Relief Security Officer

Corps Security; Brentford; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company sick pay scheme

Paid SIA license renewals

Enhanced Family Leave Pay

Cycle to Work Scheme

High staff discounts & rewards scheme

Access to Digital GP

Excellent pension scheme

Death in Service - £5000

Recruitment bonus scheme

New business lead scheme

Employee assistance programme

Job summary

Corps Security is seeking a highly capable SIA-licensed Security Officer to cover client premises on a holiday and sickness basis, with potential for fixed shifts. We invest in colleagues and promote internal development, offering strong benefits and a supportive culture.

Join our team to act as the frontline presence, control site access, monitor CCTV, and respond to incidents. We value loyalty, integrity, and service in a diverse, inclusive workplace.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication and a strong customer focus.
• SIA Front-Line License is essential.
• Ability to establish good working relationships at all levels.
• Ability to work to deadlines, multitask and work under pressure.
• Excellent IT skills including Microsoft packages.

Responsibilities

• Greet staff and visitors in a professional manner.
• Act as the front-line security presence.
• Control access to the site and verify identification where required.
• Issue building passes and maintain an accurate log of passes.
• Operate access control systems and conduct card audits.
• Respond to incidents, escalate major incidents to management or emergency services.
• Coordinate incidents with the team and emergency services.
• Complete incident reports and manage car park access.
• Monitor CCTV feeds and carry out thorough patrols.
• Report faults, safety hazards or suspicious activities.
• Provide SOC cover and manage issuing of keys.

Skills

SIA Front-Line License

Excellent communication

Customer focus

IT skills (Microsoft Excel)

Relationship building

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Who are we?

Founded in 1859, The Corps of Commissionaires Management Limited, now Corps Security, was a business initially built to provide employment for ex-servicemen on return from the Crimean War.

Who are we?

Founded in 1859, The Corps of Commissionaires Management Limited, now Corps Security, was a business initially built to provide employment for ex-servicemen on return from the Crimean War. By sticking true to our values of ‘loyalty, integrity, service’, we have become the UK’s most established and respected specialist security services provider.

Who are we looking for?

We are looking for a highly skilled SIA Licensed Security Officer to be trained and required to work at several of our client’s premises to assist us with holiday and sickness cover, with a view to being allocated a fixed shift pattern, when the opportunities arise.

As part our company philosophy, we believe in investing time and resources into our colleagues. We encourage internal promotions and development, so should a permanent contracted vacancy become available, you will be contacted first!

What we offer:

We are a recognised Real Living Wage Foundation partner and Social Enterprise. We offer a wide range of industry leading benefits, including:

• Company sick pay scheme
• Paid SIA license renewals
• Enhanced Family Leave Pay
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• High staff discounts & rewards scheme
• Access to Digital GP
• Excellent pension scheme
• Death in Service - £5000
• Recruitment bonus scheme
• New business lead scheme
• Employee assistance programme

What you will need:

• Excellent communication skills and a strong customer focus.
• A valid SIA Front-Line License - essential
• Confidence and ability to establish and maintain good and effective working relationships at all levels.
• Ability to work to deadlines, multitasking and working under pressure.
• Excellent IT Skills including Microsoft Software Packages (e.g. Excel)
• Able to achieve vetting to BS7858 Standards

What are you going to do:

• Greet staff and visitors in a professional manner
• Act as the front-line security presence
• Control access to the site and verify identification where required
• Issue building passes, ensuring everyone that has been validated prior to entry Maintain an accurate log of all passes
• Operate the access control system, ensuring only authorised personnel have access to restricted areas
• Conduct card audits to ensure records are kept up to date
• Respond to incidents within the building efficiently
• Escalate major incidents to relevant management or emergency services
• Coordinate incidents with the rest of the team, management & emergency services
• Complete incident reports
• Manage access to the car park, preventing unauthorised access
• Monitor CCTV feeds of the car park
• Carry out thorough patrols of the premises, reporting any Health & Safety issues, threats or faults
• Maintain a daily occurrence log of events
• Report any faults, safety hazards or suspicious activities seen
• Provide cover for the Security Operations Centre (SOC). Monitoring CCTV and Access Control Systems
• Manage the issuing of keys

Diversity is important to Corps Security; we believe that each individual has unique talents to contribute to the business. We believe that creating an inclusive environment in which individuals are valued is fundamental to our business success and we are committed to working towards achieving this.

Corps Security adheres to the principles of Equal Employment Opportunities (“EEO”) benefits both the Company and its colleagues. EEO assists colleagues to develop to their full employment potential while the Company benefits from having a diverse, inclusive, and enthusiastic workforce.

Corps Security is committed to providing support to members of the armed forces, veterans and their families which is set out in the Armed Forces Community Covenant. Veterans are guaranteed an interview where their previous employer was the armed forces and who meet the minimum requirements for the position.

Under the current data protection legislation, we are required to notify you, as a candidate for employment with Corps Security, of certain information.