coordinating with internal stakeholders and external service providers/contractors.
• Strong knowledge of building access and security systems, including access control, CCTV, alarms and duress systems, with the ability to provide practical advice on capability, configuration, faults, upgrades and improvement opportunities.
• Current valid Victorian Driver’s Licence.

Culture and Values

Our vision for our community is to be: "A vibrant, safe and liveable city accessible to all" and that means there’s a place here for you too. Our organisational values represent us as an established growth Council and the values are reflected in everything we do; our decision-making, our actions and our service provision to the community. Council has a diverse and vibrant organisation and we’d love to have you join us to help shape a city for the future.

We are Vibrant MELTON. Our values are:

• Motivate
• Empower
• Lead
• Trust
• Open
• Nurture 

Benefits

There are a number of great reasons why our people love working at Melton City Council: 

Staff Benefits | Melton City Council

• 13 ADO's (Accrued Day Off) per year*
• 5 weeks annual leave* 
• Genuine Flexible work options
• Additional $500 per annum pro rata superannuation for female employees over the age of 45
• Extensive Career Development & Leadership Programs
• Access to the Local Government Employee Health Plan (GMHBA) with exclusive benefits
• 16 weeks Paid Parental Leave (Super is paid during parental leave)* 
• 3 weeks Paid Secondary Carer Leave*
• Wellbeing initiatives

*Eligible for Full Time positions or for Fixed term positions eligible after 12 months of employment. 

How To Apply

If you require further information about the position, please contact Amanda Miceli, Program Leader Frontline Services on 5449 0059.

Applications must include a Resume and address the Key Selection Criteria outlining your suitability to the role. To address the Key Selection Criteria, you will need to write short statements explaining how you meet the criteria, or how you demonstrate the capability. We encourage you to keep your responses concise. 

To be eligible for employment at Melton City Council you must be legally entitled to work in Australia.

All successful applicants will need to undertake pre-employment requirements including but not limited to a satisfactory criminal history record check. Successful applicants must be able to comply with any public health orders applicable to local government. 

We strongly encourage job applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disabilities, LGBTIQA+ and people from culturally diverse backgrounds. If selected for an interview and you require any additional support or adjustments regarding interview arrangements, please advise the contact listed above in advance.

Melton City Council is committed to being a child safe organisation and has Zero tolerance for child abuse. Melton City Council is committed to creating and maintaining a child safe organisation where protecting children and preventing and responding to child abuse is at the centre of our everyday thinking and service delivery.