Job Title : Area Security OfficerLocation : Birmingham+64 locationsCompany : G4SSalary : Open Date : 2023-04-05Close Date : 2023-08-05
Location: Birmingham, United Kingdom Salary: 10.42 hourly Posted: 4 Apr 2023 Contracted Hours: Full-time Employee Status: Permanent Reference: 4263
Area Security Officer
£9.80 p/h (minimum of £10.42 from April 1st 2023)
to work in various sites in and around Birmingham
This is the security that you’ve been looking for. Join us as an Area Security Officer for stable, regular hours – no changing shift patterns, work that you can plan your life around and the opportunity to carve out a career with the biggest name in security.
The Benefits
- 5.6 weeks paid holiday (8 of these will be in lieu of bank holidays - subject to shift pattern and accrual)
- Workplace pension scheme
- Life assurance benefit
- Financial support for SIA Licence & renewal
- Contributory Healthcare Scheme
- Eyecare vouchers
- Employee Discount Schemes
- Progression, training & development opportunities
- Refer a friend scheme
- Free uniform provided
You’ll be greeting staff and visitors, interacting with the general public, ensuring they follow security protocols keeping our customers and their premises secure. Patrolling the premises and dealing with any security incidents, you’ll ensure visitors and staff are in a safe environment by de-escalating situations in a firm but respectful manner.
Working hours are 5 days per week between Monday to Saturdays 8.45am-5.15pm, however some flexability is required
It would be great if you have an SIA licence or experience in security, but if not then full training will be provided. What’s crucial is your great communication and customer service skills. All our admin is digital and paperless, so you’ll need to be tech savvy enough to use our digital devices. We are passionate about growing our own people. All of our leadership team first started out in a security role, and many of them have worked their way up with G4S. If you have the talent and desire, then we will help you to develop your skills so that you can reach your potential with us.
As this is an Area role you will be required to work at different locations such as City Centre, Selly Oak, Kings Heath, Washwood Heath, Smethwick, West Bromwich, Summer Hill, Sparkhill and Yardley areas
Want to find out more? Watch our video to see what some of our colleagues have to say about working for G4S https://www.g4s.com/en-gb/securing-your-career
The Ideal Candidate
You will need to be aged 18 or over, a confident communicator who is a team player with the drive to provide a friendly and professional service at all times. A good IT knowledge is also key, You must be flexible and available to work on a varied shift pattern which will include days, nights and weekends. It would be a benefit to have from some security experience and your SIA licence, however it’s not essential, as we provide full SIA (Security Industry Authority) licence training.
Join G4S and you can also enjoy real career progression with a large international company - as the world’s leading provider of security solutions, we offer loads of training and support. You’ll be in safe hands from our induction and on-site training to regular reviews and welfare checks with our managers.
About the Company
G4S is the world's leading global, integrated security company specialising in the delivery of security and related services to customers across six continents. We specialise in outsourced business processes and facilities in sectors where security and safety risks are considered a strategic threat. We operate in over 90 countries. We have a truly global business with large established market positions in developed markets and outstanding positions in fast growing emerging markets. G4S has a unique global footprint, employing more than 570,000 people world-wide, and are the largest security solutions provider in the world.