Railway Enforcement Officer Opportunities in Dartford

Looking for a career that means more? Become a Southeast Railway Enforcement Officer. Imagine the pride you'll feel knowing you're keeping passengers safe and providing a reassuring presence to everyone using our railway. Our training will take you from trainee to Railway Enforcement Officer and give you a nationally-recognised qualification. Enjoy a career that comes with great pay and benefits, a real sense of purpose, and where every shift is a chance to make a difference.

Locations:

• Chatham
• Dover
• Dartford
• Orpington
• Sittingbourne
• Tonbridge

What you'll do:

Travelling on our trains and patrolling our stations, you'll help to deal with anti-social behaviour, crime and fare evasion. Sometimes it means physically stepping in to deescalate a situation. Other times it means seizing evidence and taking reports for minor crimes. You'll work with your partner, station teams, train staff, the British Transport Police and other services to resolve incidents and make sure vulnerable passengers get the support they need.

Your training:

When you join us, you'll be enrolled into our Passenger Services Apprenticeship Programme. You'll complete a mix of classroom-based and on-the-job learning, covering everything from functional skills to conflict management. Although it's always a last resort, sometimes physical intervention is needed to resolve a conflict. Our training will make sure you can do this confidently and safely.

Your shifts:

You will work a varied shift pattern, which includes weekends, bank holidays and nights. Shifts can start as early as 6am or finish at 2am. Rosters vary but it's likely you'll work one week of early shifts followed by three weeks of late shifts.

Experience and qualifications:

You don't need railway experience to do this role. We're looking for people from all backgrounds to join our team. All you need is:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Experience working directly with customers, ideally where you've had to deal with conflicts or anti-social behaviour
• Good decision-making and calmness under pressure
• The ability to be resilient, assertive and remain professional in confrontational situations
• The ability to use your own initiative and work well in a team
• The skills to evaluate and interpret information and make appropriate decisions

However, we can only consider you for the role if you:

• Live within a 45 minute travel time to the location you're applying for
• Have been a UK resident for three years or more
• Are able to complete and successfully pass Level 2 Non Police Personnel Vetting (NPPV) which is undertaken by the British Transport Police (BPS). The BPS will review any declared or discovered spent convictions as part of a broader risk assessment, considering the nature, seriousness, and relevance of the offence to the role. If you are refused clearance, you may have a right to appeal their decision. Southern only ever sees the result of your vetting i.e. successful or unsuccessful and have no control over the outcome of the vetting.

As proud members of the Armed Forces Covenant and Disability Confident Scheme, we will offer you an interview if you apply under these schemes and meet the minimum criteria for the role.

Benefits:

• Final salary pension
• 28 days annual leave allowance (including bank holidays)
• Free rail travel across our networks

We're one of Britain's busiest train operators, serving London, Kent and parts of East Sussex. We run over 1,700 trains a day, carrying more than 400,000 passengers and serving 180 stations.