• Undertake the day to day tasks to maintain a secure and safe site maintaining a fully focused and compliant operation which exceeds the client's expectations.
• Managing access control and gate duties; staff and vehicle searches; traffic management and car park duties; building patrols.
• Providing an effective departmental security presence and proactive response service.
• Monitoring of fire and security alarm panels.
• Adhering to the communication requirements, records of delivery and maintenance of all other required gate records.
• Responding too and dealing with all site risk events.
• Carrying out fire prevention duties.
• Ensuring all Client Service Level Agreements and Key Performance Indicators are met.
• Promoting a professional image of Securitas.

• Hold a valid SIA license.
• Provide the right to work in the UK and pass security clearance.
• Be able to work as an individual & as part of a team.
• Be able to work outside in all 4 seasons - Winter, Spring, Autumn & Summer.
• Be able to communicate clearly, verbal & written.
• Hold a clean full UK driving licence
• Be able to make timely decisions and justify.
• Be reasonably fit - as walking and conducting foot patrols is required.
• A flexible and responsive approach is required to balance conflicting and changing pressures in the work environment in a respectful and constructive way.
• Your commitment to providing a strong focus on Customer Service is essential to maintain the high standards and professionalism of our service.

• Paid holiday, company pension and life assurance scheme
• Discounted gym membership
• Wellness advice and support
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Car lease and new car purchasing schemes
• Employee discounts and cashback savings across hundreds of your favourite high street brands, online shopping, holidays, and days out.
• City & Guilds accredited training program for professional and personal development
• Support to gain your SIA license

• Prevent and deter unauthorised access to site.
• Monitor fire alarms, intruder alarms and CCTV.
• Conduct external and internal security patrols.
• Carry out routine tests of security equipment.
• Maintain all logbooks and records, ensuring all paperwork is completed in a timely fashion and conduct effective handover procedures. Record and report all faults, health and safety hazards and unsafe working practices to management.
• Provide support, guidance and information to all staff, visitors and contractors whilst ensuring safeguarding of the premises.
• Ensure health and safety procedures are followed at all times.
• Report any usage of First Aid equipment and shortfalls in the contents of First Aid boxes.

• Report instances of property at risk of being lost, stolen, damaged and/or vandalised.
• During patrols, switch off unnecessary lights and close windows.
• Display an outstanding level of customer service.
• Display the highest standard of personal presentation to maintain the image of Securitas and the customer.
• Identify opportunities for improving practices and processes.
• The ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Undertake any other duties as requested by Management.
• Good understanding of English, written and orally.

• Available as and when called upon to cover shifts including weekends, occasionally at short notice
• Right to work in the UK and have a five-yearcheckable employment history or be able to produce documentary evidence of any period of unemployment
• No current criminal convictions
• Excellent communication skills and a strong customer focus
• Well presented
• Able to work independently as well as part of a team
• Punctual and reliable
• Willing and able to work shifts covering days, nights and weekends
• To provide all the documentation and vetting information requested
• Manage multiple tasks
• The ability to make good judgment and come to sensible conclusions
• Completion of in-house training within the probation period
• Access to laptop to complete mandatory on-line training
• Computer literate
• Good level of fitness
• Minimum of 1 year Security experience

• First Aid at Work qualification
• SIA Licence - Training can be provided
• CCTV licence
• Front of House experience
• Knowledge of COSHH regulations
• Basic Health and Safety certificate
• Knowledge of BS7858
• Driving Licence

• Paid holiday, company pension and life assurance scheme
• Discounted gym membership
• Wellness advice and support
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Car lease and new car purchasing schemes
• Employee discounts and cashback savings across hundreds of your favourite high street brands, online shopping, holidays, and days out.
• City & Guilds accredited training program for professional and personal development
• Support to gain your SIA license

• Part of a large Security team manning the brand new construction site of an amazing new project!
• Working outside - the project is still being built, we need you to keep it safe!
• Gatehouse and Patrol duties.
• Supporting with protest control.
• Stopping dangerous or threatening behaviour - controlling the sistuation until the arrival of the Police.
• Stopping and diverting traffic if need be.
• Any other ad-hoc security duty.

• Frontline SIA License (not essential - we can SIA train you)
• Physically fit - the job is a very active role that requires you to be outside. (All PPE will be provided for you)
• Team Player - we are all in this together.
• Happy to work outside

• If you work hard - you will be repaid with opportunities and career progression.
• We can be flexible - there are a variety of shifts available for this contract, lets find a role that suits you!
• Working outside? We will provide a snug uniform for you.
• No SIA? no problem - we can pay for you to be SIA trained.
• Having a hard time? we will support you, we have a wellbeing programme in place to help you through your dark days.
• You would like a new car? we can provide discounts for car loans.
• We can also provide you with hundreds of discounts across your favourite retail outlets, resteraunts, holidays, gyms and days out.

• Part of a large Security team manning the brand new construction site of an amazing new project!
• Working outside - the project is still being built, we need you to keep it safe!
• Gatehouse and Patrol duties.
• Supporting with protest control.
• Stopping dangerous or threatening behaviour - controlling the sistuation until the arrival of the Police.
• Stopping and diverting traffic if need be.
• Any other ad-hoc security duty.

• Frontline SIA License (not essential - we can SIA train you)
• Physically fit - the job is a very active role that requires you to be outside. (All PPE will be provided for you)
• Team Player - we are all in this together.
• Happy to work outside

• If you work hard - you will be repaid with opportunities and career progression.
• We can be flexible - there are a variety of shifts available for this contract, lets find a role that suits you!
• Working outside? We will provide a snug uniform for you.
• No SIA? no problem - we can pay for you to be SIA trained.
• Having a hard time? we will support you, we have a wellbeing programme in place to help you through your dark days.
• You would like a new car? we can provide discounts for car loans.
• We can also provide you with hundreds of discounts across your favourite retail outlets, resteraunts, holidays, gyms and days out.

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Ensuring the security and safety of Her Majesty’s Courts and Tribunal Services’ buildings, employees, legal professionals and visitors.

You will be responsible for protecting the security and safety of the identified buildings and personnel at a busy client site. You will ensure that assigned tasks are completed in a professional and timely manner and meet relevant legislations, ensuring the needs of all internal and external customers are fulfilled.

As part of this role, you will be required to undertake an appropriate and fully-funded apprenticeship programme, as part of OCS’s commitment to your professional development in the security industry.

Your main responsibilities may also include:

• Control of access doors and gates to ensure that only authorised persons and vehicles are permitted access.
• Working with a team, conduct Physical search of all Court users Conducting entry searches of all persons entering buildings via public entrances (or any member of the public entering via any other entrance) by means of archway metal detectors, hand-held metal detectors and visual searches of bags, parcels and containers to ensure that no weapons, explosive devices or other prohibited items are brought on to the premises.
• Testing Security Systems, and accurately recording the data to ensure fully operational at the start of every day, archway metal detectors, hand-held metal detectors.
• Prevention of and attending to and dealing with security incidents.
• Assisting to ensure the correct and agreed evacuation procedures are followed by all members of the public in the event of an emergency including the identification of a suspect package or a fire.
• Control & Restraint of violent and aggressive court users, preventing or excluding persons from secure parts of the building or environment.
• Carry out instructions from members of the Judiciary to attend court and in some circumstances remove individuals from the Court or Court Room.
• Respond rapidly to personal attack panic alarms throughout the building.
• Testing of Alarm Systems, and accurately recording the data to ensure fully operational including fire alarms and personal attack alarms.
• Carrying out regular patrols of the building and its environment as required.
• Acting as a first line support to employees and site visitors, providing a professional and friendly service.
• Issue and collection of visitors and contractors’ passes and escort of visitors and contractors.
• Operation of and monitoring CCTV equipment.
• Supervision of contractors and cleaners etc. in secure areas.
• Opening up the building at the start of the day.
• Closing down securing the building at the end of the day and setting the alarm System and acting as key holder for emergency call out purposes.
• Maintaining records – Equipment checks, confiscated items, Incident reports etc.
• Maintaining security of keys and control of issue to authorised personnel.
• Service area barrier control and traffic management.

To succeed in this role, you will need the following:

• Willing to travel between sites, up to an hour each way
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong customer service skills
• Ability to work on own initiative as well as part of a team
• Door Supervisor SIA licence - essential
• Experience of working within the Security Industry – advantageous
• CCTV licence - advantageous but training can be provided
• Driving licence and use of own vehicle is required
• Be confident with the use of a mobile phone

Personal characteristics/attributes for this role:

• Excellent customer service skills
• A professional demeanour with sound judgement and integrity; in order to prioritise and deal with challenging situations, in accordance with procedures and processes.
• Customer focused
• A clean DBS History (Drink Driving excluded)

Does this role sound like it's for you? Apply now! If you require any support with your application, please contact Megan Forse on 01293 858761 or via email on

Megan.Forse@ocs.com

What will you get in return?

• An additional £1 on your hourly payrate following completion of probation period, subject to attendance, performance and conduct
• A pension scheme- to save for the future - eligibility rules apply
• Access to high street discounts
• Access to low interest loans
• Recognition scheme ‘OCS Stars’- monetary rewards given to top performers
• Training and Development- apprenticeships, e-learning, English as a Second Language and our award nominated ‘Impact’ Programme
• Long Service Awards
• Cycle to work scheme- discounted bicycles
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme- 24-7 Wellbeing Support

Why join OCS Group Ltd?

From providing a first-class shopping experience at major retail and leisure establishments, to maintaining critical factory facilities for well-known industrial organisations, to supporting the patient journey at large hospitals, we provide the essential services that keep businesses and societies running day in and day out.

We are the largest family-owned facilities management services company in the world, and we deliver over 70 accredited services internationally.

OCS prides itself as a company that has family values.

We take CARE of you; We act SAFELY and responsibly; We are TRUSTWORTHY; We work as EXPERTS.

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Ensuring the security and safety of Her Majesty’s Courts and Tribunal Services’ buildings, employees, legal professionals and visitors.

You will be responsible for protecting the security and safety of the identified buildings and personnel at a busy client site. You will ensure that assigned tasks are completed in a professional and timely manner and meet relevant legislations, ensuring the needs of all internal and external customers are fulfilled.

Your main responsibilities may also include:

• Control of access doors and gates to ensure that only authorised persons and vehicles are permitted access.
• Conducting entry searches of all persons entering buildings via public entrances (or any member of the public entering via any other entrance) by means of archway metal detectors, hand-held metal detectors and visual searches of bags, parcels and containers to ensure that no weapons, explosive devices or other prohibited items are brought on to the premises, including undertaking a test of the search of equipment at the beginning of every day.
• Prevention of and attending to and dealing with security incidents, including undertaking searches and ensuring the correct and agreed evacuation procedures are followed by all members of the public in the event of an emergency including the identification of a suspect package or a fire.
• Carrying out regular patrols of the building and its environment as required.
• Acting as a first line support to employees and site visitors, providing a professional and friendly service.
• Issue and collection of visitors and contractors’ passes and escort of visitors and contractors.
• Preventing or excluding persons from secure parts of the building or environment.
• Operation of and monitoring CCTV equipment.
• Supervision of contractors and cleaners etc. in secure areas.
• Regular checks to ensure that security/safety equipment is fully operational, including fire alarms, personal attack alarms, archway metal detectors, hand-held metal detectors.
• Opening up the building at the start of the day.
• Closing down securing the building at the end of the day and setting the alarm System and acting as key holder for emergency call out purposes.
• Maintaining security of keys and control of issue to authorised personnel.
• Service area barrier control and traffic management.

Health & Safety duties include:

• Communicate regularly with staff through formal and informal channels on safety matters to ensure that there is a free flow of ideas and that morale remains high.
• Ensure that the OCS safety image is reflected positively through your actions and those of your colleagues.

To succeed in this role, you will need the following:

• Willing to travel between sites in Taunton, Yeovil and Exeter
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong customer service skills
• Ability to work on own initiative as well as part of a team
• Door Supervisor SIA licence - essential
• Experience of working within the Security Industry – advantageous
• CCTV licence - advantageous but training can be provided
• Driving licence and use of own vehicle is required

Personal characteristics/attributes for this role:

• Excellent customer service skills
• A professional demeanour with sound judgement and integrity; in order to prioritise and deal with challenging situations, in accordance with procedures and processes.
• Customer focused

Does this role sound like it's for you? Apply now! If you require any support with your application, please contact Megan Forse on 01293 858761 or via email on

Megan.Forse@ocs.com

What will you get in return?

• An additional £1 on your hourly payrate following completion of probation period, subject to attendance, performance and conduct
• A pension scheme- to save for the future - eligibility rules apply
• Access to high street discounts
• Access to low interest loans
• Recognition scheme ‘OCS Stars’- monetary rewards given to top performers
• Training and Development- apprenticeships, e-learning, English as a Second Language and our award nominated ‘Impact’ Programme
• Long Service Awards
• Cycle to work scheme- discounted bicycles
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme- 24-7 Wellbeing Support

Why join OCS Group Ltd?

From providing a first-class shopping experience at major retail and leisure establishments, to maintaining critical factory facilities for well-known industrial organisations, to supporting the patient journey at large hospitals, we provide the essential services that keep businesses and societies running day in and day out.

We are the largest family-owned facilities management services company in the world, and we deliver over 70 accredited services internationally.

OCS prides itself as a company that has family values.

We take CARE of you; We act SAFELY and responsibly; We are TRUSTWORTHY; We work as EXPERTS.

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Ensuring the security and safety of Her Majesty’s Courts and Tribunal Services’ buildings, employees, legal professionals and visitors.

You will be responsible for protecting the security and safety of the identified buildings and personnel at a busy client site. You will ensure that assigned tasks are completed in a professional and timely manner and meet relevant legislations, ensuring the needs of all internal and external customers are fulfilled.

Your main responsibilities may also include:

• Control of access doors and gates to ensure that only authorised persons and vehicles are permitted access.
• Conducting entry searches of all persons entering buildings via public entrances (or any member of the public entering via any other entrance) by means of archway metal detectors, hand-held metal detectors and visual searches of bags, parcels and containers to ensure that no weapons, explosive devices or other prohibited items are brought on to the premises, including undertaking a test of the search of equipment at the beginning of every day.
• Prevention of and attending to and dealing with security incidents, including undertaking searches and ensuring the correct and agreed evacuation procedures are followed by all members of the public in the event of an emergency including the identification of a suspect package or a fire.
• Carrying out regular patrols of the building and its environment as required.
• Acting as a first line support to employees and site visitors, providing a professional and friendly service.
• Issue and collection of visitors and contractors’ passes and escort of visitors and contractors.
• Preventing or excluding persons from secure parts of the building or environment.
• Operation of and monitoring CCTV equipment.
• Supervision of contractors and cleaners etc. in secure areas.
• Regular checks to ensure that security/safety equipment is fully operational, including fire alarms, personal attack alarms, archway metal detectors, hand-held metal detectors.
• Opening up the building at the start of the day.
• Closing down securing the building at the end of the day and setting the alarm System and acting as key holder for emergency call out purposes.
• Maintaining security of keys and control of issue to authorised personnel.
• Service area barrier control and traffic management.

Health & Safety duties include:

• Communicate regularly with staff through formal and informal channels on safety matters to ensure that there is a free flow of ideas and that morale remains high.
• Ensure that the OCS safety image is reflected positively through your actions and those of your colleagues.

To succeed in this role, you will need the following:

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong customer service skills
• Ability to work on own initiative as well as part of a team
• Door Supervisor SIA licence - essential
• Experience of working within the Security Industry – advantageous
• CCTV licence - advantageous but training can be provided
• Driving licence and access to a vehicle is required
• Required to cover areas - Swansea, Merthyr, Port Talbot, Haverfordwest and Aberystwyth

Personal characteristics/attributes for this role:

• Excellent customer service skills
• A professional demeanour with sound judgement and integrity; in order to prioritise and deal with challenging situations, in accordance with procedures and processes.
• Customer focused

Does this role sound like it's for you? Apply now! If you require any support with your application, please contact Megan Forse on 01293 858761 or via email on

Megan.Forse@ocs.com

What will you get in return?

• An additional £1 on your hourly payrate following completion of probation period, subject to attendance, performance and conduct
• Option for additional overtime
• A pension scheme- to save for the future - eligibility rules apply
• Access to high street discounts
• Access to low interest loans
• Recognition scheme ‘OCS Stars’- monetary rewards given to top performers
• Training and Development- apprenticeships, e-learning, English as a Second Language and our award nominated ‘Impact’ Programme
• Long Service Awards
• Cycle to work scheme- discounted bicycles
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme- 24-7 Wellbeing Support

Why join OCS Group Ltd?

From providing a first-class shopping experience at major retail and leisure establishments, to maintaining critical factory facilities for well-known industrial organisations, to supporting the patient journey at large hospitals, we provide the essential services that keep businesses and societies running day in and day out.

We are the largest family-owned facilities management services company in the world, and we deliver over 70 accredited services internationally.

OCS prides itself as a company that has family values.

We take CARE of you; We act SAFELY and responsibly; We are TRUSTWORTHY; We work as EXPERTS.

Mitie was founded in 1987, Mitie is the UK’s leading facilities management and professional services company, looking after a large, diverse, blue-chip customer base.
Values:
Delivering the exceptional, every day
• Our purpose: our expertise, care, technology and insight create amazing work environments, helping our customers be exceptional every day.
• Our promiseto our people: a place to work where you can thrive and be your best every day.
• Our promise to our customers: a trusted partner creating exceptional environments for your customers and people, adding value every day.
Behaviours:
• Knowledge of relevant procedures, Customer Service,Team Player, Health and safety awareness and communication.

Mitie has a great opportunity in Glasgow.  We are looking for an experienced Officer to join the team on site. Your shift pattern will be discussed in the interview. You will report into the sites security operation’s manager.

Relief Security Officers must be available to cover various shift patterns as well as being flexible in their approach to working locations and potential changes to working patterns.  

Paying £9.50 per hour 

This role would be ideal for an experienced officer looking to add variety to their working experience. Having the flexibility to work across a number of sites will allow the successful candidate to continue to develop their career by adding the experience of working within different sectors of the security industry.

Duties will include:

• 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 you at the commencement or during a duty shift
• Ensuring the safety and security of our clients’ buildings and assets by carrying out all duties in full adherence with the Site Assignment Instructions.
• Working as part of a team to provide Conflict Resolution assistance at client premises where there is potential for conflict
• Greeting, assisting and directing members of the public visiting the premises of our clients

• The relief security officer will demonstrate their character as determined, trustworthy, attentive and approachable at all times when welcoming clients and customers – ensuring ID badges are created, allocated and collected when appropriate.
• As the first point of contact for to all customers and clients, the Security Agents must have geographically aware of their local surroundings.
• Travel to various corporate/shopping center client sites to cover sickness, holiday and provide support to the core team when required.
• Must be able to man the phones, emails, IT systems, CCTV and Alarms, Doors and Car park if need be.
• The relief security officer must spot and stop all suspicious sightings or potential criminal activity and retain full control until the arrival of emergency services.
• Report to the Security Operations Manager – they must record, report and escalate all sightings and arrests on a regular basis.

Person Specification

• Door Supervision or Security Guarding License essential.
• 5 year work history Vetting essential before start position. 
• The relief security officer will need to be a team player with an enthusiastic attitude.
• The relief security officer should be able to work on own initiative.
• Corporate Security experience.
• Ability to travel to various sites.
• Flexible Approach to work to suit business needs.
• Excellent communication skills are required both written and verbal.
• It is important the Security Officer is calm under pressure.
• Understand the Health and Safety at Work Act, relevant Criminal, Civil Law and Police and Criminal Evidence Act.

It’s the little things that count -

On top of the usual rewards you'd expect to see from a large company, such as - holidays, pension, childcare vouchers and cycle to work schemes, we also provide many extra benefits to enhance our people's well-being and enjoyment at work.

Note:
This job description Is intended to give the post holder an appreciation of the role envisaged for this position and the range of duties undertaken. Specific tasks and objectives will be agreed with the post holder throughout the period of employment. The job description may be varied from time to time by the Company to reflect changes in the post holder’s role and/or the needs of the business.

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OCS Group is looking to recruit a security officer to work at a world-renowned Scientific Research Institute in Hinxton, Saffron Walden.

Main Duties:

• Internal and external foot patrols
• High level control room monitoring of access control, CCTV and alarm systems
• Ensuring all procedures, site/assignment instructions and SOP’s are followed at all times
• Site entry, car park barrier control and traffic Management
• After hours Reception duties
• Report incidents via a computerised system

To be successful in the role, you will need:

• SIA Licence (Frontline Manned Guarding or Door Supervisor) and PSS Licence are essential
• Previous Security experience would be desirable but not essential
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
• Smart and professional appearance, good observation and customer service skills  
• Ability to use your own initiative and work as part of a diverse team
• Computer literate in MS word, Excel and Outlook
• Clean UK Drivers Licence and own transport

What will you get in return?

• A pension scheme- to save for the future - eligibility rules apply
• Access to high street discounts
• Access to low interest loans
• Recognition scheme ‘OCS Stars’- monetary rewards given to top performers
• Training and Development- apprenticeships, e-learning, English as a Second Language and our award nominated ‘Impact’ Programme
• Long Service Awards
• Cycle to work scheme- discounted bicycles
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme- 24-7 Wellbeing Support

Why join OCS Group Ltd?

From providing a first-class shopping experience at major retail and leisure establishments, to maintaining critical factory facilities for well-known industrial organisations, to supporting the patient journey at large hospitals, we provide the essential services that keep businesses and societies running day in and day out.

We are the largest family-owned facilities management services company in the world and we deliver over 70 accredited services internationally.

OCS prides itself as a company that has family values.

We take CARE of you; We act SAFELY and responsibly; We are TRUSTWORTHY; We work as EXPERTS.