Security Supervisor - CAMPUS Reading International Operations · Campus Reading

Savills Company; Reading; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Savills Company in Reading seeks a Security Supervisor to ensure smooth site operations, recruit and train security staff, and maintain a safe environment for tenants, visitors and contractors. You will manage duty rotas, supervise officers, handle recruitment and disciplinary procedures, and conduct annual appraisals.

Liaise with Police and enforcement agencies; provide CCTV/alarm training and on-site instruction.

Qualifications

• Experience in security services at supervisor level in a busy corporate environment.
• Must hold a valid SIA Security Licence and Public Space Surveillance Licence where required.
• Strong people management and team-building skills.
• Self-motivated, able to work on own initiative and handle demanding situations.
• Knowledge of health and safety requirements.
• Excellent customer service and presentation.
• Willingness to undertake additional training.
• Accurate record keeping with attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the overall effectiveness and efficiency of security provision.
• Compile and distribute duty rotas.
• Recruitment and selection of new staff and disciplinary procedures.
• Complete annual appraisals on all security staff and maintain records.
• Mentor officers on appraisals and advise on performance.
• Liaise with Police, CTSA and enforcement agencies; communicate with tenants.
• Coordinate with tenants during evacuations and events.
• Provide on-site training for emergency procedures and CCTV/alarm control.

Skills

SIA Licence

People management

Customer service

Health & safety

Record keeping

On-site training

Organisational skills

Communication

Flexibility

Training

Well presented

Emergency procedures

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Outlook

Job description

Purpose of the Role

The role of the Security Supervisor is to ensure the overall smooth running of the site, including the recruitment and training of all security staff, whilst maintaining at all times a safe and pleasant environment for our tenants, visitors and contractors.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure the overall effectiveness and efficiency of security provision.
• Compilation and distribution of duty rotas.
• Ensure Security Officers are performing their duties to the appropriate standards required by the business.
• Undertake recruitment and selection of new staff and be responsible for administering the Company’s disciplinary procedures.
• Complete annual appraisals on all members of site security and making all such records available for examination.
• Mentor security officers on their appraisals and advise them on how to improve their performance where required.
• Report any significant security incidents, to the National Operations Centre and Safety + teams ensuring a full investigation has been completed to establish all facts.
• Ensure close liaison with the local Police, CTSA and other local enforcing agents and encourage communication amongst tenants.
• Ensure staff attend company training days when required and carry out on site training for new personnel, in particular CCTV and alarms control.
• Ensure all aspects of health and safety are followed, in particular those identified within the H&S procedures manual.
• Ensure all aspects of staff management are followed, in particular those identified within the Employee Handbook.
• Co-ordinate with tenants during an evacuation.
• Co-ordinating events and attendance on site for all events.
• Undertaking on-site training for emergency procedures etc.
• Ensure that Assignment Intrusions, SOP’s & Risk Assessments are reviewed regularly, remain in date and signed by all Security operatives.
• In order to comply with the Security Industry Act 2001, ensure that all officers must hold a valid SIA Security Licence and where necessary a Public Space Surveillance Licence.

Skills, Knowledge and Experience

Candidates will be required to demonstrate the following:

Essential

• Experience in the provision of security services at a Supervisor level, in a busy corporate environment
• In order to comply with the Security Industry Act 2001, officers must hold a valid SIA Security Licence and where necessary a Public Space Surveillance Licence.
• Effective people management skills & good team building skills.
• Self-motivated, able to work on own initiative and deal with demanding situations.
• A comprehensive knowledge and understanding of legislative health & safety requirements.
• Ability to demonstrate excellent levels of customer service, at all times.
• Honest and reliable work ethic.
• Willingness to partake in on-site training for emergency procedures.
• Excellent Organisational, interpersonal and communication skills.
• Willingness to adopt a flexible approach to work patterns and work weekends/evenings as and when required
• Willingness to undertake additional training and career development.
• Well presented.
• Accurate record keeping with good attention to detail.

Desirable

• Ability to use full range of Microsoft applications inc. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook.
• Experience of direct liaison with Police, Fire and Government Enforcement office.
• Operational knowledge of Timegate.

Working Hours - 60 hrs per week Monday to Friday 0700 – 1900

Salary - £14.73/hr

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Please see our Benefits Booklet for more information.