Job Overview
The position is a full time and permanent position.
We are a local and reputable security company, providing uniformed Static Guards, Mobile Patrols and Alarm Response Services, in the Poole area and our area of coverage is based within a ten-mile radius of Poole. We are also enrolled with The Living Wage Foundation and therefore, remunerate our Security Officers in line with their recommended rates of pay, which is above the National Living Wage rate.
The position is working four 12-hour night shifts, working Sunday through to and including Wednesday, having Thursday, Friday and Saturday off duty. The working hours are 12-hour night shifts either being 18:00hrs to 06:00hrs or 19:00hrs to 07:00hrs. The regular weekly shift pattern will be working three nights on the Mobile Patrol Unit, and one night on a Static provision. Additional hours may be available, due to covering additional shifts to cover holiday periods.
Due to covering mobile patrol duties, all applicants must be at least 30 years of age and hold a Full UK car driving license and have your own personal vehicle to travel to and from work.
Job Title and Location:
Permanent & Full Time Mobile Patrol Security Officer/ Static Security Officer, Poole.
Role Purpose:
To protect our client's premises and property from criminal activity and to ensure the safety and wellbeing of the client's employees and visitors to the facilities. You will be firstly covering Mobile Patrol duties in and around the Poole & Bournemouth area, including the following: routine patrols of various sites, open and locking procedures and conducting Alarm Response duties. All our provisions are within a ten-mile radius of Poole, so you will not be driving long distances as part of the Mobile Patrol duties. One of the Static provisions is providing security services to a Marina facility in Poole, and you will therefore be conducting patrols on the pontoons and applicants should be very confident around water. The second Static provision that you may also be covering is based at Holton heath.
Role Requirements:
* We seek to fill this post at the earliest opportunity.
* £12.71 per hour (£13.71 per hour for mobile patrol duties).
* Wages are paid monthly, direct into a Bank or Building Society account.
Our Security Officers are required to comply with the 'Assignment Instructions' to provide a safe and secure environment. They must show a high visibility security presence but also have a warm friendly welcoming manner to all who attend the facilities. There will be numerous visitors to the facilities, some of whom have not visited before and they must be dealt with in a polite and professional manner, relaying all the relevant information that they require.
The successful candidate will join the team at these facilities to ensure we provide the required level of service.
Specific Duties:
* Punctuality: - Arrives before the shift start time, books on duty and is active on site at the shift start time, complying with 'Assignment Instructions'.
* Communication: - Is polite at all times, demonstrates quality customer service, has the ability to communicate clearly and concisely. Escalates any issues of concern or risk to the relevant Supervisor or Manager on duty.
* Deters Crime: - Appears focused and alert, seeks to identify potential risks and takes action to mitigate any threat.
* Maintains DOB: - To be fully completed on all shifts, to include all the patrol times and relevant information for the Facility.
* Dress Code: - Is dressed in the full uniform provided and must maintain a good personal hygiene and cleanliness of uniform.
To be suitable for this role you must meet all of the following criteria:
* Be fluent in verbal and written English
* Be smart and well presented at all times
* Have an SIA licence (Minimum Security Guard)
* Hold a Valid UK Full Manual car driving license and own their own vehicle to travel to and from work.
* Be a minimum age of 30 years old for our company fleet insurance policy.
* Be polite, helpful and diligent, with a 'can do' ethos
* Have excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
* Be able to provide the highest standard in customer service
* Have previous experience in the security industry
* Be flexible and reliable to meet the role requirements
* Have a calm personality capable of controlling difficult situations
* Be able to work without supervision and also as a member of a team
* Have a full five year checkable work history and required documentation to be vetted
Documentation that must be provided by the applicant upon request:
* SIA Licence (Minimum Security Guard)
* Details of 2 personal references (that must not be relatives or live at the same address)
* Full UK Manual Driving License (Car)
Please read very carefully before applying for this role you must:
* Be confident that you will be able to undertake 100% of all the specific duties.
* Meet ALL of the criteria listed in this advertisement. Partial compliance is not acceptable.
* Ensure your CV evidences your skills, qualities and career history that make you suitable for this role.
* Be able to provide all the documentation and vetting information when requested.
* Please Send your CV and any relevant covering letter, if you wish to be considered for this role.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: £12.71-£13.71 per hour
Expected hours: No less than 48 per week
Benefits:
* Company pension
* Free parking
* On-site parking
Application question(s):
* Do you have your own car to travel to work?
Experience:
* Security: 1 year (required)
Language:
* Fluent Verbal & Written English (required)
Licence/Certification:
* SIA License (Minimum Security Guard Level) (required)
* Full UK Car Driving License (required)
Work authorisation:
* United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person
Reference ID: Security Officer (Mobile Patrol & Static)