Security Officer

MidKent College; Maidstone; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Midkent College Maidstone Campus is seeking a dedicated Security Officer to provide a front of house presence and support a safe, welcoming environment for staff and students.

You will patrol, control access, assist with events, and respond to incidents in partnership with the Facilities team, ensuring ID checks and clear guidance.

This permanent, full-time role requires teamwork, vigilance and a commitment to safeguarding students and campus property.

Responsibilities

• Work a shift pattern across college hours, provide front line service, manage access control and ID checks.
• Maintain high visibility, patrol for crime, respond to incidents, assist with alarms and evacuations.
• Direct and support students, including vulnerable students, to foster a positive environment.
• Assist staff with student discipline processes and incident management on premises.
• Assist investigation of incidents, interviews, searches, CCTV and reporting faults.
• Assist traffic management and parking security, including adverse weather access.
• Conduct regular building checks and report repairs; log incidents.
• Assist training of new staff and agency security personnel, including safety requirements.

Job description

Security Officer

Application Deadline: 26 November 2026

Department: Security

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Maidstone Campus

Reporting To: Louise Caulfield

Compensation: £25,212 - £29,729 / year

Description

Assist with the provision of a front of house service and presence for the College, acting as a liaison point for staff and students and working as part of the Facilities team to enforce a safe, orderly culture within a caring, disciplined and supportive environment.

Main Responsibilities and Duties:

The following is an indication of the type and level of the main priorities expected of this role as directed by your line manager and is not intended to be a comprehensive list of duties or tasks:

• 1. Work a shift pattern across the college opening hours, supporting college events including door supervision and crowd control, assisting with locking / unlocking of the site, providing a welcoming and friendly front line service to students, staff and visitors whilst maintaining access control, checking and ensuring ID’s are worn at all times by everyone. This will include providing cover for reception/ goods in areas out of hours and during the core hours as required and to the wider facilities team as required, particularly during non-term time.
• 2. Maintain high visibility and vigilance, carrying out internal and external patrols to deter and detect crime, vandalism and acts of violence against college users and assets, responding to all security related incidents, providing backup and assistance when required to other staff and assisting with College / Campus alarm, fire and emergency procedures and evacuations. This will include undertaking escort duties for cash handlers and other college users as required.
• 3. Direct, encourage, motivate and support students, including vulnerable students, who may present challenging behaviour, to ensure a responsive, focussed and respectful environment, which has a positive effect on student behaviour, engagement and attendance.
• 4. Assist all staff to ensure compliance with the student disciplinary process and manage all incidents which occur on College premises, in conjunction with the Duty Managers, Facilities Managers and Head of Facilities; contacting external services for support if deemed a requirement e.g. Police, Ambulance, Fire.
• 5. Assist with the investigation of incidents, including interviews, personnel or property searches and securing confiscated items, utilising CCTV monitoring, and data capture as directed by management, including reporting any faulty cameras as necessary.
• 6. Assist with traffic management including the monitoring of parking, access to parking and security of carparks including assisting with maintaining access during adverse weather.
• 7. Complete regular building checks as instructed including visual inspections of equipment, furnishings, external doors, all access points and CCTV. Reporting any repairs required to maintain the condition of the building, maintaining factual and accurate records of service activity, logging incidents on relevant IT systems and participate in handover meetings with detailed reports.
• 8. Assist with the training of new employees and support for agency security personnel, including security patrolling and health and safety requirements.

In addition all post holders will be required to be trained to act as Fire Marshals and First Aiders.

Application Requirements

To ensure compliance with safeguarding guidelines, all applicants must complete the application form in full. This includes providing:

• A full employment history from the time you left full-time education, with details of any gaps in employment explained.
• Information on all relevant education and qualifications.

Please note, incomplete applications will not be considered. Your co-operation helps us maintain the highest standards of safety and care for children and young people.