Work Type: Ongoing - Full-time
Salary: $113,022 - $136,747
Grade: VPS 5
Occupation: Emergency management
Location: Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs
Reference: VG/DE/SRS/1900109
This position is Ongoing - Full-time
About the Role
As a Senior Security Advisor, you will conduct risk and threat assessments, manage complex security incidents impacting upon schools, corporate offices and ministerial suites, and evaluate security infrastructure within the Department of Education. Additionally, you will develop sound security risk management strategies during the early design phase of VSBA projects and oversee the design and specification of security systems. Your responsibilities will include supervising, training, coaching and mentoring more junior Security Advisors, as well as providing advice to the Security Unit manager.
The role may be required to work shift work and be available outside of business hours to support the department and whole of government emergency management operations. This is anticipated to occur infrequently at times of significant emergencies.
About the Division
The Security and Emergency Management Division's purpose is to lead security and emergency management functions for the Department and lead and support educational communities to be physically and psychologically safe through the provision of expert advice and support services.
The Security Unit operates the department's 24/7 Incident Support and Operations Centre responding to alarm and CCTV activations in schools and actioning work orders for the installation and maintenance of the alarm system.
Attributes
Requirements
This position will involve regular travel within Victoria.
How to Apply
Applications should include:
About the Department
The department provides a wide range of learning and development support and services.
The department provides policy leadership, plans for the future of education in Victoria and leads key cross-sector collaboration. The department plays an important system steward role by providing support, guidance, oversight and assurance across early childhood and school education systems, as well as directly providing school education and 50 new early learning centres.
Further Information
For more details regarding this position please see attached position description for the capabilities to address in application.
The department values diversity and inclusion in all forms - gend er, religion, ethnicity, LGBTIQ+, disability and neurodiversity. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. For more information about our work, working for the Department, diversity and inclusion, and our employment conditions visit the Department website and our Diversity and Inclusion page
Applicants requiring adjustments can contact the nominated contact person.
Information about the Department of Education's operations and employment conditions can be located at www.education.vic.gov.au.
For further information pertaining to the role, please contact Paul Mitchell - Manager via (03) Phone or [email protected].
Preferred applicants may be required to complete a police check and may be subject to other pre-employment checks. Information provided to the Department of Education will be treated in the strictest confidence.
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Applications close 11:59pm on 28 December 2025.