Mobile Security Officer - St. Albans, United Kingdom - OCS Group UK Ltd

OCS Group UK Ltd

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St. Albans, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Description

Ensuring the security and safety of His Majesty's Courts and Tribunal Services' buildings, employees, legal professionals and visitors.

Your main responsibilities may also include:

Control of access doors and gates to ensure that only authorised persons and vehicles are permitted access
Working with a team, conduct Physical search of all Court users, as well as entry searches of all persons entering buildings via public entrances (or any member of the public entering via any other entrance) by means of archway metal detectors, handheldmetal detectors and visual searches of bags, parcels and containers to ensure that no weapons, explosive devices or other prohibited items are brought on to the premises
Prevention of and attending to and dealing with security incidents
Ensuring the correct and agreed evacuation procedures are followed by all in the event of an emergency including the identification of a suspect package or a fire
Control & Restraint of violent and aggressive court users, preventing or excluding persons from secure parts of the building
Carry out instructions from members of the Judiciary to attend court and in some circumstances remove individuals from the Court or Court Room
Respond rapidly to personal attack alarms throughout the building
Testing of Alarm Systems, and accurately recording the data to ensure fully operational including fire alarms and personal attack alarms
Carrying out regular patrols of the building and its environment as required
Acting as a first line support to employees and site visitors, providing a professional and friendly service
Issue and collection of visitors and contractors' passes and escort of visitors and contractors
Monitoring CCTV equipment
Supervision of contractors and cleaners etc. in secure areas
Opening up and closing down the building, ensuring the alarm System is set and acting as key holder for emergency call out purposes

Maintaining records

Equipment checks, confiscated items, Incident reports etc.
Maintaining security of keys and control of issue to authorised personnel

To succeed in this role, you will need the following:

Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Strong customer service skills
Ability to work on own initiative as well as part of a team
Door Supervisor SIA licence essential
Experience of working within the Security Industry advantageous
Driving licence and use of own vehicle essential

Personal characteristics/attributes for this role:

A professional demeanour with sound judgement and integrity; in order to prioritise and deal with challenging situations, in accordance with procedures and processes.
Customer focused
A clean DBS History (Drink Driving excluded)

What will you get in return?

22 days annual leave, plus 8 bank holidays
Entitled to company sick pay
A pension scheme

- to save for the future - eligibility rules apply

Access to high street discounts
Access to low interest loans
Recognition scheme 'OCS Stars' monetary rewards given to top performers
Training and Development

- apprenticeships, e-learning, English as a Second Language and our award nominated 'Impact' Programme

Long Service Awards
Cycle to work scheme

- discounted bicycles

Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
247 Wellbeing Support

Why join OCS Group UK Ltd?

OCS prides itself as a company with strong family values and we are passionate about hiring people who demonstrate the same.

We take CARE of you; We act SAFELY and responsibly; We are TRUSTWORTHY; We work as EXPERTS. If you share these Values, we want you to be part of our team.
OCS have a well-respected brand and our colleagues are empowered to be the best version of themselves. We offer job stability and are committed to developing our colleagues by offering more than just a job. We are a financially stable business who continuesto be privately owned since its inception in 1900.

We reward those who demonstrate our values and since the launch of our OCS Star recognition scheme we have rewarded nearly 1,500 colleagues with monetary vouchers, certificates, and public recognition within the business.

We invest and support the growth of our people and are currently sponsoring over 310 colleagues who are enrolled in a variety of apprenticeship programmes, ranging from Level 3 qualifications in customer service to degree programmes in Leadership.

If you wantto develop you career, OCS is a great choice.
OCS offers the family feel of smaller organisations although large enough to offer so many opportunities.

We recognise your efforts and contribution and show our appreciation through a variety of reward schemes which in turn results in our colleagues stayingwith OCS.

Our business is the family