Community Patrol Officer

Community Patrol Officer

About Us

Community Development Directorate

The City’s Community Development Directorate provides abroad range of facilities, services, projects, and events thatdirectly impact the daily lives of our 224,000 residents andvisitors.

The Directorate works to develop safe and vibrant places anddeliver services and facilities to support a community that ishealthy, welcoming and thriving.

About the Position

The City is currently seeking to appoint motivated, engaging,customer focused Community Patrol Officers to join our CommunitySafety team. Our teamwork with the community to create a safer Cityby providing a highly visible and responsive service that engageswith the community.

We achieve this by:

• Offering 24 hours 7 days a week service, working week on week off roster (7:7 days and nights).
• Conducting Community Patrols throughout the City’s 30 unique suburbs.
• Observing, monitoring and reporting suspicious behaviours to reduce preventable crime.
• Providing advice and information on various relevant Acts, Regulations and Local Laws.
• Investigating complaints and actioning solutions for our Community.
• Collaborating with WA Police as required, sharing relevant information.

Key Responsibilities

To be considered for this position you will have:

• Security industry or related experience, including experience with Community Patrols, alarm response protocol and using CCTV systems.
• An understanding of local community safety and security issues.
• The ability to confidently engage with the community and deal with difficult situations to achieve positive outcomes.
• Experience in accurately reporting and capturing information in reporting systems.
• Highly developed written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
• The ability to think on your feet and problem solve using professional judgement in a lawful and accountable way.

About You

The following qualifications and experience are highly desired,but if you don’t tick all the boxes, you could still be aperfect fit for this role. Please apply, all applications will beconsidered.

Essential qualifications include:

• Certificate II in Security Operations.
• Valid Western Australian Security Officer Licence.
• Valid Western Australian Security Officers – Control Room/Monitoring Centre
• Valid Western Australian ‘C’ class Driver’s Licence.
• WA Crowd Controller Licence.

For further information, please refer to the positiondescription. 

What We Offer

The City offers some great benefits including:

• Free parking and easy public transport access.
• Free onsite fitness facilities and end of journey facilities.
• Superannuation matching of up to 6%.
• Professional development opportunities, including training, memberships, and study assistance.
• Excellent leave entitlements including annual leave loading and the ability to purchase up to an additional 4 weeks’ annual leave per year.
• 50% discount on gym memberships at our Stirling leisure centres – only applicable for perm/fixed-term employees.
• Amazing in-house employee café.
• Up to 10 weeks paid parental leave.
• Employee health and wellness program and initiatives including yearly flu vaccinations.
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for you and your family.
• Generous study assistance.
• Active social club.
• Employee recognition program.
• Novated Leasing (where applicable).

This permanent full-time position is a Level 5 Inside WorkforceAgreement positions which attracts a salary from $74,713.17 –$78,648.24 per annum plus superannuation plus penalties whereapplicable.

To be eligible to work for us, you need to provide, orhave ability obtain a:

• 100 points of identification.
• National Police Clearance (valid within the last 3 months).
• Pre-Employment Medical and DAS clearance.
• The right to work in Australia.

More about the City

The City of Stirling is a diverse and thriving local governmentin Western Australia, with over 223,000 residents, spanning 30suburbs, the City is a cosmopolitan, multicultural and economichub.

With over 1,400 employees, the City embraces its diverseworkforce by supporting work-life balance and offeringopportunities for progression and development. Here at City ofStirling we celebrate and support inclusion and diversity.

We acknowledge the traditional custodians of the City ofStirling, the Wadjak People of the Nyoongar Nation, and theAboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of Australia. We willact with compassion and respect towards all people and value peopleof all abilities, ages, religions, faiths, sexualities, genderidentity and cultural backgrounds.

How to Apply

www.stirling.wa.gov.au/employment

If you’re interested in this position, we want to hearfrom you so click ‘Apply’ now. If youhave any questions about the position, please contact NicoleFairman I (08) 9205 8***

Attachments:
- Position Description Community Patrol Officer 20231309.pdf