Organisation
Southampton City Council
Service Area
Corporate Estate & Assets
Job Location
Civic Centre
Contract Length
Permanent
Work Hours
Full time 39 hours per week
Salary
£28,792 - £31,022 per annum
Special Requirements
DBS will be required
Closing Date
14/10/2025
Job Reference
16026
Job Description and Person Specification
We currently have a unique opportunity for permanent full-time post as Town Sergeant to join the Facilities Management team. As a uniformed officer you will be part of a city tradition dating back over 800 years providing a unique, varied and diverse role that is never routine.
Applicants will work a rolling 39-hour week shift pattern maintaining cover at Southampton City Council's iconic and Grade 2* listed Civic Centre, located at the heart of the city. Applicants within their role will provide a 24/7 emergency call out service on a rota basis, which will incur an additional uplift allowance.
As member of the Town Sergeant team, you'll be key in helping to provide a safe, secure and friendly environment for council members and officers to work in and others to visit.
About the role:
As a Town Sergeant you will closely interact with all visitors, staff and councillors across a wide variety of roles and tasks. The Town Sergeant role also includes chauffeuring of the Lord Mayor of Southampton to events and engagements both in and out of hours on a duty rota. It is therefore essential a full driver's licence is held.
About you:
You will be trained as a First Aider and a Fire Marshal with other key skills of the role including supporting staff with clients.
So if you are looking for a uniformed challenge, job satisfaction without routine and becoming part of the city's proud history please apply or for further details contact:
What we can offer you:
Salary: The salary band for this role is £28,792 - £31,022. The starting salary is £28,792 with annual progression through the salary bands.
Here at SCC we have a range of different perks and benefits, a few examples can be found below.
* Excellent local government pension with 16.8% employer contribution
* Death in service benefit of x3 salary, and optional salary sacrifice shared cost AVC (additional voluntary contribution)
* Generous holiday 25–31 days, based on role and service
* Flexible working options (role-dependent)
* Family-friendly policies - Maternity, Paternity, Adoption, Shared/Unpaid Parental Leave, Time off for Dependents
* Training and development, including coaching and mentoring
* Health and wellbeing support - Employee Assistance Programme, Menopause Pledge, Mental Health First Aiders and access to a variety of staff networks
* Veteran-friendly employer with the Armed Forces Covenant
* Retail discounts and savings through the Southampton City Council benefits platform
* Discounted memberships at local sports and fitness centres
* Sustainable travel benefits - low emission car scheme, cycle to work, season ticket loans
* Employee volunteering scheme with 2 paid days leave to volunteer
For further information on our benefits package please visit:Employee benefits )
Contact details for informal discussion:
For further information and details regarding the role, please contact Anna Szczygielska on or email:
Recruitment contact details:
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For more information about SCC please visit Southampton City Council
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