About the role:

Downer is seeking reliable and vigilant Security Officer's to join our team on a fulltime basis. In this role, you will play a crucial part in maintaining the safety and security of our facilities, ensuring a safe environment for staff, visitors, and patients. 

Key Responsibilities: Monitor and patrol premises to prevent unauthorised access, theft, or potential safety hazards. Respond promptly to incidents, emergencies, and security breaches, ensuring appropriate action is taken. Provide excellent customer service by assisting staff, visitors, and patients as needed. Conduct security checks and ensure all safety protocols are followed, including CCTV monitoring. Complete daily reports and documentation related to security activities and incidents.

About you:

Previous experience in a security role, preferably in a healthcare or similar environment. Strong communication skills, with the ability to interact professionally with staff, visitors, and patients. Ability to stay calm and effectively manage stressful or emergency situations. Sound knowledge of security practices, safety protocols, and emergency response procedures. Valid security license and/or certification (where applicable). Current First Aid certificate including CPR Current Working with Children's clearance or willing to obtain one

About us:

Downer is the leading provider of integrated services in Australia and New Zealand. Through trusted relationships and world leading insight we work closely with our customers to design, build and sustain assets, infrastructure and facilities.

Our Facilities & Asset Services business provides end-to-end facilities management and asset lifecycle support services for Australia’s critical social and economic infrastructure. Operating across the health, education, government, future energy, power generation, oil and gas and industrial sectors, we work closely with our customers to optimise the reliability, efficiency and whole of life costs of their assets and facilities.

Downer acts as the facility manager at The Royal Adelaide Hospital (RAH). The RAH is the largest, busiest and most technologically advanced hospital in Australia with 800 single in-patient rooms, including 100 same-day beds and 80,000 same-day and overnight patient admissions per year.

Why work for us?

Working for the Downer Group, means every day you will be enabling our communities to thrive. With a bright future ahead of us, you find purpose here and have the opportunity to directly impact and contribute positively to our future.  You’ll also find a range of benefits available such as:

Opportunities for training and development to support your career.  Internal career opportunities across the Downer Group business.  Highly competitive employee exclusive discounts and benefits scheme. An Employee Assistance Program providing access to professionals to support you (and your family) to achieve your personal or professional goals through wellbeing coaching, counselling, financial advice, legal advice and more.

Please note: As a pre-requisite for this role, successful candidates will be required to undertake a pre-employment medical, as well as provide an up-to-date National Police Clearance and Immunisation history.

As an employer who acknowledges and embraces the importance of our people’s diverse experiences, talents and cultures, we encourage applications from people from all ages and backgrounds, including Indigenous Australians, to apply.