Security Guard - Nights York, England
Job description
Job Title: Security Guard - Nights
Salary: £24,024.00
Permanent/ Fixed Term: Permanent
Hours: 12-hour night shifts – 4 on 4 off (52 weeks per year)
Introduction:
Queen Ethelburga’s is set in more than 220 acres of beautiful North Yorkshire countryside, on the Thorpe Underwood Estate. Staff work as one team – whether they are directly teaching or supporting students as part of the school and pastoral teams, or as part of our estates team making sure that the campus works as it should – to create a vibrant learning and living environment in which every student can thrive. We aspire to excellence, have high expectations of ourselves and others, and take pride in everything we do. We aim to nurture resilient, confident, and independent lifelong learners. The Queen Ethelburga’s Collegiate Standard is ‘To be the best that I can with the gifts that I have’.
Role:
We are searching for a Security Guard to carry out security checks throughout the Estate, ensuring that the expected high standards are met and maintained. The Security Guard will also ensure the safety of the collegiate site is their main priority in their time here with the organisation.
The job description is written at a specific time and is subject to change as the demands of the organisation and the role develops. The role requires flexibility and adaptability and employees of the organisation need to be aware that they may be asked to perform tasks and be given responsibilities not detailed in this job description.
Key Responsibilities include (but are not limited to):
- To operate and monitor CCTV across the site
- Completion of all relevant forms and other documents
- Patrol as and when required – foot and mobile
- Lock up estates and school buildings
- Manning the gatehouse and monitoring operation of gates and entrances to site
- Monitoring staff entering and exiting the site
- Respond to all emergencies as and when required
- Attending fire alarms for estate buildings and liaise with fire brigade as and when appropriate
- To be responsible for the obligations placed on an employee under the Health and Safety Work Act 1974 with respect to building operatives
- Undertake any training when requested and as and when required
- Respond to all instructions efficiently and safely
The Appointed Candidate will have:
- CCTV experience
- Experience of security
- The ability to carry out instructions safely and carefully
- Strong communication skills both verbally and written
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Knowledge of Health & Safety regulations as they pertain to the role
- Experience of working on a school site (Desirable)
- General knowledge of other trades, such as basic maintenance (Desirable)
- Ability to demonstrate a self-motivated, honest, trustworthy, flexible, friendly, and positive work ethic
- A sense of humour!
Benefits
- Competitive salaries, with a range of flexible hours to suit
- 10% discount on Kindergarten fees (aged 3 months to 3 years
- 25% discount on all summer / holiday courses.
- Significant discount on school fees from age 3 to 18.
- Free private staff gym, separate to the students with state of the art equipment.
- Free, secure onsite parking
- Free flu jabs offered through our medical centre
- Staff community social events including bonfire and fireworks, Christmas ball, summer family fun day etc.
- 24/7 Employee Assistant Programme
- Training and Development Opportunities
- Increased holiday entitlement for staff with long service
- Long service awards
- Discount on King’s Theatre productions – external events
- Enhanced paternity / maternity pay, including new baby book
- Refer a friend scheme - We believe that staff are our greatest and most valuable asset, and this scheme involves and financially rewards our staff for referring like-minded candidates who join our school community.
