Dio - Guard Service - Security - Nuneaton, United Kingdom - Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence

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Nuneaton, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Salary:

- £24,430- + substantial pension and benefits
Job grade:

Administrative Assistant
Contract type:
Permanent
Business area:
MOD
Defence Infrastructure Organisation
Ministry of Defence Guard Service
Type of role:
Defence Operations
Security
Working pattern:
Fulltime
Number of jobs available:
1Contents

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Location

Gamecock Barracks, Bramcote, Nuneaton Warwickshire, CV11 6QNAbout the job

Job summary:

Join the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) and have a future that matters: Be proud; Be challenged; Be unique.

Job description:

The Challenge
Do you want to join the 2021 Government Security team of the year and be part of our Gold Standard security service?

The Ministry of Defence Guard Service (MGS) provides high quality security services at approximately 100 MOD sites across Great Britain.

The MGS has guarded the Defence Estate for over 25 years including high profile locations such as MOD Main Building in London 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 is part of the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) and employs over 2,500 staff.

MGS Officers are often the first point of contact with the MOD for employees, visitors and contractors and we pride ourselves on our professional, customer-focused culture.

All our Security Officers are required to have excellent customer service skills and must be willing to go above and beyond to support security operations across the defence estate.

Due to the high profile and strategic locations of the sites we guard, it is essential our Security Officers have a strong work ethic, are able to work as part of a team, are observant to threats and are capable to challenge and de-escalate difficult situations if required.

We also require our Security Officers to have good written and verbal communication skills. Our Officers must have resilience and remain positive and friendly in all weather conditions and on all occasions.

We provide our staff with a market leading salary, excellent sickness benefits, together with a defined benefit civil service pension.

Free full uniform will be provided.

We are a growing organisation with opportunities for good quality staff to progress their security careers.

About MGS

The Ministry of Defence Guard Service (MGS) is a professionally qualified body of Civil Servants who provide unarmed guarding services at approximately 100 MOD sites across Great Britain.

The MGS has guarded the Defence Estate for over 25 years including high profile locations such as MOD Main Building in London and His Majesty's Naval Bases at Portsmouth, Devonport and the Clyde.

The MGS plays a vital role supporting the Defence Mission and works closely with its security partners

The MGS is part of the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) and employs over 2,500 operational and support staff. The MGS is managed by a Head Office team, dispersed strategically around the country.

MGS officers are very often the first point of contact with the MOD for employees, visitors and contractors and we pride ourselves on a customer-focused culture, working to DIO's Values as well as our own core values of honesty, integrity, professionalism and efficiency.

We employ approximately 4,900 staff from a very diverse range of professions, and we work across the world; in Germany, Cyprus and the Falkland Islands, Norway, Poland, Kenya, Belize, Nepal and Oman.

You can view our YouTube video to see more about our work

Person specification:

Main Responsibilities
The key duties of a Security Officer are as follows.

Please note that these duties can vary from site to site.
Controlling vehicular and pedestrian access and exit to/from site
Issue of passes using site IT systems
Reporting of environmental issues
Issue and receipt of keys
Patrolling on foot and in a vehicle
Searching of vehicles, baggage, personnel, buildings and open areas
Escorting visitors
Traffic management
Checking identity on site (ad hoc)
Writing reports on breaches of security or defects and maintaining daily logs
Referral of complaints
Reporting MGS infrastructure defects
Dealing with demonstrators and intruders as directed by those holding operational control
Safeguarding classified information and material
Cooperating with other security providers
Collaborating with emergency services and invoking emergency procedures
Operating and monitoring security systems; CCTV and alarms etc
Operating and communicating effectively over the telephone and/or radio
Reporting safety ha