Security/Caretaker

Kier Group; England; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction firm is seeking a Security and Caretaker for their Brighton team at Jubilee Library. The role involves maintaining building operations, dealing with customer issues, and performing compliance checks. Candidates should have experience in security or caretaking, hold an SIA qualification, and effectively manage challenging situations with the public. This is a full-time position requiring a commitment of 40 hours a week across varied shifts. Comprehensive benefits offered.

Qualifications

• Experience in a customer-facing environment.
• Held SIA Security qualification or badge.
• Ability to handle difficult public interactions.

Responsibilities

• Perform routine and reactive maintenance.
• Open and close the building, support library managers.
• Complete compliance checks like fire alarm tests.
• Assist with porterage and conference setups.
• Support cleaning team with maintenance as needed.

Skills

Experience in security or caretaking

SIA Security qualification or badge

Ability to deal with the public

Basic compliance task completion

Adaptability to maintenance duties

Job description

We're looking for a Security and Caretaker to join our Brighton PFI team based at Jubilee Library.

Location: Jubilee Library, Jubilee Street, Brighton. Hours: 40 hours per week, shifts between 7am and 7:30pm Monday to Sunday. Shifts typically rotate every two weeks. We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.

Responsibilities

• Carrying out routine and reactive maintenance to ensure the building remains fully operational
• Opening and closing the building and supporting library managers with customer-related issues
• Completing compliance checks including water flushing, fire alarm tests and plant room inspections
• Assisting with porterage tasks and conference room setups
• Supporting the cleaning team when required including unblocking toilets or addressing mess created by the public

Qualifications and Skills

• You have experience in security or caretaking within a customer-facing environment
• You hold an SIA Security qualification or badge
• You can confidently deal with members of the public and support onsite staff with difficult situations
• You can complete basic compliance tasks and maintain daily reports
• You are adaptable and willing to support cleaning or general maintenance duties when required

Rewards and Benefits

We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.

Diversity and Inclusion

Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here.

Disability Confident Employer

As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.

Background Checks

Due to the nature of this role, you will also be required to complete an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check (applicants with convictions will be treated on a case-by-case basis. We do not discriminate based on an applicant's conviction history or the details of any convictions disclosed to us). Some roles may also be subject to further pre-employment checks.

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