Security Officer
  • England,London,City of London
  • full-time
  • Salary negotiable
Job Description:
Security Officer

Location:

Covent Garden

Hours of Work:
*Full time (35 hours per week) Monday to Saturday 
*Shift Pattern 4 on 3 off
The Role:

The duties and responsibilities will be many and varied, but will be to assist in the provision of a high quality security service for the building and a high quality building support service for the users of the building.

Main Duties:
*To ensure the safety and the security of members, staff, tenants, and visitors and guests.
*To maintain accurate records, both in note books and as official incident reports, including any incident reporting software, and to take appropriate action to handle and contain incidents sensitively.
*To respond to all alarm activations including fire, access control, intruder and panic alarms and assist in the effective evacuation of the building in any emergency.
*To provide a high profile security operation and presence for the building.
*To ensure rooms and doors are locked/unlocked.
*To issue and recover security passes for visitors.
*To give advice and directions to visitors to the building.
*To develop and maintain good working relationships with members, tenants and other departments and teams and to explain clearly the Security and Health & Safety regulations they need to understand, and provide them with information on security they require, so as to ensure their continuing support, understanding and assistance.
*To develop and maintain good working relationships with external authorities (including emergency services) to ensure their continuing support, understanding and assistance.
*To check and record items and deliveries leaving the building.
*To receive mail, but to carefully examine suspicious, unusual envelopes, packages or parcels, advising relevant Line Manager accordingly and contacting the relevant authority as required.
*To undertake random baggage searches as required.
*To handle telephone calls to the building outside the normal hours of operation of the switchboard.
*To collect and log any items of lost property.
Skills and Attributes:

The following are essential:
*A current SIA Manned Guarding Licence/Door Supervision
*5-year verifiable work record
*Organised and efficient
*High attention to detail
*Excellent customer service skills
*Excellent verbal and written skills
*An excellent level of physical fitness
*Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues and build strong relationships
Desirable:
*Minimum of 3 years relevant experience
*A current SIA CCTV Licence
*Previous experience of working in a historic or listed building and/or a private members environment
*Qualified First Aider
Benefits:

BUPA private medical cover
Pension (3.5% employee & 9% employer contributions – increasing to 12%)
Free Life Assurance
Holiday (25 days increasing to 30 days) 
Interest free season ticket loan
Gym membership (subsidised)
Employee Assistance Programme
Flexible working
Job number 1822505
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