Security Officer
Contract: Government
Location: York, YO1 7PX
Hours of work: 50
Working Pattern: Monday to Friday - rota between 06:30 - 20:30
Contract Type: Permanent
Hourly Rate: £13.10
Are you passionate about safety and delivering a great customer experience?
We are seeking experienced Security Officers to join a well-established and professional team at a prestigious client site in York.
This is a multifaceted role combining concierge responsibilities with core security duties, ensuring a safe and welcoming environment for staff, visitors, and members of the public.
As part of ISS’s Total Facilities Management solution, you will work alongside a wider team including FM, cleaning, and maintenance colleagues.
This position offers a structured shift pattern (Monday to Friday, between 06:30 and 20:30) with rotation for full coverage, consistent weekly hours, and opportunities for overtime.
If you have experience in security and thrive in high-tempo environments, we’d love to hear from you.
The Role
1. Provide a professional front-of-house service, meeting and greeting visitors and staff.
2. Manage access control, including ID checks, issuing passes, and monitoring entry points.
3. Conduct internal and external patrols, ensuring site safety and security.
4. Operate and monitor security systems such as CCTV, access control, and alarms.
5. Respond promptly to incidents, alarms, and emergencies, following site procedures.
6. Support Health & Safety by inducting visitors and ensuring compliance.
7. Complete all required documentation and handovers accurately and on time.
8. Collaborate with ISS colleagues and client partners to maintain a secure and welcoming environment.
About You
9. Previous security experience.
10. Valid SIA licence (Security Guarding or Door Supervisor).
11. Strong customer service skills and clear communication abilities.
12. Good IT skills and familiarity with app-based systems.
13. Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team.
14. Must meet vetting requirements (BS7858, BPSS, CTC) and have 5 years’ checkable UK residency and employment history.
The Company
ISS is a world-leading workplace and facility management company, connecting people and places to make the world work better. Working with customers day by day, side by side, we understand every aspect of the user experience.
Through a unique combination of intelligent solutions, high standards and people who care, to help our customers achieve their purpose, whether it’s hospitals healing patients, businesses producing the next great innovation, or airports bringing passengers home to their families. ISS is committed to doing business the right way, taking its corporate responsibility very seriously. Our passion is people.
We offer you a challenging and exciting career in an organisation with people at its heart. In ISS, everyone has the opportunity to develop, grow and make a difference.
ISS is proud to be a diverse and inclusive employer.
ISS welcomes all applicants regardless of age, disability, gender identity or gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race (which includes race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin and caste), religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation or educational background.
We are a Disability Confident Committed (Level 2) employer, proudly supporting and promoting inclusive hiring practices in line with the UK government’s Disability Confident scheme.
Our passion for inclusivity and diversity makes ISS a more creative, productive and happy place to work.
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