An exciting opportunity exists for a Protective Services Officer (Recreation Leave Reliever) to join our Protective Services team. This role requires emotional intelligence combined with a caring and empathetic nature. You will truly matter as a valued member of a multidisciplinary team focused on safety and positive patient outcomes. If you are passionate about people, safety and want to join a close-knit, purpose-driven team, we'd love you to submit your application.

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An exciting opportunity exists for a Protective Services Officer (Recreation Leave Reliever) to join our Protective Services team. 
This role requires emotional intelligence combined with a caring and empathetic nature. You will truly matter as a valued member of a multidisciplinary team focused on safety and positive patient outcomes. If you are passionate about people, safety and want to join a close-knit, purpose-driven team, we'd love you to submit your application.

Sunshine Coast Health is in southeast Queensland and extends through the coastal and hinterland areas from Caloundra in the south and Gympie in the north. 

Sunshine Coast Health is a values-based organisation. We are committed to the maintenance of a culture in which we treat our colleagues with respect as we do our patients, consumers and the community. We respect, protect and promote human rights in our decision-making and actions.

As a Protective Services Officer, you will provide quality healthcare protective services ranging in nature from prevention to response and recovery, through the backfill of planned and unplanned leave across all sites, including Nambour General Hospital, Gympie Hospital and Caloundra Health Service.   

Key Responsibilities include:

• Provide comprehensive security services and assistance to patients, visitors, staff, and contractors whilst also protecting the physical assets of the SCHHS.
• Provide primary response to fire alarms and other emergencies, under direction of Chief Emergency Warden.
• Guard, watch and patrol to ensure that the facility's security integrity is maintained, keeping an accurate record of daily activities/incidents in official notebooks, security logs, etc.
• Actively contribute to the de-escalation of patient responses, behaviour and incidents utilising endorsed evidenced-based contemporary practices.

Salary rates: $34.02 - $36.01 p.h, employer contribution to superannuation (up to 12.75%) and annual leave loading (17.5%) (OO3) (multiple part time positions available, 24 hrs p.f.) Applications will remain current for 12 months. Please note: only applications from candidates will be accepted (applications that may result in an agency fee will not be considered).

Why work for us?

We offer rewarding career opportunities across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical areas across our health service and pride ourselves on providing a work environment that is safe, satisfying, flexible, and promotes a healthy work-life balance.
As a Queensland Health employee, you will benefit from a higher than standard employer contribution to Superannuation of up to 12.75%, access to salary packaging, flexible working arrangements and competitive salary rates with annual incremental increases.
We are committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workplace for our people and our community. We encourage people of all genders, races, ages and abilities to apply for roles within our Health Service.
You can find out more about why it's so great to work at Sunshine Coast here: https://www.health.qld.gov.au/sunshinecoast/careers

As a Sunshine Coast Health employee, you will receive competitive remuneration and have access to:
• A wellness program;
• Generous superannuation;
• Flexible work arrangements;
• Career training and development; and
• Salary packaging.

Check out the latest updates here:
https://www.sunshinecoast.health.qld.gov.au/ 

Further information

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.

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Documents

Before applying for this vacancy please ensure you read the documents below.

• SC659637_RD (PDF, 424KB)
  Role Description
  
  Information for Applicants, SCHHS (PDF, 1.79MB)
  Information Package for Applicants