Security Officer/Commissionaire London, England
Job description
UniTrust Protection Services (UK) Ltd have an exciting opportunity available for a Security Officer/Commissionaire to join our team. The role would involve you being trained on a number of sites across our London portfolio. In return, you will receive highly competitive hourly rates subject to the sites you will work across.
What’s in it for you?
In return as our Security Officer/ Commissionaire, we offer the below salary and benefits:
- 40hrs per week (Early/Lates/Weekdays/Weekends)
- A competitive wage (£12.80 per hour)
- Accident Cover
- Excellent benefits which include Life assurance equivalent 1 x annual salary, Personal
- Length of service awards
- Employee Recognition Awards
- Tech scheme and Cycle to work scheme
- Company Sick Pay
- Company advances and loans
- Career progression: training and development opportunities
- Diverse and inclusive working environment
Objective
To work as a Security Officer/Commissionaire, providing a high level of customer service at GPA and surrounding client properties. Act as the first point of contact for visitors, Contractors, Arcade Staff to the property. To liaise with the client and Arcade tenants/patrons on any issues both proactively and reactively. Managing all client contractors and 3rd party providers working on site. Ensuring the protection of persons and property and thereby the provision of a safe and secure environment for all.
General Duties
- The maintenance of good order on a Unitrust Client site including the protection staff and patrons
- The protection of a client’s property against loss, theft, damage (including fire and water) and waste
- The protection of private property belonging to the client, their staff and visitors against loss, theft, and damage
- Access Control into the Arcade and regular patrolling both internally and externally
- To be a liaison for all Arcade Tenants and patrons
- Monitor, escalate and respond to alarms as required via CCTV, Security & BMS systems
- Provide support and response for the APML Estates campus including the Cromwell
- Road sites on a ad-hoc basis only
- Respond to Fire alarms activations and related emergencies within the Arcade
- First responder to Intruders and other crime-related incidents
- Help desk function - Out of hours (18:00 – 23:30) respond and escalate accordingly, any calls from tenants and retailers from the client’s other properties including completing all necessary callout reports where required before shift end
- Providing in all cases, assistance in accordance with instructions and training as detailed in the AI’s & SOP’s
- To comply with applicable environmental, health and safety rules, procedures, laws and accepted safe work practices. You will have a duty to take care of your own health and safety and that of others who may be affected by your actions at work
Carrying out in a professional and diligent manner all other duties properly
assignable to the position of Security Officer
Candidate Profile
- A minimum of 3/5 years of demonstrable experience in the Security industry (Essential).
- Excellent client facing skills and proven experience (Essential).
- A valid SIA front-line licence (Essential)
CCTV/PSS licence – Desirable but not essential
- An industry recognised qualification (Highly desirable)
- Excellent interpersonal, communication and customer service skills
- Excellent knowledge of operational security software applications or the ability to acquire such knowledge
- Able to deal in a professional manner in all stressful situations
- Excellent organisational skills and the ability to complete tasks quickly and accurately
- Be able to develop a thorough knowledge of the Company’s core business functions
- Excellent time management and organisational skills, with the ability to work underpressure and unsupervised
- Demonstrable proactive and professional approach to security
- Professional and well groomed Development
- Develop local liaison with the Police and the local community
- To be forwaforward-thinkingbe a part of idea generation and innovations
- Develop the security knowledge and ethos of site within your team and establish security excellence
- Continues development of the site knowledge
- Identify areas of improvement and best practises
What’s in it for me?
- A competitive salary (above current LLW)
- Pension scheme
- Excellent benefits which include Life assurance equivalent 1 x annual salary
- Company Sick Pay
- Company advances and loans
- Training and development opportunities
Don’t miss out on this fantastic opportunity to join our team as a Security Officer!
UniTrust is an Equal Opportunities employer and welcome applicants from suitably qualified persons regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status or pregnancy and maternity.
Please note, any job offered is subject to satisfactory pre-employment and five or ten year work history security vetting checks according to BS 7858:2019.
