Store Detective

Mitie Cleaning & Hygiene Services; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holidays

Pension

Cycle to work

Flexible benefits platform

Salary Finance

MiDeals discounts

Life cover

Save-as-you-earn

Mitie Matching Shares

Mitie Stars rewards

Job summary

Mitie has a great opportunity for a Store Detective to join the Total Security Management Team, patrolling Co-op stores across Nottingham and surrounding areas. You will use observation skills to help prevent stock theft and support the security team in maintaining a safe shopping environment.

The role requires flexibilty in shifts and locations, a full UK driving licence with own transport, and working across various Co-op sites. Training and progression opportunities are available within Mitie.

Qualifications

• Team player with enthusiastic attitude.
• SIA Front-Line Licence required; CCTV Licence would be beneficial.
• Strong customer service and communication.
• Full UK driving licence required.

Responsibilities

• Work across a network of Co-op stores to prevent theft and ensure a safe shopping environment.
• Collaborate with security team to deter crime and assist with incident reporting.
• Utilise conflict resolution to defuse difficult situations in the workplace.
• Report to the Store Detective Team Leader and maintain documentation.
• Support officers and colleagues with effective communication for coordinated crime prevention.
• Adapt store layout considerations based on demographics and risks.

Skills

Team player

Communication skills

Conflict resolution

Customer service

Job description

Better places, thriving communities.

£17.03 per hour

40 hours a week

Must be flexible as job requires to travel to Co Op Stores over Nottingham & surrounding areas

Must have a full UK driving licence with own transport

Job Description

Mitie has a great opportunity for a Store Detective to join the Total Security Management Team.

As a Store Detective, you will operate across a network of stores, and utilise your observation skills to help prevent theft of stock. The work of the Store Detective Team is crucial in the identification, apprehension and prosecution of criminals who target our client. Store Detective 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.

Main Duties

• The Store Detective will work in collaboration with all members of the security team to achieve a safe and secure shopping environment free from crime and the fear of crime.
• Utilising conflict resolution in order to diffuse difficult situations that may arise within the workplace.
• Reporting to the Store Detective Team Leader.
• They will always be mindful of the legal requirements associated with powers of arrest, detain and welfare responsibilities to ensure the personnel safety of all Mitie/Co-op personnel and members of the public.
• Ensure effective communication to officers and colleagues that create an integrated and coordinated approach to crime prevention and detection.
• Adopting an intuitive approach to store layout taking into consideration store demographic and associated risks.

Qualifications

• The Store Detective will need to be a team player with an enthusiastic attitude.
• SIA Licence essential preferably a Front-Line Licence, CCTV Licence would be beneficial.
• Strong Customer Service, client focused attitude with the ability to build good working relationships.
• Excellent communication skills are required both written and verbal.
• Adaptable communication style to meet the needs of different people groups.
• Ability to work individually and as part of a team.
• Resilient and tenacious with a can-do approach.
• Capability in the use of technology.
• Previous experience in a similar role is desirable but not essential.
• A Full UK Driving licence is essential.

Additional Information

It's the little things that count -

On top of the usual rewards, you'd expect to see from a large company, such as - holidays, pension, tax-free childcare schemes and cycle to work schemes, we also provide many extra benefits to enhance our people's well-being and enjoyment at work. A comprehensive training programme in place to support personnel development.

Note: This job description is intended to give the post holder an appreciation of the role envisaged for this position and the range of duties undertaken. A more detailed job description will be available at interview should you be successful in your application. Specific tasks and objectives will be agreed with the post holder throughout the period of employment. The job description may be varied from time to time by the Company to reflect changes in the post holder’s role and/or the needs of the business.

Our market-leading flexible benefits scheme provides you with benefits that suit your lifestyle.

We have a virtual GP on hand for you and members of your household. So you can get expert advice by video or phone without having to leave your home. We offer financial wellbeing assistance through our Salary Finance scheme. For example, you could access 50% of your earned pay before payday for a small fee. Salary Finance also offers competitive loans.

When you join us, we’ll give you a link to our flexible benefits platform, Choices. This gives you the chance to customise your benefits to best suit your lifestyle. You can choose from dental insurance, dining cards, coffee clubs, buying technology products at an affordable cost and much more!

We give you access to high street discounts from thousands of well-known retailers, gyms and more through our MiDeals platform. And we have a cycle-to-work scheme.

Life cover is the greater of your equivalent annual salary or a minimum of £10,000 - giving peace of mind for your dependants. We also offer a save-as-you-earn scheme, and a Mitie Matching Share Plan (you could even be awarded free shares in Mitie).

We award our employees with Mitie Stars as recognition for their hard work. There are cash prizes up for grabs each month and at the end of the year there’s a chance to scoop a top prize of £10,000!

Our success is a direct result of the experience and quality of our people. Progressing your career is therefore a top priority for us. We offer a diverse variety of training and development avenues via a wide selection of learning resources to suit you.

We are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to all. If you have a disability or long-term condition (for example dyslexia, anxiety, autism, a mobility condition or hearing loss) and need us to make any reasonable adjustments, changes or do anything differently during the recruitment process, please let us know by emailing at .

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