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Job Summary
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 Security Officer to join our Gold Standard security service and provide a crucial role to the business requiring resilience, vigilance, and alertness. Due to the high profile and strategic locations of the sites we guard, it is essential our Security Officers have a strong work ethic, great teamwork, customer service and communication skills and must be 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. We play a vital role supporting the Defence Mission and work to protect the Defence estate and personnel from crime, terrorism, espionage, and sabotage threats.
The MGS has over 2,700 employees and is part of the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO). MGS Security Officers are often the first point of contact for employees, visitors and contractors on sites and we pride ourselves on our professional, customer-focused culture.
Person specification
Our Security Officer’s main responsibility is to ensure the safety and protection of Defence employees, visitors, and property.
The key duties are as follows and can vary from site to site:
* Assume overall responsibility for the safety and security of designated areas.
* Patrol on foot and in vehicles, 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.
* Traffic management.
* 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.
Medical
MGS applicants are required to attend an MGS Security Officer Medical Check.
All new starters will participate in a mandatory two-week residential Foundation Course, followed by on-the-job training. Additionally, we offer an annual programme of mandatory online training, along with a dedicated Workforce Development Team to support you with your training needs.
Candidates cannot have held any dual citizenship, open to UK nationals only.
Licences
Full UK Manual Driving Licence
Evidence of licence will be required at interview.
All licences declared must be held at point of application and if applicable be in date. Equivalent Qualifications will not be accepted.
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
* Working Together
* Managing a Quality Service
* Communicating and Influencing
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.
At interview you will be assessed against the following:
Behaviours: Working Together, Managing a Quality Service, Communicating and Influencing.
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check. People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard checks.
Nationality requirements: Open to UK nationals only.
Working for the Civil Service
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. #J-18808-Ljbffr