Security Officer

ABM UK; Washington; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

24/7 GP access

Mental health support

Get Fit Programme

Cycle to work

Perks at Work discounts

Job summary

ABM UK is seeking a professional Security Officer to be the public face of the Security Team at Galleries Shopping Centre. This permanent, full-time role involves delivering high standards of security and customer service to visitors and tenants while maintaining a safe, welcoming environment across a 42-hour weekly schedule (4 on, 4 off).

Responsibilities include patrolling the centre, responding to incidents, liaising with control rooms, logging non-conformances, and ensuring events are

Qualifications

• Professional, courteous and helpful at all times.
• Ability to take ownership and escalate when needed.
• Motivated, proactive, and able to stay attentive in a busy environment.
• Respect for staff and visitors within a shopping centre.

Responsibilities

• Interact with visitors/tenants delivering first class customer focused service.
• Carry out regular patrols and be proactive.
• Identify opportunities to assist visitors and respond to needs.
• Safeguard site safety and provide a safe environment.
• Ensure incidents are managed per site policies and procedures.
• Liaise with site control room and brief/ support colleagues.
• Report unsecure areas to Control Room and act to resolve.
• Log non-conformances and emergencies with the control room.
• Deal with emergencies and keep the team informed.
• Maintain radio procedures and record events in the notebook.

Skills

Professional demeanor

Team player

Ownership of situations

Motivated and proactive

Job description

PAY RATE: Competitive

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Role Overview And Purpose

This important role is the public face of the Security Team. A can-do and professional attitude is essential in this highly influential role. You also need to ensure exemplary standards of Security and Customer Service are always provided to the client and visitors to the site.

LOCATION: Galleries Shopping Centre

CONTRACT: Permanent

HOURS: 42 hours per week

SHIFT PATTERN: 4 on 4 off

PAY RATE: Competitive

Key Responsibilities

• Readily interact with all visitors/tenants within the shopping centre, delivering first class customer focused service.
• Carry out regular patrols of the shopping centre as detailed in the site assignment Instructions, being always proactive.
• Continuously look for opportunities to be of assistance to visitors at the shopping centre, proactively helping wherever opportunities arise.
• Safeguard all the sites are safe and non-threatening environment for all visitors/tenants.
• Ensuring all incidents are managed in accordance with site policies and procedure.
• Liaising with site control room proactively reacting to incidents and ensuring colleagues are fully briefed and always supported.
• Ensure any unsecure areas of the site are reported to Control Room immediately and action taken to resolve.
• Record/log all non-conformances and emergencies with the appropriate control room operatives.
• Deal efficiently and effectively with all emergencies ensuring the Centre team are kept fully informed.
• Intelligent understanding of human behaviour, monitoring and surveillance of suspect individuals, logging, and reporting incidents in line with site/company polices.
• Maintain vigilance and highlight/manage unauthorised access by banned individuals.
• Ensure radio procedures are always adhered to.
• Ensure all events/incidents are recorded in the Security Officer notebook correctly and notebook policies are always adhered to.
• Undertake any other reasonable duties as required to meet the needs of the business.
• Any other reasonable duties as requested by your line manager.
• Ensure a timely response to all security issues and events.
• Complete all training requirements as requested by line manager.
• Be available to cover at least one additional shift per month if requested to cover absence/annual leave.
• Liaise closely with the Environmental Services team delivering one service and highlight opportunities in working as one team.

Required Skills And Experience

• Be professional, pleasant, friendly, courteous, and helpful always whilst carry out duties to the highest standard.
• One team approach.
• Take ownership of all situations to ensure tasks are completed or escalated when necessary.
• To always stay motivated aim high and achieve.
• To respect all staff and visitors within the shopping centre.

Benefits

We're proud to offer a great range of benefits including:

• 24/7 GP: Both you and your immediate family can speak to a UK-based GP from the comfort of your own home.
• Mental Health support and Life Event Counseling.
• Get Fit Programme.
• Financial and legal support.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Access Perks at Work, our innovative employee app where you can find:
• Perks: discounts, gift cards, cashback, and exclusive offers.
• Life: Search for resources and tools on topics ranging from family and life to health, money and work.
• Support: Online chat or telephone service for urgent support in a crisis.

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About ABM

ABM (NYSE: ABM) is one of the world's largest providers of integrated facility, engineering, and infrastructure solutions. Every day, over 100,000 team members deliver essential services that make spaces cleaner, safer, and efficient, enhancing the overall occupant experience.

ABM serves a wide range of market sectors including commercial real estate, aviation, mission critical, and manufacturing and distribution. With over $8 billion in annual revenue and a blue-chip client base, ABM delivers innovative technologies and sustainable solutions that enhance facilities and empower clients to achieve their goals. Committed to creating smarter, more connected spaces, ABM is investing in the future to meet evolving challenges and build a healthier, thriving world. ABM: Driving possibility, together.

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ABM are committed to employment practices that promote diversity and inclusion in employment regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, sex, marriage and civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity status, race, religion or belief. We are proud members of the Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme.