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Security Officer - COVID19 Labs

Please Note: The application deadline for this job has now passed.

Job Introduction

To support the service delivery of the COVID-19 testing labs, we are seeking to recruit individuals to work as part of a team of Security Officers in Leamington.

Security on this site will be responsible for temperature monitoring, reception duties, emergency response, CCTV alarm monitoring, car parking, access and egress control and manned guarding.

You will provide a safe and secure environment in support of excellent people care and leaving people with a good impression of the security service. Officers will deploy a calm and reassuring presence and above all else, a professional and authoritative figure to all of those at site. As infection control is an extremely important factor on this site, Security will be helping to enforce the social distancing and PPE rules. Full training and PPE will be provided.

Role Responsibility

  • To be professional, pleasant, friendly, courteous and helpful always whilst carrying out duties to the highest standard.
  • To carry out temperature monitoring to all people entering the building
  • To maintain and endorse Government guidelines with reference to Covid19 to all employees, visitors and contractors
  • Provide assistance to third party contractors and visitors to site ensuring site policies and pro-cedures are adhered to.
  • To ensure all site documentation is completed in an accurate and timely manner.
  • To liaise closely with statutory authorities dealing with incidents and to provision of information.
  • Maintain continuous monitoring of site radio systems adhering to radio system procedure at all times.
  • Ensure a timely response to any security concerns or events.
  • To support reception during peak times and breaks
  • To monitor CCTV cameras
  • To continuously carry out patrols at the OFF-site car parking
  • To deal with customer complaints and queries, seeking a resolve as soon as possible.

The Ideal Candidate

Essential

  • SIA Frontline Guarding License
  • PC Literate with an intermediate knowledge of Microsoft products.
  • Experience of time management
  • To deliver a consistent level of service, within the Company's standards, to the contract
  • Have a sound knowledge of Security techniques
  • Fully understands the Site and local Emergency procedures.
  • Understanding of the computer systems in operation within the security section.
  • Understanding of the CCTV system in operation.
  • Understanding of all alarm systems.
  • Understands the need to maintain diplomatic silence.
  • Always understands the need to display an official but courteous manner.

Desirable

  • Professional or further qualification in Security Operations
  • First aid responder qualification
  • Fire Warden
  • Working Knowledge of BS7858:2013

Package Description

  • Competitive hourly rate of £9.50
  • Successful candidates will need to be available to start in role immediately 
  • Must be available to work between the hours of 6am – 6pm

About the Company

In the UK and Ireland, Sodexo employs some 36,000 employees to deliver integrated facilities management services to clients at over 2,000 locations in the energy, corporate, healthcare, education, leisure, defence and justice sectors. With an annual turnover of over £1bn, we provide everything from catering, cleaning and reception to security, laboratory and grounds maintenance services, enabling our clients to focus on their core business.

At Sodexo we are committed to a leading role in promoting equality opportunities and valuing diversity and inclusion. We seek to create a work environment based on mutual respect for all individuals, building a culture that appreciates and values the experiences and skills brought by each person to benefit our organisation and work hard to ensure that all people, whatever their race, colour, sex, gender identity  disability, nationality, national or ethnic origin, religion or belief, marital/partnership or family status, sexual orientation, age, social class, educational background, employment status, working pattern, are welcome to and included within our organisation. 

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 are building on our support to the Armed Forces community through the development of specific pathways within our recruitment process to  support ex-forces personnel and reservists, those applying for jobs with us who meet the ideal candidate criteria for the role advertised are guaranteed to progress to the selection process.

 

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