security officer

Mitie Group plc.; Hailsham; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 21,000; Full time

Job summary

Mitie Group plc. is seeking a Retail Elite Security Officer to join the Total Security Management Team. The role requires coverage of various shifts and locations, with a strong emphasis on customer service and a professional security presence.

The position offers a pay rate of £13.10 per hour, with onsite parking and the flexibility to work across locations within a reasonable distance. Candidates should have retail security experience and be able to work autonomously as well as part of a team.

Qualifications

• Retail security experience required.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Conflict resolution training or ability to diffuse tense situations.

Responsibilities

• Protect customers and colleagues from physical and verbal abuse with a visible, professional security presence.
• Provide a highly visible security presence while delivering exceptional customer service.
• Proactively deter and prevent anti-social behaviour, theft and criminal activity.
• Liaise with store management, Police and external agencies as required.
• Utilise conflict resolution to diffuse difficult workplace situations.
• Ensure health and safety and wellbeing concerns are identified and rectified per company policies.

Skills

Retail security experience

Excellent communication

Conflict resolution

Team player

Flexible approach

Tools

CCTV

Job description

Mitie has a great opportunity for a Retail Elite Security Officer to join the Total Security Management Team.

Retail Elite Security Officers must be available to cover various shift patterns as well as being flexible in their approach to working locations and potential changes to working patterns.

Pay rate £13.10

Onsite Parking available

Location BN27

Main Duties

• To protect customers and colleagues from physical and verbal abuse, by providing a reassuring and professional security presence.
• To provide a highly visible security presence which is easily identified by both customers and colleagues whilst providing an exceptional level of customer service.
• To proactively deter and prevent anti-social behaviour, theft and criminal activity.
• Liaising with the store management, Police and other external agencies when required.
• Utilising conflict resolution in order to diffuse difficult situations that may arise within the workplace.
• Ensuring behaviours and situations that endanger the health and safety and wellbeing of colleagues, customers and fellow officers are identified and rectified in a timely manner in line with company policies.

The elite security officer will need to be a team player with an enthusiastic attitude.

• Able to work on their own initiative.
• Retail Security experience.
• Able to follow ASCONE and SAFER processes
• Able to cover various locations within reasonable distance
• Flexible Approach to work to suit the business needs with an ability to work with different teams as required.
• Excellent communication skills are required both written and verbal.
• Capable in the use of technology.
• The ability to identify triggers to conflict along with excellent mediation skills.
• The ability to conduct yourself to high ethical standards.
• Conflict resolution trained.
• Frontline Door Supervision or Security Guarding License essential, CCTV Licence would be beneficial.
• A Full UK Driving licence would be beneficial.
• To maximise the use of BWCCTV during confrontational situations.