Senior Security Officer (KW12022)

Job title Senior Security Officer

Department Security

Salary Starting from £29,605, rising to £36,024 Salary plus 15% rotating shift allowance: total package from £34,045 to £41,427

Grade Grade 6

Contract Type Full Time, Open Ended

Placed on Tuesday 03 September 2024

Closing date Tuesday 17 September 2024

Interview date To be confirmed

Reference KW12022

Special Conditions A DBS check is required for this position, Shift work that receives a shift allowance, The position involves driving and requires a valid UK driving licence, Night shift working hours, Uniform, footwear or personal protective equipment is supplied and is required to be worn, Lone working, Manual handling

Applicant Visa Guidance Skilled Worker visa: guidance for applicants (bath.ac.uk)

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This is an exciting position at an International University based in the City of Bath for any applicant that is looking to help and support students and staff within a Higher Education setting. The position covers the main University campus and City campus buildings off site. Together with a team of security staff, the post holder is responsible for ensuring a safe environment throughout both campus and City campus student accommodation and other University Buildings. The post holder will be the operational supervisor for at least five members of staff and will act as the initial operational manager for critical and operational incidents, when on duty. The post holder will be supported by senior Security managers.

This role is strongly customer focussed and the applicant must demonstrate an ability to perform well within a team and also be able to demonstrate the use of initiative whilst working alone when dealing with staff issues, staff development, incident and event management, emergencies, medical first aid response, alarm activations and many other reported incidents.

The applicant is required to have excellent communication skills and be able to deal with a diverse International community, providing understanding, support and outstanding customer service. You will be expected to be computer literate and able to operate a number of software packages, both bespoke to the University as well as more general software. Training will be provided if required.

The post holder must hold a full manual driving licence for manual motor cars, be First Aid At Work (FAAW) trained and hold a Security Industry Authority licence to perform their role (training can be given for the latter 2 requirements).

The basic working week is 38.5 hours which includes 36.5 hours + 2 hours contracted overtime; these hours will be worked on a shift basis generally covering 24/7 365 days of the year including weekends and Bank holidays. The position is subject to enhanced DBS check.

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We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students, so we encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university. We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our Safer Recruitment commitment.

We are very proud to be an autism friendly university and are an accredited Disability Confident Leader; committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff.

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We are constantly seeking to reduce the unconscious bias that enters any assessment process, with the goal of creating an inclusive and equal assessment process. To support this, personal details such as your name, may be removed from application forms at the initial shortlisting stage.