{"id":493,"date":"2022-02-16T16:11:36","date_gmt":"2022-02-16T16:11:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.policejobs.co.uk\/?post_type=jobpost&#038;p=493"},"modified":"2022-02-16T16:11:36","modified_gmt":"2022-02-16T16:11:36","slug":"security-officer-preston","status":"publish","type":"jobpost","link":"https:\/\/www.policejobs.co.uk\/?jobpost=security-officer-preston","title":{"rendered":"Security Officer (Preston)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We are currently recruiting a Security Officer based in Preston.<\/p>\n<p>The work is shift based and therefore incurs both weekend and night shift allowance at 33%.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Responsibilities:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 To maintain the security of Headquarters and satellite sites.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 To control entry and egress of persons and vehicles on the sites to prevent unauthorised access.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 To follow and uphold all procedures whilst maintaining pocket book notes of events, and to report any incidents in a timely manner.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 To greet all staff and visitors appropriately and courteously.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 To respond to alarm activations and take necessary actions and to prepare a report to the Security Supervisor.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 To secure and unlock areas as required.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 To undertake foot and vehicular patrols of HQ and satellite sites.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 To ensure that all required personal and vehicular passes are displayed prior to entry onto site.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 To liaise effectively with other departments and organisations as and when required in relation to site security.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 To maintain accurate records and logs of day-to-day activities and to prepare brief reports if required.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 To work flexibly as part of the Security Team providing 24 hours service.<br \/>\n\u2022 To perform duties using personal initiative with the necessary decisions being made with minimal supervision.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 To undertake other duties and additional responsibilities which are consistent with the nature, responsibilities and grading as and when required.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Work with customers and colleagues to ensure delivery of effective communication and management of expectations. Adopting a customer focussed approach.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 To be responsible for improving your performance by participating in the Professional Development Review (PDR) process with your manager.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Requirements: <\/strong><br \/>\nSecurity Industry Authority (SIA) License qualification or equivalent, or willingness to work towards within 2 years.<br \/>\nPrevious experience of working unsociable hours<br \/>\nExperience of maintaining accurate and legible records<br \/>\nExperience of communicate clearly and articulately at all levels internally and externally<br \/>\nExperience of working effectively as part of a team<br \/>\nAbility to work on own initiative and take appropriate action as necessary<br \/>\nSelf-Motivated<br \/>\nWorking knowledge of GDPR<br \/>\nPromote and comply with our obligations under the Equality Act 2010, Data Protection and Health &amp; safety legislation in the delivery of service and the treatment of others<br \/>\nMust have a driving license.<\/p>\n<p>Apply online or contact Lucia De Felice on 01925 377 878. You can also email lucia@peelsolutions.co.uk.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are currently recruiting a Security Officer based in Preston. The work is shift based and therefore incurs both weekend&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","jobpost_category":[],"jobpost_job_type":[],"jobpost_location":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.policejobs.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/jobpost\/493"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.policejobs.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/jobpost"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.policejobs.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/jobpost"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.policejobs.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.policejobs.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=493"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.policejobs.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=493"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"jobpost_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.policejobs.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fjobpost_category&post=493"},{"taxonomy":"jobpost_job_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.policejobs.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fjobpost_job_type&post=493"},{"taxonomy":"jobpost_location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.policejobs.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fjobpost_location&post=493"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}