Security Officer

Main Areas of Responsibility 

• Conduct security gatehouse duties, controlling traffic and personnel entering and leaving site.

• Conduct physical security patrols by foot. 

• Carry out crime prevention activities such as routine vehicle searches.

• Perform road safety duties. 

• Attend and investigate security intruder and access control alarm activations.

• Presenting a smart, alert, visible and commanding security presence at all times, at the premises of our clients.

• Greeting, assisting, and directing members of the public visiting the premises of our clients.

• Conducting shift handover procedures at the start and end of each shift to ensure all matters of concern or note occurring during a shift are passed on for the purposes of service and incident management continuity.

• Writing complete and accurate handover and incident reports and taking appropriate action as required on all reports passed to the employee at the commencement or during a duty shift.

• Ensuring the safety and security of our client’s buildings and assets by carrying out all duties in adherence with the Site Assignment Instructions.

• Working as part of a team to provide Conflict Resolution assistance at client premises where there is a potential for conflict.

• Carry out weighbridge duties including maintaining accurate records, where applicable.

• IT and customer service interface skills essential

  Key Attributes

  Essential:

• Have the right to work in the UK

• Valid Front Line SIA Licence 

• Valid Clean Driving Licence

• Required to complete health surveillance.

• Required to go through BS7858 screening and vetting process.

• Good customer interface skills and commercial awareness

• Good communication – oral/written

• Good team working skills

• Computer literate, with keyboard skills and experience of word-processing, (Microsoft Word)

• Reliable with excellent time-management skills

• Available to travel to cover other sites in the region if required.

All selected candidates will be expected to undertake each stage of the recruitment process.

• Stage 1: Competency based interview.
• A health surveillance will be arranged with our Occupational Health provider which will include a drug & alcohol test.

Key Points:

At Falck Fire Services UK Ltd, we pride ourselves on a culture of care, professionalism and continuous development. Further development opportunities may be available which could lead to other roles within the organisation.

Falck Fire Services UK Ltd is an equal opportunities employer.