• Delivering safe, customer-focused security services across our campuses
• Varied and meaningful work where no two days are the same.
• Engage with a diverse community and directly contribute to student wellbeing
  Join the University of Newcastle’s Security Team and play a hands-on role in creating a safe, welcoming environment for our students, staff and visitors. This is a customer-focused position with plenty of variety – from auditing contracts and responding to incidents, to engaging with students in our student living precincts and building strong stakeholder relationships.

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Your application must include:

• Your resume
• A cover letter outlining your motivation to apply for this opportunity
• A statement addressing the Essential Criteria listed below demonstrating your qualifications and experience with examples.
• Relevant tertiary qualifications and/or substantial experience in relevant areas (such as security, crime prevention, law enforcement, and related environments) and hold or a willingness to obtain a NSW 2A Security License issued under the provisions of the Security Industry Act as well as a current NSW Class C Driver’s Licence.
• Capacity to provide excellent client relationship management and communicate with internal and external stakeholders across all levels of the organisation, ensuring professional, sustainable and effective working relationships are built.
• Demonstrated experience relevant to crime prevention, risk management, security and related areas developed in a high-pressured public environment.
• Highly developed analytical skills with attention to detail with a proven ability to develop creative solutions to complex problems.
• Demonstrated experience in the comprehensive analysis of safety, security and related issues, providing detailed and relevant reports and recommendations affecting changes in policy and procedures.
• Demonstrated experience in addressing emergencies and critical incidents within a complex multi-campus university environment or similar.
• Highly organised and methodical in approach with an excellent approach to detail as well a high level of initiative.

• Demonstrated ability to strengthen and integrate Equity and Diversity, Health and Safety, WHS principles and the capacity to implement relevant plans and policies.

  DESIRABLE CRITERIA • Previous experience working with a large Security team within a complex, multi- campus university environment

WHAT YOU’LL DO:

• Deliver proactive security services across all campuses
• Support emergency and critical incident responses
• Follow up and provide support to victims of incidents
• Lead safety and engagement initiatives in Student Living precincts
• Assess risks and contribute to preventative security strategies
• Travel between campuses to provide consistent support

TO ENSURE THAT YOUR APPLICATION RECEIVES FULL CONSIDERATION, IT’S IMPORTANT TO STRUCTURE AND ADDRESS THE SELECTION CRITERIA OUTLINED IN THE APPLICATION PROCESS. THIS HELPS US BETTER UNDERSTAND YOUR EXPERIENCE AND SUITABILITY FOR THE ROLE. WE APPRECIATE YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER AND LOOK FORWARD TO REVIEWING YOUR APPLICATION.

Please upload your Cover Letter and response to the requested Criteria as one PDF document.
Your Cover Letter and Response to the Essential Criteria should not exceed 4 pages (approximately 2,000 words).
For specific position enquiries, please contact Jamie Daniluck, Senior Manager, Security (02) 4985 4023 or via email Jamie.Daniluck@newcastle.edu.au
Having Difficulties? Please reach out to us: employment@newcastle.edu.au
Closing date: Sunday 7th September 2025 11:59pm AEST