Festival Security London, England
Job description
About The Role
*Interviews for this role will start in April 2023 *
Position: Festival Security (SIA)
Schedule: Various shift patterns over the summer
Rate: £11.99 - £13.44
Interview/ Induction Location: 15 Maddox St, London W1S 2QN
Join #TeamFGH, Keeping People Safe at Glastonbury, Lytham Festival, Beat-Herder, Kendall Calling, Boardmasters and many other iconic events and festivals this Summer.
We work with the biggest events and festivals. You won’t be disappointed!
Main Duties
- Controlling access points and site perimeter patrolling.
- Ingress control – ticket validation, physical body and bag searches, crowd control, refusal of guests when behaviour/suitability is not line with event house rules/policies.
- Crowd control/people management – foot traffic direction, escorting and ejecting guests – temporally detaining guests prior to police handover, maintaining order, subdue anti-social behaviour, ensuring crowd safety plans are adhered to, apprehending guests/staff suspected of committing a crime.
- Deliver approachable customer service and support.
- Monitor and report any suspicious behaviour/take appropriate action.
- Egress control.
- Reporting and recording details of irregularities, incidents, searches and patrols.
- Protection of assets and prevention of losses.
About You
A SIA Licence is essential for this role
The ideal candidate will...
- Have a clear passion for Keeping People Safe
- Have a good understanding of security risks and threats present at events and festivals
- Be friendly and have great people skills
- Love training: we have a learning culture and are rigorous in upskilling ourselves and others
- Be happy camping and able to provide essential camping kit
About Us
About FGH Security
We were founded in 2003 with the aim of raising the standards in the UK Private Security Industry.
Our primary mission is KEEPING PEOPLE SAFE across multiple industry sectors whilst looking after our people and constantly striving to improve both the employee and customer experience. We are proud to be innovators, with a culture of improvement, learning and career progression for everyone within the business.
FGH Benefits and Welfare
Our core values define all our actions and guide our decisions in all aspects of Keeping People Safe.
Our first and most important value is Look After The Team as our biggest asset is our people. We are an innovative business always aiming to raise the standards.
We have been recognised and awarded for our employee engagement and support.
Just a few of the ways we support our team:
- Instant access to wages: you can draw on up to 50% of earnt salary before payday
- Latest software: Making shift scheduling, team communications, and access to documents/payslips easier and user friendly
- Discounts in high street retailers, gyms, and more
- Access to GP services, mental health support, financial guidance
- Uncapped holiday accrual
- Our training never stops: We are an accredited training provider. Our team can access a variety of courses, qualifications, and progression opportunities. Many of our head office and operations managers are homegrown talent
- Varied deployments across multiple industry sectors
- ACS Accredited
- MIND Employer
- Real Living Wage Employer
FGH Security is committed to the fair treatment of its team members, potential team members and users of our services, regardless of race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, responsibilities for dependants, age, physical/mental disability or offending background.
