Security Guard

We are looking to appoint a Security Guard to collaborate with our Positive Behaviour Support Officers, ensuring a safe and positive environment for our students.

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Job Details

To carry out a range of security services to ensure the safeguarding of students, staff, visitors, and all other users of the college is maintained at all times. This will include the protection and security of college buildings and assets, including its grounds and car park areas.

Salary

£23,442

Pro-rata: £20,556.83

Location

Seevic Campus

Hours

37 hours per week, 39 weeks of the year

Contract Type

Permanent

Reference

SR1551

Closing Date

09/08/2024

Duties & Responsibilities

  • Work collaboratively with the Positive Behaviour team and other key college personnel to maintain security of the college premises, including students, staff, visitors, and other authorized users.
  • Be conversant with the College Safeguarding and Health & Safety arrangements, including emergency procedures currently in operation.
  • Check students' and staff's ID cards to prevent unauthorised persons from entering the premises.
  • Monitor and document incidents.
  • Monitor all areas through CCTV facilities and patrols.
  • Provide advice and guidance on security matters to all users of the facility when required.
  • Collaborate with the Positive Behaviour team and other key College Staff to follow up on incidents and reporting.
  • Provide cover for events when required.
  • Undertake First Aid Training and serve as a college First Aider.
  • Be familiar with college procedures relating to visitors and contractors working on college premises.
  • Respond promptly and responsibly to the personal radio system installed within the college.
  • Manage disruptive and challenging behaviour from students, and remove unauthorized persons tactfully and non-confrontationally.
  • Undertake internal and external patrols, including car parks, at relevant and appropriate times.
  • Deal with inquiries and give directions to all customers in a courteous and respectful manner.
  • Complete documentation such as Incident forms and CCTV request forms in a timely manner.
  • Provide assistance in the event of fire alarm activation, report to the designated area, and await instruction.
  • Work flexibly and efficiently to maintain the highest professional standards and promote and implement the policies and procedures of the college.
  • Maintain confidentiality at all times, reporting any disclosures to the appropriate member of staff, such as the Safeguarding Team.
  • On hybrid working Fridays, continue to maintain site security, attend team meetings, and support student attendance activities and exams invigilation as applicable.
  • Perform other duties as needed to meet the needs of the business in line with the role.

Job Requirements:

  • Security-related qualification
  • Be able to work in a busy environment
  • Experience of working within the sector

The right candidate will have:

  • High standards of communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Excellent attendance and punctuality.
  • Able to work in a busy environment
  • Calm and approachable
  • Confident in dealing with challenging behaviour

Why choose us:

Our strategy is to create a Career Focused, Digital Learning environment, ensuring that the learner experience and our relationship within our community, local and regional employers, are at the heart of everything we do. We are proud to be selected as finalists for the AoC Beacon awards for effective use of digital Technology in FE.  Providing a high achieving, focused learning environment allowing our students to achieve the grades they need for higher educations, or the skills and aptitude required to secure a suitable role in their chosen career. Our college is set in the leafy suburbs of Essex, with easy access to surrounding areas and amenities, we are based in a well-connected location both by road and rail.

What we offer:

  • A dedicated and friendly team of professionals who are keen to develop and learn.
  • Excellent pension provision
  • Annual Staff Awards
  • CPD days - opportunities to grow and development through mentorship and coaching
  • Free onsite parking
  • Staff appreciation days
  • Eye care vouchers
  • Onsite Starbucks & Restaurant
  • Well-being days & activities 
  • Electric Vehicle Scheme*
  • Discounted gym membership.
  • Fully immersive teaching rooms allowing online teaching simultaneously at multiple locations.
  • Hybrid Working available.
  • Free Employee Assistance Programme available 24/7, 365 days offering legal & financial advice, as well as general support & guidance.
*subject to terms & conditions
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This role is considered exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. Which means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.  It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

Shortlisted candidates will be required to complete a self-declaration of their criminal record or information that would make them unsuitable to work with children. Self-declaration is subject to Ministry of Justice guidance on the disclosure of criminal records, further information can be found on GOV UK

USP College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults, we therefore expect all staff to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service, and any other checks that the role requires to ascertain suitability for working with children and/or vulnerable adults, which may include online searches.

We will hold and process any personal data, including sensitive (special category) personal data, relating to you in accordance with our legal obligations, in the manner set out in the Privacy Notice for staff and in accordance with our Data Protection Policy, which is set out on the College’s website, found here.  You should familiarise yourself with our Data Protection Policy (and all other subsidiary policies to it) and comply with them at all times. Neither the Privacy Notice for Staff nor those policies form a part of your contract of employment.