At a Glance
- Tasks: Join our Security Team to ensure safety and provide a welcoming experience for customers.
- Company: A diverse and inclusive organisation that values employee wellbeing.
- Benefits: Enjoy 38 days of annual leave, a pension scheme, and childcare services.
- Other info: Flexible working options and a supportive environment for personal growth.
- Why this job: Make a real difference by keeping people and collections safe while gaining valuable experience.
- Qualifications: Customer-focused attitude, teamwork skills, and good English communication.
The predicted salary is between 28523 - 34861 £ per year.
You will work as part of the Security Team, providing a welcoming and professional first point of contact for customers and readers while helping to keep people, buildings and collections safe. You will respond to emergency situations, maintain clear and accurate records, patrol public and reader areas, check access to restricted areas, conduct routine searches of bags and lockers, and ensure buildings and alarm systems are secure and functioning. You will also respond to enquiries by telephone and face to face and undertake appropriate support tasks in sensitive or restricted areas. This is a permanent, part-time post, working 32 hours per week. The role is worked on a rota, including evenings, weekends and Bank Holidays. The postholder will usually work Tuesday to Friday, with one Saturday every three weeks. Due to the nature of this post, the successful candidate will be required to undertake a satisfactory Basic Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) due to safety-critical work, including responding to emergency situations.
You will be willing to work evenings, weekends and Bank Holidays and will be able to work well and cooperatively as part of a team. You will have a professional, customer-focused approach and the ability to interact confidently and appropriately with people at all levels, using tact and diplomacy. You will be observant and able to complete repetitive tasks. You will also have a good standard of written and spoken English.
As an employer, we genuinely care about our employees’ wellbeing and this is reflected in the range of benefits that we offer including:
- An excellent contributory pension scheme
- 38 days of annual leave
- A comprehensive range of childcare services
- Family leave schemes
- Cycle loan scheme
- Discounted bus travel and Season Ticket travel loans
Our staff and students come from all over the world, and we proudly promote a friendly and inclusive culture. Diversity is positively encouraged, through diverse groups and champions, as well as a number of family-friendly policies, such as the right to apply for flexible working and support for staff returning from periods of extended absence, for example, shared parental leave. We are committed to ensuring that our recruitment processes are inclusive and accessible.
You will be required to upload your CV and a supporting evidence form using the attached template as part of your online application. Your supporting evidence form should list each of the essential and desirable selection criteria, as listed in the job description, and explain how you meet each one. Both documents must be submitted to be considered.
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