Senior Security Officer x 2 at Te Papa, Wellington

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

Te Papa stands proud as an iconic national building housing the treasures of the nation and is a vibrant destination for both national and international visitors. Biculturalism is a founding philosophy and practice of Te Papa designed to explore the contribution of Māori language and culture to the life, culture and activities of the museum in small and large ways. Te Papa fosters and nurtures cross-cultural capability, the ability of people of different cultural backgrounds to interact with one another in positive and uplifting ways.

Te Papa's security team is responsible for providing the highest level of security for our people, collections, exhibitions and facilities within a dynamic and busy environment.  We are looking for 2 Senior Security Officers with previous security experience to join our 24-hour, 7 day a week operational in-house Security Service. We require applicants who possess a strong work ethic, and a high level of professionalism.

Te Papa's Senior Security Officers are accountable for: supervising the day-time operation of security services; working with the Security management team to manage security systems and processes, ensuring all are carried consistent with Te Papa policies and Security Operating Procedures; and building capability of Security Officers to enable the provision of a professional and approachable security service.

Successful applicants will require:

• Demonstrated experience supervising a team
• Proven ability to motivate and build capability in a team
• Excellent communication skills, including the ability to write and present clear incident reports, communicate well verbally and to negotiate and advise at all levels on security issues
• Experience working with and developing best practice security procedures.
• Proven ability to work collaboratively with others and contribute positively to a strong team environment
• Experience working with external providers of security related services.
• Proven ability to prioritise work in a complex security work environment
• Ability to be responsive and adapt to changing conditions and requirements.
• Proven ability to take control in an emergency
• A high level of fitness and good health required of the position
• Honesty, integrity and discretion in security matters requiring investigation and enquiry.
• Operational knowledge and experience with  CCTV, two way radio communication systems, access control and lock & key management systems
• Sound knowledge of Microsoft Office and technology savvy.

Applicants must also have:

• A full, clean Class 1 drivers licence,
• First Aid, Civil Defence and Emergency Management training (ideally)
• Availability to work days on a rotating roster across 7 days per week
• Availability to be on-call as rostered for nights and weekends, and able at all times to quickly get to Te Papa as required.

• The ability to get to and from work outside of public transport hours

Any offer of appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Police and/or Ministry of Justice security clearance and other pre-employment, including medical fitness, checks.

All applicants must be legally able to work in New Zealand and maintain the ability to do so.

Please submit your application including a cover lettering (highlighting your claims for the role and confirming you meet the ‘must have' criteria set out above), your CV and any other relevant supporting documentation. 

Applications close 4 February 2021