Security Officer for Ascot Racecourse

Carlisle Support Services; Reading; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 18,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Health and wellbeing plans

Wagestream

Fizz Benefits

Employee Assistance Program

Refer a Friend Scheme

Additional shifts for events

Job summary

Carlisle Support Services is seeking enthusiastic, reliable individuals to join our security team, working with prestigious clients. We provide full training and strong support to help you succeed in a dynamic environment.

The role is customer-facing with various security duties, requiring vigilance, teamwork and a professional approach to protect people and property across UK venues.

Qualifications

• Must be 18+ years old.
• SIA Guarding or Door Supervision licences essential.
• CCTV licence essential.
• Full UK driving licence preferable.
• 5 years checkable work and address history.
• Reliable, punctual, flexible and smart in appearance.
• Friendly, approachable and professional.
• Enthusiastic and motivated to do a great job.
• Ideally some security or customer-facing experience.
• Able to interact with clients and customers positively.
• Experience in security and working as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Carry out security duties including patrolling the site.
• Monitor CCTV and conduct site patrols.
• Manage access control and accreditation.
• Reception and customer-facing duties.
• Report incidents and complete security documentation.
• Respond to alarms and security issues.
• Monitor and control site access.
• Carry out regular security checks.
• Support emergency procedures when required.
• Report defects, hazards or security concerns.
• Support the wider security operation at Ascot Racecourse.

Skills

18+ years

SIA Guarding Licence

Door Supervision Licence

CCTV Licence

Driving Licence (UK)

5 years work history

Reliability

Professionalism

Security experience

Customer interaction

Teamwork

Job description

• A competitive hourly rate of pay – paid monthly
• Access to Company Pension Scheme after qualifying period
• Health and Wellbeing Plans
• Wagestream - financial flexibility and instant access to earned and authorised wages
• Fizz Benefits – discounts, rewards, and benefits, helping you save money every day
• Employee Assistance Program
• Refer a Friend Scheme
• Additional shifts available for racedays and holiday cover

The Benefits

• A competitive hourly rate of pay – paid monthly
• Access to Company Pension Scheme after qualifying period
• Health and Wellbeing Plans
• Wagestream - financial flexibility and instant access to earned and authorised wages
• Fizz Benefits – discounts, rewards, and benefits, helping you save money every day
• Employee Assistance Program
• Refer a Friend Scheme
• Additional shifts available for racedays and holiday cover

Below covers everything you need to know about what this opportunity entails, as well as what is expected from applicants.

The Role

Carlisle Support Services is looking for enthusiastic, reliable, and dedicated individuals to join our team, working with our prestigious clients. If this sounds like you, and you’re willing to learn new skills to develop your career, we promise to provide full training and all the support you’ll need to help you to succeed.

Responsibilities

The position is customer-facing and will involve some reception duties. The successful candidate will be required to carry out a range of security responsibilities, including:

• Physical patrols of the site
• CCTV monitoring and patrols
• Dealing with accreditation and access control
• Reception and customer facing duties
• Dealing with and reporting incidents
• Completing incident reports and relevant security documentation
• Responding to alarms and security issues
• Monitoring and controlling access to the site
• Carrying out regular security checks
• Supporting emergency procedures when required
• Reporting any defects, hazards or security concerns
• General security duties
• Supporting the wider security operation at Ascot Racecourse

Is this you

• At least 18 years old
• SIA Guarding or Door Supervision licence - essential
• CCTV licence- essential
• Full UK driving Licence - preferable
• 5 years checkable work and address history
• Reliable, punctual, flexible, and smart in appearance
• Friendly, approachable, and always professional
• Enthusiastic and motivated to do a great job
• Ideally some experience within a Security environment or a customer facing role
• Able to interact with clients and customers in a positive manner
• Some experience working within a Security environment and working as part of a team
• Effective people skills, able to interact with clients and customers in a positive manner

The successful candidate will need to be confident dealing with customers, visitors and contractors, as well as being comfortable working independently and making appropriate decisions when dealing with incidents or security concerns.

Successful candidates will be required to provide original documentation for detailed screening and vetting processes. This could include the following: passport, driving licence, utility bill dated in the last 3 months, HMRC letter, original bank statement, original birth certificate or a valid share code.

About Us

We’re proud to work with some of the UK’s most iconic brands. Our venues, include Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Jaguar Land Rover, Tesco, and BBC StudioWorks. Join over 5,000 team members delivering security, events, cleaning, and facilities services across the UK.

We’re committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive.

We welcome applications from parents returning to work, career changers, and those with a passion for making a difference.

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

At Carlisle, Equality, diversity, and inclusion is a core focus in all areas of employment.

This includes recruitment and selection, training and development, and promotion.

We actively encourage applications from underrepresented groups.

We judge all candidates solely on merit and ability.

We employ amazing individuals from all races, genders, sexual orientations, and religions.

We have a culture where employees can feel appreciated and valued at work.

This culture is free from unlawful or unfair discrimination and values diversity.

We always treat each other fairly and with dignity and respect.

Creating an environment where we can all do something amazing for the company and ourselves.