Elements and Performance Criteria
- Confirm and comply with work procedures and legal requirements for escorting and protecting persons and valuables.
- Read work instructions and standard operating procedures for escorting and protecting persons and valuables, and clarify work tasks with relevant persons.
- Read workplace policies including WHS and apply to work tasks to ensure compliance with legal rights and responsibilities when escorting and protecting persons and valuables.
- Prepare to escort person and valuables.
- Select, organise and use equipment, personal protection equipment (PPE) and resources required to meet work tasks.
- Check equipment to ensure operational effectiveness and report faulty or damaged equipment.
- Check personal presentation to ensure it complies with workplace standards for appearance.
- Clarify communication processes with relevant persons.
- Assess risk and plan primary and secondary routes and schedule to maximise security and to meet work instructions.
- Protect person and valuables during escort.
- Collect and escort person and valuables following planned route and to meet work instructions.
- Conduct regular personal safety checks and monitor security of person and valuables during escort.
- Maintain constant and active observation of the environment to identify and assess potential security risks.
- Select and use appropriate security response to minimise risk and maximise protection of person and valuables within the scope of own competence and authority.
- Use communication equipment to report risk to relevant persons and request assistance.
- Finalise and review escort procedures, and maintain equipment and documentation.
- Escort person and valuables safely to destination point according to work instructions.
- Check, clean and store equipment and report faults or damage following workplace procedures.
- Provide accurate and constructive observations to assist in the review of escort procedures and improve future practices.
- Complete and maintain security documentation in accordance with workplace requirements.