Protective Service Officer – Perth

The AFP is expanding in Western Australia, with new opportunities available in Perth. If you are motivated to escape the mundane and do something different, the AFP has a role for you. As a Protective Service Officer (PSO), you will detect, deter and disrupt any criminal activity and respond to criminal and national security threats.  

You’ll use specialist capabilities and data to keep people and places safe. This includes providing:  

• highly visible uniformed security at Defence sites and Perth Airport  
• operational planning, delivery for special events and protests
• first-response capabilities, including enhanced counter-terrorism first response (CTFR)
• intelligence-led, risk-based targeted activities
• stakeholder engagement and partnership building.

The AFP’s Western Commend has its headquarters based in Perth and is made up of sworn, specialist and support staff. At Western Command, protective service officers deliver enhanced protection at:  

• Submarine Rotational Force West, HMAS Stirling – leading intelligence-led preventative operations to deter, detect and defeat
• Dignitary Protection Unit – protecting foreign consulates, internationally protected persons, Australian high officer holders and other Commonwealth interests
• Perth Airport – maintaining aviation security.

If you are interested in working at Submarine Rotational Force West, HMAS Stirling, please select Perth as your first location preference when applying. While we are heavily recruiting for HMAS Stirling, your deployment location may be dependent on operational priorities at the time of your application.

As a PSO, there is no need to commit to years of study and a HECS debt. You will get paid to train over 15 weeks, including accommodation and meals. If you successfully complete the course, you will be awarded a Certificate IV in Protective Services. Following graduation from the AFP College in Canberra, PSOs are paid a starting salary of $82,499.88 per annum*. This is inclusive of a base salary, 22% composite and Use of Force (UoF) allowance**, plus overtime and penalties. PSOs also receive 15.4% superannuation, including during all periods of maternity leave.  

**The annual payment of the UoF allowance is dependent on members successfully holding and maintaining a UoF certification.

Eligibility

All applicants are required to submit their interest by clicking ‘Apply’. Please ensure that you meet the minimum entry standards at the time you submit your application.

To apply for this role, you must:  

• Be an Australian citizen.  
• Be 18 years of age or older.  
• Have attained a minimum educational level of a Year 10 Certificate, or higher
• Hold a valid Australian driver’s licence (P Plates are accepted).
• Provide evidence you can swim 100 meters freestyle, have current First Aid and CPR certifications.  

Benefits

Working for the AFP provides you with a diverse and rewarding career. We recognise your contribution to our workforce and offer generous remuneration and conditions, including:  

• 6 weeks (30 days) of paid annual leave per year
• 4 mandatory rest days per year
• 18 days of paid personal leave per year
• generous superannuation of 15.4%
• 18 weeks paid maternity leave + an additional 36 weeks of maternity leave without pay.
• 11 weeks paid parental leave for partners, increasing to 18 weeks in 2027
• flexible working arrangements, such as part-time work, job sharing or changes in work hours, patterns or locations  
• get paid to train at the AFP College + accommodation & meals (Base salary $64,754 during the 15-week training course)
• generous salaries and incremental salary progression governed by the AFP Enterprise Agreement
• 40 hour working week – know your roster in advance
• health and wellbeing services – with a focus on early intervention, education and prevention
• access to ongoing training and professional development opportunities.  

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion  

• We’re all individuals and we love that. At the AFP we value the different perspectives, approaches and lived experiences of our people, and recognise that our collective intelligence and diversity is what makes us stronger. As such, we encourage applications from people from all walks of life, including people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, First Nations people, women, the LGBTQIA+ community and people with disability.  

Ready to make a difference in Perth? Submit your interest by clicking ‘Apply’