High-End Business Park Security Officer

Vigilant Security; Reading; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

Vigilant Security are offering an exciting opportunity for a professional and motivated Security Officer to join our expanding team, working with a prestigious client at a high-profile estate and business park in Reading.

If you are a dedicated security professional looking to develop your career within a supportive and forward-thinking company, we would like to hear from you.

Full UK driver’s license and SIA DS required; training and progression opportunities available.

Qualifications

• Current SIA DS license is required.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality at all times.
• Computer literacy and basic document handling.
• Full UK driving licence is essential.

Responsibilities

• To respond to pre-planned or significant events and provide initial first response.
• Identify suspicious or criminal events and ensure an effective guarding response.
• Be fully conversant with emergency evacuation/controlled movement procedures.
• Maintain detailed, written incident reports and follow-up actions.
• Work with the FOH team to ensure site security and health & safety.
• Patrol the site to prevent fire, flood, theft, and property damage.
• Provide incident details to Control Room for reporting.
• Manage and look after vehicles and assets.
• Carry out any additional duties requested by management.

Skills

SIA DS licensed

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Confidentiality

Computer literacy

Full UK driving license

Job description

Vigilant Security are offering an exciting opportunity for a professional and motivated Security Officer to join our expanding team, working with a prestigious client at a high-profile estate and business park in Reading.

If you are a dedicated security professional looking to develop your career within a supportive and forward-thinking company, we would like to hear from you.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

To respond to pre-planned or significant events and to provide and initial first response to any such events. Identifying suspicious, criminal events and ensuring an effective guarding response.

To be fully conversant with emergency evacuation/controlled movement, internally to a place of safety procedures at all the location you monitor.

To maintain complete and concise, detailed, and accurate written accounts of all incidents occurring within the duty shift and undertake any necessary follow-up action as required.

Work in partnership with the FOH team, ensuring all aspects of site security and all site related Health & Safety requirement are effectively managed.

Patrol the site to prevent fire, flood, theft, and damage to property.

Provide details of the incidents to the Control Room for the purposes of incident reporting.

Manage and care for the vehicles.

Any additional reasonable duties requested by operational management.

What We Are Looking For:

• Professional, highly driven, flexible, enthusiastic, proactive, self - motivated team player
• Smart and confident with a physical presence.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to interact with people at all levels
• Immaculate presentation
• Clear, concise and confident communication skills which are customer service orientated with a very keen eye for detail.
• Maintain and practice a high degree of confidentiality at all times
• Computer literate
• Good communication skills, both written and verbal
• Able to be vetted back 5 years or since leaving compulsory education.
• Provide support to the wider when required.
• Current SIA DS license.
• Full UK driver's license

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.