Security Officer

House of Commons; City Of London; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous annual leave

Civil Service pension

Flexible working

Job summary

House of Commons is seeking a Security Officer to help keep the Parliamentary Estate safe, secure, and accessible around the clock. You will control access, screen people and vehicles, monitor CCTV, and respond to alarms while supporting the democratic work of Parliament.

You will patrol the Estate, challenge suspicious activity, and provide a professional, welcoming service to over a million visitors each year. Security experience is valued, with transferable skills also considered.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering good customer service in diverse environments.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to follow procedures.
• Good security awareness and ability to identify threats.

Responsibilities

• Control access to Parliament and assist visitors.
• Conduct searches and screenings of people, vehicles, and premises.
• Monitor CCTV and respond to alarms and incidents.
• Patrol the Estate and maintain a welcoming service for visitors.

Skills

Customer service

Communication skills

Security awareness

Incident information gathering

Teamwork

Tools

CCTV monitoring

Access control

Alarms response

Job description

What You\'ll Be Doing

Join the UK Parliament as a Security Officer and play a vital role in keeping the House of Commons safe, secure and accessible, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Based at the iconic Parliamentary Estate, you\'ll work in a fast-paced and constantly changing environment, protecting colleagues, visitors and buildings while supporting the democratic work of Parliament. You\'ll be responsible for controlling access, conducting searches and screening people, vehicles and premises, monitoring CCTV, responding to alarms and identifying potential security threats. You\'ll also patrol the Estate, challenge unusual or suspicious activity and provide a professional, welcoming service to the more than one million visitors who come to Parliament each year. This is a unique opportunity to develop specialist security skills in one of the UK\'s most high-profile environments. Security experience is welcomed, but transferable skills, sound judgement, physical fitness and excellent customer service are equally valued.

Why Join us?

In addition to your salary, we offer an attractive range of benefits including but not limited to:

• Generous annual leave starting at 30 days and increasing to 35 after one full working year.
• Enrolment in the excellent Civil Service pension scheme with an average employer contribution of 27%
• Flexible working options that help you find a balance including enhanced maternity, paternity, shared parental and adoption leave, caring leave and alternative working patterns.

What We\'re Looking For

• Experience of working with diverse groups of people, with great customer service skills, and also working well within a team.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Good security awareness, with the ability to follow relevant policies and procedures.
• Ability to gather relevant information to fully understand incidents.

Additional Information

Please ensure that you anonymise your application by removing any identifiable factors from your CV or Supporting Statement. Please note that most job offers will be made at the minimum of the salary range, other than in exceptional circumstances.

We may close the vacancy prior to the closing date stated due to a high volume of applications.

As part of the selection process as Security Officers, we require a reasonable level of physical fitness to effectively carry out the duties of the job. This includes walking and patrolling the Estate, long periods of standing, lifting bags/trays and walking up stairs. To assess this, the Assessment Day will include a multi-stage fitness test (also known as bleep test) to level 5.4, which is our standard required for this role. In addition, you will need to pass a full range of movement, comprehension and colourblind tests in order to reach the interview stage.