Bar Security Officer

Riggs D.C; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 33,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Dinner and drinks for guests

6 complimentary nights at Lore Group (

Employee rates for Lore Group hotels

Friend & Family rates at Lore Group

Discounts at Lore Group restaurants/b>

Free meals on duty

Ride-to-Work program

Season ticket loan

Job summary

Sea Containers London is seeking a confident Bar Security Officer to join our team at 12th Knot or Lyaness, ensuring safety and guest welcome. You will provide visible security across bars and guest areas, manage entry policies, support crowd management, and collaborate with hotel teams.

Experience in hotel/bar security and an SIA Door Supervisor license are desirable. This role requires reliability, punctuality and flexibility for late-night and weekend shifts in London.

Qualifications

• SIA Door Supervisor license required or in-hand.
• Confident, professional and approachable demeanor.
• Calm under pressure with strong situational awareness.
• Diplomatic handling of challenging situations.
• Strong communication and teamwork abilities.
• Reliable, punctual and able to work late nights and weekends.
• Guest-focused with hospitality understanding.
• Previous hotel/bar/nightlife security experience desirable.

Responsibilities

• Providing a visible and professional security presence within our bars and guest areas
• Welcoming guests and maintaining a friendly, approachable manner
• Monitoring guest behaviour and identifying potential issues before they escalat
• Managing entry and ensuring our admission policies are consistently followed
• Supporting the team with crowd management during busy periods and events
• Responding calmly and professionally to incidents, disputes or challenging situations
• Working closely with the Bar, Front Office and wider hotel teams
• Carrying out regular checks of designated areas
• Following hotel security procedures and accurately reporting incidents
• Supporting the safety and wellbeing of guests and colleagues at all times

Skills

SIA Door Supervisor licensed

Guest-focused

Calm under pressure

Team player

Late-night shifts

Weekend availability

Job description

A lifestyle Hotel based on London's eccentric South Bank. With 354 bedrooms, award-winning food and drink outlets and an electric energy, Sea Containers London is a destination where glamour meets brutalism - and it's your London anchor on the River Thames.

We're looking for a confident, professional and guest-focused Bar Security Officer to join our team at one of our two distinctive bars: 12th Knot or Lyaness. Working across our vibrant bar operations, you'll play an important role in maintaining a welcoming atmosphere while ensuring the highest standards of safety and security are upheld.

What you'll be doing

• Providing a visible and professional security presence within our bars and guest areas
• Welcoming guests and maintaining a friendly, approachable manner
• Monitoring guest behaviour and identifying potential issues before they escalat
• Managing entry and ensuring our admission policies are consistently followed
• Supporting the team with crowd management during busy periods and events
• Responding calmly and professionally to incidents, disputes or challenging situations
• Working closely with the Bar, Front Office and wider hotel teams
• Carrying out regular checks of designated areas
• Following hotel security procedures and accurately reporting incidents
• Supporting the safety and wellbeing of guests and colleagues at all times

What we're looking for someone who is:

• SIA Door Supervisor licensed
• Confident, professional and approachable
• Calm under pressure with excellent situational awareness
• Comfortable dealing with challenging situations diplomatically
• A strong communicator and team player
• Reliable, punctual and able to work late-night and weekend shifts
• Guest-focused, with a genuine understanding of hospitality
• Previous experience in hotel, bar or nightlife security is desirable

Salary: £36,305 p/a + service charge + benefits

On top of this we also like to offer our teams a wide range of benefits including:

• Guest experience including dinner and drinks
• 6 complimentary nights a year at any Lore Group hotel
• Lore Group Employee & Immediate Family Rates
• Lore Group Friend and Family Rates
• 50% Employee discount and 25% Friends and Family discount at over 800 partner hotels via Lore Discovery
• 50% discount in Lore Group restaurants and bars
• Discounts in our spa and cinema
• Contribution towards Health - Cash Plan
• 2 days paid volunteering leave per year
• Life Assurance
• Length of service incentives (additional holiday)
• Bespoke training programmes
• Free meals on duty
• Incentives such as Ride-to-Work and season ticket loan
• Quarterly employee award ceremony and company staff parties
• Employee assistance programme

Location: London

Our properties are widely celebrated for their thoughtful design, interesting use of space, engaging restaurants, award-winning bars and the passion of our people. We are passionate about our people and are committed to training, developing, mentoring, and coaching a world-class team to deliver memorable experiences for our guests. As a small, independent group, we are able to offer a personalised career progression on a global stage, with many of our team members having been able to move to our European and American properties, and vice versa, expanding their roles, careers, and experiences. We prefer to promote and transfer within our group whenever possible, backed up by tailored training using internal and external resources. We firmly believe our future leaders are alongside us.