Campus Security Officer – Front Desk & Safety Lead

MidKent College; Maidstone; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

MidKent College in Maidstone is hiring a Permanent - Full Time Front of House Security role to support the facilities team and uphold a safe, orderly environment for staff and students at the Maidstone Campus.

You will work shifts across opening hours, conduct patrols, manage access control, assist with events and incidents, and help maintain CCTV and reporting systems while training new staff and acting as Fire Marshal/First Aider where required.

Responsibilities

• Work a shift pattern across the college opening hours, supporting events including door supervision and crowd control, assisting with locking/unlocking of the site, providing a welcoming and friendly front line service to students, staff and visitors whilst maintaining access control, checking and ensuring IDs are worn at all times.
• Maintain high visibility and vigilance, carrying out internal and external patrols to deter and detect crime, vandalism and acts of violence against college users and assets, responding to security related incidents, providing backup and assistance when required to other staff and assisting with College / Campus alarm, fire and emergency procedures and evacuations.
• Direct, encourage, motivate and support students, including vulnerable students, to ensure a responsive, focussed and respectful environment, which has a positive effect on student behaviour, engagement and attendance.
• Assist all staff to ensure compliance with the student disciplinary process and manage all incidents which occur on College premises, in conjunction with the Duty Managers, Facilities Managers and Head of Facilities; contacting external services for support if deemed a requirement e.g. Police, Ambulance, Fire.
• Assist with the investigation of incidents, including interviews, personnel or property searches and securing confiscated items, utilising CCTV monitoring, and data capture as directed by management, including reporting any faulty cameras as necessary.
• Assist with traffic management including the monitoring of parking, access to parking and security of carparks including assisting with maintaining access during adverse weather.
• Complete regular building checks as instructed including visual inspections of equipment, furnishings, external doors, all access points and CCTV. Reporting any repairs required to maintain the condition of the building, maintaining factual and accurate records of service activity, logging incidents on relevant IT systems and participate in handover meetings with detailed reports.
• Assist with the training of new employees and support for agency security personnel, including security patrolling and health and safety requirements.
• In addition all post holders will be required to be trained to act as Fire Marshals and First Aiders.

Job description

MidKent College in Maidstone is hiring a Permanent - Full Time Front of House Security role to support the facilities team and uphold a safe, orderly environment for staff and students at the Maidstone Campus.

You will work shifts across opening hours, conduct patrols, manage access control, assist with events and incidents, and help maintain CCTV and reporting systems while training new staff and acting as Fire Marshal/First Aider where required.