Description:
About VenuesWest
At VenuesWest our vision is to be Australia’s leading provider of sport and entertainment venues and precincts. We take pride in owning and/or operating 14 of Western Australia’s major sporting and entertainment venues, including not only the world class Optus Stadium and the iconic RAC Arena, but also HBF Park, HBF Stadium, HBF Arena, Bendat Basketball Centre and Gold Netball Centre.
We play an extremely important role in the lives of Western Australians by offering opportunities for those pursuing elite sport, a range of options for individuals or families choosing to live healthy, active lifestyles and a variety of entertainment experiences for everyone.
About the Role
VenuesWest has an exciting opportunity to join our Venue Management Team working to ensure the safety and security of our venues and patrons.
Reporting to the General Manager Venue Operations, the Manager Public Safety and Security Operations oversees the prioritization and delivery of public safety and security management measures for all self and co-managed venues, and for partnered venues as required. The role will drive the successful delivery of Strategic Objective 6 – Safe and Secure Venues and Workplaces and the 5 Pillars of Public Safety Preparedness and support a safety culture that gives staff the confidence to meet their obligations.
The role will minimise security risks faced by VenuesWest and ensure compliance with relevant legislation, standards and codes of practice and maximise the preparedness of VenuesWest to react, respond to and recover from incidents, emergencies, crisis events, external and internal threats and other disruptive events.
This is a full time, permanent opportunity based at HBF Stadium in Mount Claremont with mobility required between our portfolio of venues.
What We Offer
Working with VenuesWest comes with a number of benefits:
- A free membership to our gym and aquatic centres
- Access to staff fitness classes
- Access to free counselling for employees and their immediate families through our Employment Assistance Provider
- Payment for re-qualification for essential qualifications and certifications
- Access to salary packaging arrangements
- A fantastic social club and culture program with lots of activities
- Optical reimbursements for office-based staff (after 12 months employment)
- Annual flu vaccinations
- 50% discount on kid’s programs
- Corporate health insurance discounts
- A comprehensive learning and development program
- Free on-site parking
- Sponsorship for participation in community, sporting and charity events
About the Person
The successful candidate will have experience working in public safety and/or security management with working knowledge of contemporary legislation and practices in emergency management and risk management including security risk management.
For any further job-related information please contact Chris Andrich on 9300 7109.
For information on VenuesWest and its venues please visit our website www.venueswest.wa.gov.au
Application Instructions
To apply for this position, you must provide:
- copy of your current resume and
- cover letter detailing your skills and experience which demonstrate how you meet the following essential capability in the context of this position:
- Proven experience working in public safety and/or security management frameworks, strategies and practices including:
- Interpretation and application of relevant policies, legislation, standards and codes of practice; specifically:
- AS: 3745/2010 - ‘Planning for Emergencies in Facilities’
- HB: 167:2006 - ‘Security Risk Management’
- ISO: 31000/2009 - ‘Risk Management – Principles and Guidelines’
- Provision of specialist advice, direction and support to management and key stakeholders in a venue management, event or service delivery organisation.
A full copy of the Job Description is available as a PDF below, which includes a complete list of the capabilities required to fulfil this role.
Please submit your application by clicking on the ‘Apply for Job’ button below. A step by step guide to applying online is available in pdf format below to assist you in this process.
For application assistance please contact People and Culture on (08) 9441 8362.
Employment Screening
To be eligible for employment with VenuesWest you must have the following at the time of commencement:
- Right to Work in Australia for the duration of the employment contract
- National Police Clearance
- Tertiary Qualification (minimum certificate level) in Security Management, Risk Management or a related discipline
Please note that the appointee will bear the costs associated with the abovementioned eligibility requirements.
Workplace Diversity
VenuesWest maintains a working environment that is free from discrimination in accordance with Equal Opportunity legislation. We are seeking to increase the diversity of our workforce to better meet the differing needs of our customers and to improve equal opportunity outcomes for our employees. Our goal is to increase the representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, women in leadership, youth and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds in our workforce. Sections of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 for measures to achieve equality may be applied to this process.
Candidates from these backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply for this vacancy and to identify themselves through the application questions.
This advertisement may be requested in other formats including Word, PDF, and large format by contacting People and Culture on (08) 9441 8362.
Future Appointments
Applicants who are found suitable, but not recommended for the vacancy, may be considered for subsequent vacancies for 12 months in accordance with Part 5 (General Appointment) of the Commissioner’s Instructions No.2: Filling a Public Sector Vacancy.