At a Glance
- Tasks: Ensure safety and security by monitoring systems and responding to incidents.
- Company: Join Sodexo, a company that values its people and promotes inclusivity.
- Benefits: Enjoy competitive pay, wellbeing support, and career development opportunities.
- Other info: Dynamic work environment with a focus on teamwork and personal growth.
- Why this job: Be the key to keeping everyone safe while gaining valuable experience.
- Qualifications: SIA Licence and strong communication skills required.
The predicted salary is between 12.71 - 12.71 £ per hour.
Full time, 60 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 7:00pm – 7:00am, £12.71 per hour. Opportunities for career development plus our Sodexo employee benefits package.
Protect our people, site, and operations. At Sodexo, we’re passionate about our people. We know that our teams are key to delivering exceptional service and maintaining safe, secure environments for our clients, customers, and employees. A role where you’re the key to keeping everyone safe. Valued. Recognised. Rewarded.
The Role
As a Security Officer, you will be responsible for maintaining a safe and secure environment across the site. This includes monitoring systems, controlling access, responding to incidents, and ensuring full compliance with security, safety, and operational procedures.
What you'll do:
- Greet staff and visitors, ensuring all access and security protocols are followed.
- Control site access and egress for both pedestrians and vehicles.
- Monitor CCTV, access control, and alarm systems.
- Conduct regular patrols of the site to prevent and detect security risks.
- Respond promptly to alarms, incidents, and requests for assistance, coordinating with relevant teams or emergency services.
- Maintain accurate records, including incident reports, logs, and daily occurrence documentation.
- Act as a key holder and support emergency procedures when required.
- Carry out searches, enforce site policies, and ensure vehicles are parked appropriately.
- Support site operations, including handling deliveries, post, and general administrative tasks.
- Assist with fire safety procedures, including alarm testing and evacuation support.
- Report hazards, faults, and health & safety concerns to management.
- Support site activities such as inductions, contractor monitoring, and ad hoc operational requests.
- Promote a professional, customer-focused security presence at all times.
What you'll bring:
- A valid and in-date SIA Licence.
- Previous experience in a security or similar role.
- Strong observational, communication, and report‑writing skills.
- Ability to respond to incidents calmly and effectively.
- Good understanding of security systems and procedures.
- Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- A professional, reliable, and customer‑focused approach.
Desirable:
- First Aid qualification.
- Experience working with CCTV, access control, or alarm systems.
- Knowledge of health & safety practices.
Key Competencies:
- Attention to detail.
- Communication.
- Resilience.
- Teamwork.
- Customer focus.
- Compliance awareness.
Benefits:
- Unlimited access to an online platform offering wellbeing support.
- An extensive Employee Assistance Programme to help with everyday issues or life’s larger problems, including legal and financial advice, support with work or personal issues impacting your wellbeing.
- Access to a 24hr virtual GP Service.
- Sodexo Discounts Scheme, offering great deals 24/7 across popular big‑brand retailers.
- Save for your future by becoming a member of the Pension Plan.
- Opportunities to enable colleagues to grow and succeed throughout their career at Sodexo, including a variety of learning and development tools.
- Bike to Work Scheme to help colleagues to do their bit for the environment whilst keeping fit.
- Sodexo UK and Ireland's enhanced benefits and leave policies.
We are committed to being an inclusive employer. We are a forces friendly employer. We welcome and encourage applications from people with a diverse variety of experiences, backgrounds and identities. We encourage our employees to get involved with our Employee Networks such as Pride, Sodexo Parents & Carers, Sodexo Disability, Ability network, SoTogether, Generations and Origins. We’re a Disability Confident Leader employer. We’re committed to changing attitudes towards disability, and making sure disabled people have the chance to fulfil their aspirations. We run a Disability Confident interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria for the job.
Sodexo reserves the right to close this advert early if we are in receipt of a high number of applications.
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