Campus Security Officer

University of Brighton; Lewes; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

LGPS

Generous holiday entitlement

Personal development

Sports facilities

Job summary

The University of Brighton is seeking a Campus Security Officer to join the Estates & Facilities Management team. You will work across Brighton campuses, providing a high-visibility security presence and operating in the control room to monitor CCTV and coordinate mobile responses.

The role emphasizes customer service, safety, inclusivity and resilience in a dynamic university environment. Training and development opportunities, plus a generous benefits package, are offered.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills and be a problem solver who is professionally curious and has the ability to engage with a diverse range of students, staff and stakeholders to grow a culture of safety and wellbeing.
• A professional resilience and a desire to deliver an excellent service in challenging and often complex circumstances and environments.
• The ability to be a team player who embraces diversity and inclusivity, a person who will be willing to go the extra mile to make a difference and help someone in need of support.
• Security experience or qualifications is preferred but not essential, the University will support you with completing SIA (Security Industry Authority) training

Responsibilities

• In the role of Campus Security Officer, you will be part of a wider team that provides a security service across multiple campuses 24-hours a day, 365-days a year to meet the needs of a modern University community.
• We provide a friendly and high visibility presence across the estate to help keep all our community and assets safe and secure.
• You will use proactive and responsive security methods to ensure the delivery of a comprehensive service, which goes beyond the traditional security standards and focuses on customer service.
• You will work in the security control room and monitor the CCTV network, providing a visible presence and a mobile response across all campuses.

Skills

Communication skills

Problem solving

Customer service oriented

Team player

Adaptability

Education

Security experience or qualifications preferred

Tools

SIA training

Job description

Estate and Facilities Management

Location: Brighton - City Campus, Moulsecoomb and Falmer

Salary: £25,804 to £26,707 per annum 15% Shift Allowance

Closing Date: Tuesday 25 August 2026

Reference: ES8389-26-175

This is an exciting opportunity to join a thriving university and enhance its Estates & Facilities Management Team (EFM). As part of the EFM Team you will be supporting a community of over 18,000 students and 2,300 staff based on campuses in Brighton.

The Campus Security Team is committed to building a diverse team of professionals whose role it is to create a safe and secure environment for students, staff and visitors, a place where everyone feels safe and welcome.

In the role of Campus Security Officer, you will be part of a wider team that provides a security service across multiple campuses 24-hours a day, 365-days a year to meet the needs of a modern University community. We provide a friendly and high visibility presence across the estate to help keep all our community and assets safe and secure. We regularly contribute at events to promote our team, encourage personal safety and to create an environment where everyone feels safe.

The responsibilities of the role will include working in the security control room and monitoring the CCTV network, providing a visible presence and a mobile response across all campuses. You will use proactive and responsive security methods to ensure the delivery of a comprehensive service, which goes beyond the traditional security standards and focuses on customer service.

In order to succeed in this role, you will have:

• Excellent communication skills and be a problem solver who is professionally curious and has the ability to engage with a diverse range of students, staff and stakeholders to grow a culture of safety and wellbeing
• A professional resilience and a desire to deliver an excellent service in challenging and often complex circumstances and environments
• The ability to be a team player who embraces diversity and inclusivity, a person who will be willing to go the extra mile to make a difference and help someone in need of support
• Security experience or qualifications is preferred but not essential, the University will support you with completing SIA (Security Industry Authority) training

In return we offer excellent benefits as well as this being a good career development opportunity. We have excellent rewards including a local government pension scheme (LGPS), generous holiday entitlement and personal development as well as sports facilities and activities.

We particularly encourage applicants and all those from Minority Ethnic backgrounds. The university is underrepresented by these groups for this position.

Further details:

The University is committed to an inclusive environment which embraces equality and diversity in our working, learning, research and teaching environment. We particularly encourage male applicants and all those from Minority Ethnic backgrounds. The university is underrepresented by these groups at this job grade.

For the vast majority of our roles, we operate an agile working system with time split between working on campus and at the employee's home. It is the University's expectation that home working will take place within the UK.

Further information about working for us, as well as the wide range of benefits we offer, can be found in the working with us section of our vacancies page.