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Your role as a security officer
As a security officer, you’ll:
- keep people, buildings, grounds and carparks safe and secure
- respond to alarms, incidents and emergencies
- control access and making sure people do the right thing
- coordinate security training of staff.
We have full time, part time and casual roles, and you may work shifts as part of a team.
What your day might look like
You’ll start the day by checking in with your team, and gathering anything you need for your shift, such as your radio, keys and access cards.
If you work at our front desks, you'll unlock doors, check staff ID cards, and let people into our buildings.
You’ll spend time patrolling and monitoring our facilities. You might walk around buildings, grounds and car parks, or watch what’s happening on CCTV cameras and alarm systems.
You’ll keep people safe by responding to any problems or incidents such as unauthorised entry, or unsafe behaviour.
A big part of your job will be reporting what happens on site. You’ll keep logs about your patrols, alarms, incidents and what your team did.
Read more about working as a security officer on the Your Career website.
Qualifications
Some roles may ask for or support you to complete a Certificate II or III in Security Operations.
Professional licences
You’ll have a Queensland Government unarmed security officer licence.
Pay and benefits
Your pay rate and benefits will depend on your role and your pay point. In your first year you’ll start at operational officer grade 3, pay point 1.
We also offer:
- regular wage increases
- a superannuation rate of 12.75%
- a supportive workplace with flexible working arrangements
- several types of leave
- salary packaging
- help with training costs.
Career paths
Getting experience as security officer or doing more study can lead to other roles.
- Fire and safety and security officer
- Protective services officer
If you plan to do more study, ask your training provider if your past studies can count towards a higher qualification.