KSS NW LTD
Festival Security Officer – Reading
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Festival Security Officers – Seasonal Role
About the Role
KSS NW LTD is a specialist security and loss prevention company supporting clients across retail, events, and commercial environments throughout the UK. They provide professional security services, investigations, risk management, and shrinkage reduction strategies, delivering high standards through well-trained, customer-focused teams.
Join KSS NW LTD for the festival season and become part of a professional team delivering safe, secure, and well-managed live events across the UK.
We are recruiting Festival Security Officers for seasonal festival work in Reading and surrounding areas. This is an excellent opportunity for professional security staff looking for flexible event work across the festival season.
You will play a key role in keeping people safe, supporting event operations, and delivering high standards of customer service in busy, fast-paced environments.
Pay & Contract
- Hourly rate: £15.69 - £17.00 per hour (inclusive of 12.07% holiday pay)
- Flexible seasonal role, including evenings, weekends, and bank holidays in line with festival and event schedules.
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Key Duties & Responsibilities
- Assisting with safe ingress and egress
- Queue management and crowd control
- Access control, pass checks, and ticket validation
- Conducting searches in line with event policy
- Patrolling festival sites, arenas, bars, campsites, and event areas
- Identifying and reporting suspicious behaviour, hazards, and welfare concerns
- Responding to incidents, emergencies, and disorder
- Supporting emergency procedures and evacuations
- Enforcing site rules, licensing objectives, and event policies
- Completing incident reports and communicating effectively with supervisors and control
Requirements
Essential
- Valid SIA Door Supervisor Licence
- Must be 18 or over
- Right to work in the UK confirmed
- Excellent communication and customer service skills
- Confidence working in busy, loud, and high-energy environments
- Ability to remain calm and professional under pressure
- Strong awareness of crowd safety and security risks
- Reliable, punctual, and professional at all times
- Willingness to work outdoors in all weather conditions
- Flexibility to work evenings, weekends, and festival dates as required
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Desirable (but not essential)
- Previous experience in festival, event, or venue security
- Experience in access control, searching, and queue management
- Experience with conflict management and incident handling
- Good report writing and radio communication skills
Benefits
- Competitive pay of £15.69 - £17.00 per hour (depending on role)
- 12.07% holiday pay included
- Flexible festival season work
- Opportunities to work at major live events and festivals
- Supportive management and operational structure
- Further opportunities in KSS NW LTD’s event and security operations
- Experience working in a professional live event environment
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