Benefits
* Personal Learning Hub & Additional Training
* 24/7 Virtual GP & Healthcare Benefits
* Cycle to Work Scheme
* Full Uniform Provided
* Exclusive Discounts with Selected Companies
* Company Share Scheme (SIP & SAYE)
* Overtime Available
Benefits: Free SIA License Renewal, Competitive Holiday Entitlement, Pension Scheme, Personal Learning Hub & Additional Training, 24/7 Virtual GP & Healthcare Benefits, Cycle to Work Scheme, Full Uniform Provided, Exclusive Discounts with Selected Companies, Company Share Scheme (SIP & SAYE), Overtime Available.
Why Join Mitie?
Better places, thriving communities.
About the Role
Mitie has an exciting opportunity for a Security Officer in our Plymouth & Cornwall Area. Enjoy discounted benefits and gain high-quality experience within the security industry. Full training and a quality induction will be provided.
Responsibilities
* Act as a visual deterrent on the shop floor
* Safely detain offenders following H&S training
* Utilise store security systems, including CCTV and EAS gates
* Collaborate with covert security operatives
* Investigate losses and support inquiries about known offenders
* Complete accurate incident reports and company documentation
* Report crime incidents using a company‑provided tablet
* Conduct routine patrols to ensure customer safety
* Record patrols in daily activity sheets
* Provide security updates during store briefings
* Conduct shift handovers to ensure service continuity
* Maintain a safe and secure environment for all
Qualifications
* SIA Door Supervision or Security Guarding License
* Five‑year checkable employment history or documentary evidence of any period of unemployment, self‑employment, or education
* Full driver’s licence and access to own vehicle required for this position
Desirable Experience
* Previous experience in a retail security role
We have a virtual GP on hand for you and members of your household. You can get expert advice by video or phone without having to leave your home.
We offer financial wellbeing assistance through our Salary Finance scheme. For example, you could access 50% of your earned pay before payday for a small fee. Salary Finance also offers competitive loans.
When you join us, we’ll give you a link to our flexible benefits platform, Choices, which allows you to customise your benefits to best suit your lifestyle. You can choose from dental insurance, dining cards, coffee clubs, buying technology products at an affordable cost, and much more.
We give you access to high street discounts from thousands of well‑known retailers, gyms and more through our MiDeals platform. And we have a cycle‑to‑work scheme.
Life cover is the greater of your equivalent annual salary or a minimum of £10,000 – giving peace of mind for your dependants. We also offer a save‑as‑you‑earn scheme and a Mitie Matching Share Plan (you could even be awarded free shares in Mitie).
We award our employees with Mitie Stars as recognition for their hard work. There are cash prizes up for grabs each month, and at the end of the year there’s a chance to scoop a top prize of £10,000!
Our success is a direct result of the experience and quality of our people. Progressing your career is therefore a top priority for us. We offer a diverse variety of training and development avenues via a wide selection of learning resources to suit you.
We are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to all. If you have a disability or long‑term condition (for example dyslexia, anxiety, autism, a mobility condition or hearing loss) and need us to make any reasonable adjustments, changes or do anything differently during the recruitment process, please let us know by emailing at .
About Mitie
Since 1987, Mitie’s 80,000 employees have been maintaining companies globally. We are the UK’s leading facilities management and professional services company, and our clients range from household names in banking, critical government sites as well as hospitals and schools.
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