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Security Escort
Job Title: Security Escort
Contract: Permanent
Type of Employment: Full Time
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Salary: £24,.65 per annum
Shift pattern: Mon to Thu ( and ) and on Fri ( and )
Location: Defence Science & Technology Laboratory (DSTL), Porton Down, Winterslow Road, Porton Down, Wiltshire, England, SP4 0JQ
Position Overview
We are looking for a full-time, versatile, and enthusiastic Security Escort, responsible for chaperoning visitors at Defence Science and Technology Laboratory Porton Down site, Porton Down Wiltshire. The successful candidate will fulfil a broad range of tasks to facilitate day-to-dayoperations.
Training will be given where required.
Main Responsibilities
1. Chaperone visitors, to ensure the security of the site is not compromised, and to ensure visitors are led to the planned destination in an efficient, professional, and welcoming manner.
2. Liaise with Reception colleagues, security teams and hosts.
3. Drive escort vehicles, and ensure they are maintained, clean and in excellent operational condition, reporting any defects to the line manager.
4. Play a positive role in ensuring a safe environment is maintained and assist mobility impaired visitors with accessibility issues.
5. Ensure all activities are carried out in full compliance with current Health and Safety Regulations and the General Data Protection Regulations.
6. Carry out other reasonable tasks as required; this could include cover for staff and other building management and access control duties.
What we are looking for
A reliable, trustworthy, competent, and physically fit person with the ability to work independently and as part of a team. Confident, self-motivated, and able to use own initiative, highly responsive to company and customer requirements. Pro-active and consistent with the ability to adapt quickly to the different needs of the business and:
7. Hold a full UK driving licence with no endorsements.
8. Capability to multi-task when and where needed, as required by the business.
9. Ability to comply with Health and Safety requirements.
10. Possess a flexible approach to accommodate changing requirements and priorities; able to use initiative.
11. Ability to deliver good customer facing skills and to develop close working relationships.
12. Present a smart appearance.
13. Basic IT proficiency.
Additional Information
MOD security clearance and DBS Standard required. To meet national security vetting requirements, you will normally need to have been resident in the UK for at least 3 years to gain a Counter Terrorist Check, 5 years for Security Clearance and 10 years for Developed Vettingprior to the date of application. All Developed Vetted posts are required to be UK Nationals.
Proof of right to work in UK essential.
The Contract operates a 37.5 hour working week requiring an element of flexible output during the overarching service hours of and Mon to Thu and to on Fri only.
Required to wear approved company work wear.
Our market-leading offering provides you with benefits that suit your lifestyle.
We have a virtual GP on hand for you and members of your household. So 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 lifestyle benefits platform, Choices. You might choose to purchase up to five extra days’ holiday each year. You might buy critical illness insurance, seek dental treatment or buy technology products at an affordable cost. There are many choices!
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 of up to four times your salary is available. We also offer enhanced pension contributions, 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,!
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 .