Security Officer - Birmingham
To ensure a safe, secure, welcoming environment for staff, students, and campus visitors and to provide a courteous and efficient front-of-house service during college hours. The role combines the management of campus security across the college premises, including monitoring of student activity, with the need for a customer service standard for everyone on site and the neighbouring community.
Please note:
* A DBS is required for this role
* This role is not eligible for sponsorship!
Location
Birmingham
Appointment Type
Permanent
Department
Facilities and Estates
Full-Time/Part-Time
Full-time
Hours
40 Hours
Salary
Competitive
Entity
GBS UK
Ref No
4096
Main Responsibilities
* Monitoring of CCTV, Access Control and other protective systems, and act as a first line response to activations & incidents or fault reporting.
* Examines doors, windows, and gates to ensure security; uses University keys to open and close buildings; monitors closed buildings for unauthorized persons and/or suspicious activities.
* Provides escort services for visitors, students, staff, and faculty, as necessary; provides other public assistance, such as lockout services, jump-starts, and routine information.
* Provide guidance and advice to visitors, clients, contractors, and staff.
* Control of the key press and issuing of keys.
* Compile accurate incident reports where appropriate and requested.
* To conduct routine inspections of premises and equipment, thus ensuring buildings, valuables or people are safe and secure.
* Ensuring buildings, valuables or people are safe and secure.
* Supervising the door for a large organization.
* Health and Safety and Evacuation procedures.
* Ad-hoc support for our security operations.
Requirements
Essential
* Ability to interact with employees, contractors, consultants, visitors, and management as well as local police and fire authorities
* Excellent communication skills
* Skill in performing building security and lock procedures
* Excellent awareness skills
* Ability to understand and follow specific instructions and procedures
* Experience in working in a similar role
Desirable
* Door Supervisor License - SIA door supervisor
* Knowledge of security techniques
* Knowledge of site and local emergency procedures
Other Information
The Security Officer will also be expected to demonstrate their commitment:
* to GBS values and regulations, including equal opportunities policy.
* the GBS’s Social, Economic and Environmental responsibilities and minimize environmental impact in the performance of the role and actively contribute to the delivery of GBS’s Environmental Policy.
* to their Health and Safety responsibilities to ensure their contribution to a safe and secure working environment for staff, students, and other visitors to the campus.
This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Other duties, responsibilities and activities may change or be assigned.