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He cut his teeth in some of Europe’s finest kitchens with an impressive gastronomic résumé that led to work in a popular Melbourne restaurant owned by a celebrity chef.
But now Protective Services Officer (PSO) Aristotelis Zografos, appears a world away from his previous job as he patrols a metropolitan train station. “I’ve been really fortunate and I feel very privileged to have been given this opportunity to work in the community and help people,” he said. “A PSO is like being part of a small family, it’s an organisation that is very supportive of you as a team member, with great resources.”
This extraordinary transition from the kitchen to a transit beat was inspired by a recruitment campaign last year that coincided with a zest for a career change.
PSO Zografos, who was born in the Greek city of Thessaloniki, launched his career as a teenager cooking in his father’s restaurant, before becoming a qualified sous-chef and working in five-star restaurants in Greece, Sweden and Cyprus.
“After three years as a chef in Cyprus I decided to come to Melbourne on a student visa to pursue my remaining qualification, a diploma as a pastry chef, but soon after enrolling at a college in Preston, I was asked to work in one of George Calombaris’ restaurants,” he said. “George sponsored my employment visa and I continued working in his restaurant after I gained permanent residency, totalling more than three years.”
But after 10 years pacing the floors in some of the world’s elite kitchens, dishing out exquisite cuisine, PSO Zografos is now patrolling the platforms of Melbourne’s railway stations and serving expiation notices. “I was thinking, I have to do something else, I can’t be doing this for the rest of my life, and when I saw a television advert for PSOs and was encouraged by a friend to apply, I thought, why not?’”
PSO Zografos graduated in November, having specifically applied for a PSO role. “I find this job very rewarding and satisfying talking to people and helping them in any way I can,” he said.
PSO Zografos said he feels content and very satisfied with what his new job brings and although there are no immediate plans to change, he has considered pursuing a role as an intelligence officer.
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