Casual Security & Response Officer
Casual
Please note that you need to be over 18 years old, hold a full current clean driving licence, a valid SIA Licence and at least 3 years security experience in a relevant service area.
The Role
Are you someone who enjoys variety and working with a purpose?
An exciting opportunity has arisen to be part of a friendly and customer-focussed Security team, playing a crucial role in the safety and security of Bolton Council’s elected members, employees and the general public.
As a Casual Security Officer, you’ll play a crucial role in ensuring the safety and security of our Council meetings, held in four of our historic Town Halls. These meetings typically take place in the evenings, anytime from 4:00 pm to 11:00 pm.You’ll be responsible for securing our facilities, keeping staff and visitors safe, and conducting regular patrols to make sure everything is in order.
You’ll have access to a Council vehicle during your shifts, so you can easily travel between Civic Buildings and locations.
If you’re proactive, reliable, and ready to make a difference in our community, we’d love to hear from you!
About You
The successful candidate will have excellent communication skills and be passionate about providing a helpful and customer-focussed service. You will enjoy working as part of a team and be able to keep accurate records for the purposes of incident investigations.
We are seeking individuals with previous experience in a security role, an SIA licence and possession of a full and valid driving licence in order to undertake this role
Working alongside our in-house Security team, you will possess excellent observational skills, and the ability to respond rapidly and effectively to emergencies. Casual positions offer flexible hours, allowing individuals to work according to their availability whilst providing essential support to our operations.
We are looking for dedicated professionals who can represent our values and maintain our high standards of security, to ensure that we can continue to ensure a safe and secure environment for our clients and patrons
Due to the nature of the role, all applicants must be physically fit enough to carry out aspects of the job such as lifting/carrying/standing for lengthy periods.
If you think this role is for you, please apply by submitting your CV and using a covering letter to answer these questions.
Q1. Tell us about the security experience, training and qualifications you have gained throughout your security career?
Q2. Tell us about a time when you prevented a security incident explaining what actions you took and why?
Q3. Describe a challenging situation that you have encountered in your security career. Explaining why the situation was challenging, and the actions you took to obtain a positive outcome for all concerned.
About Us
This is your opportunity to join us at an exciting time as we have strong ambitions for the borough.
Bolton is a great place to work. We are a welcoming organisation that wants to contribute to a place where people feel active, connected and prosperous. We are passionate about improving the outcomes and experience of Bolton people. We want Bolton to be a vibrant place built on strong cohesive communities, successful businesses and healthy, engaged residents.
As an employer we want to thank our employees for their hard work and commitment, by giving them the opportunity to access a range of exclusive rewards and benefits, including discounts and exclusive gym membership prices and salary sacrifice schemes.In addition, we offer a generous annual leave allowance, flexible work opportunities, access to a Pension Scheme, as well as a range of employee wellbeing and support services.
Our Values are really important to us, read all about them below, along with all our great staff benefits, the job description/person specification for the role and the important legal bits, and our Top Tips too.
Within Greater Manchester, local authorities have made a commitment to improve the employment opportunities for people with disabilities, care leavers, carers, and ex-military personnel. Please see greater.jobs for further information before you apply.
This post is a designated customer facing role under the fluency duty and requires a specified level of spoken English as per the person specification.
This organisation has signed up to the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment. That means we will recognise your continuous or ‘unbroken’ service in any Greater Manchester local authority or NHS organisation that has signed the commitment, Transport for Greater Manchester, Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service or Greater Manchester Combined Authority, giving you access to our service-related benefits.Please see the home page of greater.jobs for more information.
For more information about working for Bolton Council, please see greater.jobs; for advice and support with your application, contact recruitment@bolton.gov.uk
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