security officer

Description:

Job Title: Security Officer
Location: Chesterfield (S44)
Pay rate: £11.45 per hour
Days: To be discussed
Start date: Available immediately
Length of contract: Initially 3 months

GI Group Recruitment are now recruiting for a security officer for our Public Sector client on an interim basis. The post holder will be professionally accountable for the client's Support Services and will protect service users and staff wherever possible from the effects of crime by highlighting potential and actual situations and coordinating security services as required. This post will involve ad hoc working at weekends on a rota basis if required. Safety Intervention and Clinical Holding Training will be provided.

Main duties of the Security Officer

Prepare and disseminate daily handover reports briefing the oncoming team of all the incidents occurred during your duty, covering any events that are due to take place during the oncoming shift.
Keeping a record of all duties carried out each shift in a personal notebook as well as entering any untoward incidents in the daily occurrence log.
Complete incident reporting using the Trusts incident reporting system when necessary.
Monitor the access control systems, paying particular attention to break glass notifications, doors left open, faults and temporary interruptions to service.
Preliminary investigations of theft, damage, challenging behaviour and undertake other ad-hoc investigations as required. Liaising with police and Trust management as and when necessary.
Unlocking and locking of departments and taking off and resetting alarms as required either as routine or one-off requirements, following site specific procedures.
To participate in contingency plans on emergencies in the regulation, control and supervision of traffic as laid down in the major incident manual.
Follow and adhere to Security procedures.
Criteria

Valid in date SIA Badge.
Knowledge of the Security and Customer Service industry.
Knowledge and experience of IT systems including Outlook, Word, and Excel.
Knowledge of security systems, such as CCTV, access control, intruder alarms and car parking systems.
Experience of working within a security team or customer focused service.
Experienced in dealing with challenging behaviour including violent and aggressive situations.
Ability to liaise and communicate clearly with patients, staff, visitors, and contractors.
Ability to maintain calm and control in difficult situations, minimizing panic in others.Hiring Contact: Brian Cave
Agency: GI Group Recruitment If you would like any further information about any vacancies before applying, please feel free to contact or call (phone number removed)