• Security role in an iconic Melbourne landmark!
• Use your experience to train colleagues and co-ordinate security projects
• Full-time VPS 4.1 role, Fixed term (until June 2026)

About the Opportunity

The Security Coordinator at State Library Victoria is responsible for providing operational support services to the security function at sites in Melbourne and Ballarat.

Reporting to the Security Operations Manager, this hands-on role includes job patrolling, interacting with patrons and staff, and removal of patrons from site (when required). The role also provides a high level of administrative support, including developing operating procedures and rosters, requiring the use of Outlook, Word and Excel. The Security Coordinator also contributes to the successful delivery of physical and technical security projects.

While this fully on-site position is located at State Library Victoria in the Melbourne CBD, you may find a driver license helpful as there is the need to travel to our Ballarat facilities on occasion. While there is limited evening work, the position does include rostered weekends (typically every third weekend).

About You

The ideal candidate has a significant understanding of access, control, duress and CCTV equipment and proven ability in security systems integration with IT networks. While security qualifications will be viewed favourably, we are also seeking equivalent professional experience gained in security domains such as shopping centres or similar access-controlled environments where you will have experience in engaging public patrons. Your exemplary interpersonal skills not only support your ability to provide security training and foster collaborative coordination across the site but also underpin your capacity to engage appropriately with the diverse Victorian community that visits the Library and uses our services. If you have a mixture of operational patrolling experience, can show leadership within a team and are looking for the next step in your security career, we'd welcome your application.

You will bring:

• A recognised Security qualification (Private Security Individual Licence, Cert III in Security Operations or similar), or equivalent professional experience.
• Demonstrated experience in security project coordination, including on-floor operations.
• Significant experience with access control and CCTV operations, including security system integration with IT networks.
• Significant interpersonal communication skills, including the ability to appropriately engage with internal and external stakeholders in complex situations.
• Proven experience in writing and implementing operational procedures and event/action plans and the ability to develop and deliver training materials.

About the Library

State Library Victoria is Australia's oldest public library, and one of the first free public libraries in the world. We believe in the power of knowledge to change lives. Free to access and open to all, the Library enriches the cultural, educational, social and economic lives of all Victorians.

State Library Victoria preserves and shares the stories of Victoria and the world, and is a major destination for stimulating cultural experiences, contemporary debates, and community-driven collecting. We encourage learning, exploration, imagination, and creativity, opening up possibilities for all Victorians.

State Library Victoria is a child-safe organisation. A valid Working with Children Check will be required before commencing.

State Library Victoria promotes a workplace that actively seeks to welcome and value the unique contributions of all people. We strongly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, people from cultural and linguistical diverse backgrounds, LGBTIQ+, D/deaf, disabled, neurodiverse people and people of all ages and abilities to apply.

How to apply

Please click the Apply button to submit your application via Careers.Vic.

The following documents should be attached to your application:

• Resume
• Cover letter (maximum 3 pages) summarising how you meet the key selection criteria in the Position Description and the About You section of the advertisement.

(For more information on format and content of your application, please see how to apply for a job on the Careers Vic site).

Enquiries

To arrange a confidential discussion about the opportunity, please contact Mick Brady, Security Operations Manager at [email protected]

For assistance with the application process please contact us at [email protected].

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Reasonable Adjustments

We want all applicants to have an equal opportunity to demonstrate that they are the best person for the job. If you require an adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process, or the provision of a particular access service, please contact our People team on [email protected]

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