Middle Wallop Dog Section, Middle Wallop, Stockbridge, SO20 8DY
Job Summary
This position is advertised at 48 hours per week.
Do you want a career where you can make a real difference? Join the Ministry of Defence Guard Service (MGS) to protect Defence from threats such as crime, terrorism, espionage, and sabotage by providing the highest quality of security services through professionalism, excellence, and trust.
We are looking for a Dog Handler to join our Gold Standard security service and play a crucial role to the business requiring animal handling and training skills, patience, resilience, and alertness. Due to the nature of the role and its high-profile locations, it is essential our Dog Handlers have strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities, excellent communication and inter-personal skills, and the ability to remain calm and composed in high-pressure situations. Our Dog Handlers must also be comfortable working with dogs in a hands-on capacity and willing to go above and beyond to support security operations across the Defence estate. If you can demonstrate this from past or current experiences, we want to hear from you and see this detailed in your CV.
This is a shift working position at 48 hours per week including breaks. The successful candidate will be expected to work nights, weekends, bank holidays etc as stipulated by the shift pattern agreed at the Unit depending on site requirements. This will include being rostered in a flexible manner (termed a flexible week) within the shift roster. During the flexible week, the working days and shifts will routinely be stipulated in advance but may be changed at short notice, (this should be no less than 48 hours). The exact shift pattern will be explained in full during the interview.
Job Description
The Ministry of Defence Guard Service (MGS) provides high quality security services at over 170 MOD sites across the United Kingdom. The MGS has guarded the Defence Estate for over 30 years including high profile locations such as MOD Main Building in London, Whitehall and His Majesty’s Naval Bases at Portsmouth, Devonport, and the Clyde. We provide access control, military working dogs, control room operations and other security services.
The Key Duties Are As Follows:
* Responsible for the overall welfare of all Military Working Dogs on site, training and caring for them.
* Handling dogs during exercises and tasks.
* Observing and assessing behavioural patterns in dogs and reporting to relevant persons.
* Exercising dogs as needed. Utilising various dog-training techniques to correct problematic behaviour and rewarding positive behaviour.
* Daily upkeep and cleaning of kennels and all play and exercise equipment.
* Carry out Continuation training (A minimum of 9 hours a month) alongside the upkeep of all relevant paperwork.
* Annual licensing & testing - Continuation of training and annual licensing alongside the upkeep of paperwork.
* Collaborate closely with Dog Evaluation Officers and Kennel Supervisors.
* Assume overall responsibility for the safety and security of designated areas.
* Patrol on foot with a Military Working Dog (this could be up to 10 miles a shift on all types of terrain and in all weather conditions) and in MOD vehicles, within designated areas in accordance with outlined security procedures.
* Identify potential security risks and respond accordingly.
* Control vehicular and pedestrian access to site ensuring all have the correct credentials, issuing passes and escorting visitors where appropriate.
* Searching of vehicles, baggage, personnel, buildings, and open areas.
* Complete incident reports on breaches of security or defects and maintaining daily logs.
* Respond to emergencies and incidents within designated areas promptly and according to policy.
* Assist employees and visitors with any concerns they may have.
* Escalate emergency situations to law enforcement as required.
* Operating and monitoring security systems; CCTV and alarms.
* Operating and communicating effectively over the telephone and/or radio.
All new starters will participate in a mandatory two-week residential Foundation Course, followed by on-the-job training. Potential dog handlers will also be required to attend and pass a 3-week residential Patrol Dog Handlers Foundation Course. There will also be opportunity for further development courses. Additionally, we offer an annual programme of mandatory online training, along with a dedicated Workforce Development Team to support you with your training needs.
Licences
Full UK Manual Driving Licence
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
* Working Together
* Managing a Quality Service
* Communicating and Influencing
Alongside your salary of £31,500, Ministry of Defence contributes £9,125 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme.
We enable our people to work at the right place, with the right people, at the right time. We believe that if we look after our people, they will be passionate about delivering great things for our customers.
Selection process details
This vacancy is using Success Profiles, and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.
At application stage you will be assessed against the following:
Experience:
CV including Job History and Previous Skills. A background, qualification or interest in the delivery of site security and / or can demonstrate experience in delivering customer service.
Behaviours:
At interview you will be assessed against the following:
Working Together
Managing a Quality Service
Communicating and Influencing
When choosing your Behaviour examples, please make sure you use real life scenarios that relate to your own experiences. Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans initiative.
Contact point for applicants
Job Contact :
* Name : MGS Recruitment Hub
* Email : mgs-rh@mod.gov.uk
Recruitment team
* Email : DBSCivPers-ResourcingTeam1@mod.gov.uk
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