Securitas
Relief Security Officer (Permanent 42 hours)
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Join Securitas - Global Leader in Security Services! 🌍🔐
At Securitas, we’re dedicated to protecting what matters most. With over 300,000 employees worldwide, we offer innovative security solutions tailored to each client’s needs. From on-site officers 🚓 to advanced surveillance 🎥, we use the latest technology to deliver top-tier protection.
Be part of a trusted team, where your contribution makes a real difference in safeguarding people, assets, and information. Join us today and help create safer environments for businesses and communities! 💼🌟
Job Description
🔐 Security Officer – Relief guaranteed 42 hours per week
🪪 Local SIA course & licence provided
📍 Locations Covered:
- Barrow in Furness
- Ulverston
🕒 Hours
- Guaranteed 42 hours per week
- Permanent
🔄 Shift Pattern:
- Days, nights, and weekends
We are looking for a Relief Security Officer to join our team covering either two of our sites. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who is proactive, physically fit, and dedicated to maintaining a safe and secure environment. If you have the drive to make a difference and possess the required skills and qualifications, we want to hear from you.
🎁 What we offer:
- 🕒 42-hour work week with varied shifts (days, nights, weekends)
- 💰 Salary: Competitive pay between £14.57 – £15.27 per hour (including shift allowances)
- 🔴 No SIA Licence? No problem! We provide full SIA training to help you obtain your licence and grow within the security industry. (5 days required)
- 👕 Full access to training and uniform provided
- 📈 Opportunities for career growth and progression
- 🌴 Paid holiday leave
- 🏦 Pension scheme
- 🛍️ Employee discounts
- ⏱️ Overtime opportunities
- 🛡️ Your role:
💼 What You'll Be Doing:
- ✔ Meet & Greet: Assist visitors, staff, and contractors, ensuring smooth site access.
- ✔ Regular Patrols: Conduct indoor & outdoor patrols, focusing on security & health and safety.
- ✔ Incident Response: React swiftly to emergencies, site evacuations, and security threats.
- ✔ Compliance & Reporting: Maintain logs, incident reports, and ensure site security aligns with regulations.
- ✔ Surveillance & Prevention: Stay alert to potential risks, conduct staff searches if required.
- ✔ Team Handover: Ensure smooth transitions between shifts for continuous protection.
🔧 Qualifications
- ✔️ Valid SIA Licence or be able to attend a 5 days SIA course in Barrow
- 💬 Strong communication skills and a customer-focused approach
- 🧠 Ability to remain calm and professional under pressure
- 🇬🇧 Must be a born British citizen or have held a British passport for a minimum of 5 years
- 📄 Must have a 5-year checkable work history
- 🔐 Must be able to obtain SC clearance, DBS required for this
- 💪 Must be physically fit due to significant walking involved in the role
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Additional Information
It’s great to see you’re considering a career with us here at Securitas UK! You're one step away from joining our global team of over 375,000 professionals.
Why Choose Securitas UK?
At Securitas UK, we are on a mission to make the world a safer place, driven by our core values of Integrity, Vigilance, and Helpfulness. We foster empowerment, innovation, and growth, offering industry-leading training and career development opportunities.
What You Can Expect
Applying for a new role can be exciting yet daunting. Our dedicated Recruitment Team carefully reviews every application, and we appreciate your patience. Need support? We’re here to help—just drop us an email.
Diversity & Inclusion: Be Yourself at Securitas
We are an all-inclusive employer, embracing individuality and diversity as key to our success. Our belonging strategy focuses on:
- Career Growth: Clear pathways from apprenticeships to leadership programs.
- Inclusive Leadership: A culture of respect, transparency, and collaboration.
- Fair Pay & Benefits: Competitive, equitable compensation and benefits.
Our Commitment to You
We support our workforce through initiatives such as:
- Employee Networks – Safe spaces to connect and influence policies for change.
- Race at Work Charter & Armed Forces Covenant – Supporting equality and inclusion.
- Disability Confident Employer – Ensuring accessibility with our Reasonable Adjustment Passport. With our Level 2 Disability Confident Employer Certification - We commit to guaranteeing an interview to anyone who discloses a disability at screening, providing they live within the location requirements.
- Health & Well-being Programs – Mental health support and workplace wellness.
- Neurodiversity Top Employer Certification – Leading inclusivity for neurodivergent individuals.
We celebrate diversity year-round with events like BSL Week, International Women’s Day, PRIDE, and Black History Month and so much more!
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Join us and be part of a team that values you. Click ‘Apply Now’ and start your career with Securitas UK today!
It’s great to see you’re considering a career with Securitas UK!
Join our global team of 336,000+ colleagues and help make the world a safer place.
At Securitas, we live by our values of Integrity, Vigilance and Helpfulness, and our People Promise:
- Opportunity – We see potential in every person and situation
- People – We open our eyes to all that’s good
- Purpose – We make your world a safer place
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What You Can Expect
Our Recruitment Team reviews every application carefully. Applying can feel daunting, but we’re here to support you—just email us if you need help.
Diversity & Inclusion – Be Yourself
We are an inclusive employer, proud of our Level 2 Disability Confident status (we will always try our hardest to guarantee interviews for eligible candidates, should you meet the roles minimum requirements, having disclosed a disability to our Talent Team upon application). We support equality through Employee Networks - Our real change makers of the business.. YOU, the Race at Work Charter, and the Armed Forces Covenant. We also celebrate diversity with events like BSL Week, International Women’s Day, PRIDE and Black History Month.
Your Benefits
- STRIVE– Securitas Perks gives you access to a great range of discounts on a variety of retailers, services and everyday spending to suit your shopping habits.
- Dental Plans - A range of plans providing support, providing cash back towards everyday dental costs, such as dental examinations, X-rays, and treatment
- HSF Health Plan - Range of healthcare cash plans at highly discounted rates, providing families with peace of mind by getting cash back on everyday medical costs, such as dental check-ups, contact lenses and acupuncture, and by covering unexpected costs.
- Cycle to Work – A super cost-effective way of getting a brand new bike, cycling equipment or both. Save up to 42% of the usual cost and spread the cost over several months from your salary.
- Specsavers – Save money on eye tests and when purchasing spectacles.
- WeCare – A 24/7 online GP, mental health support service, get fit programme and more.
- Toothfairy – Online access to advice and guidance, from real UK Dentists.
- Pension Plan – Plan for your financial future by building up a benefit in the Securitas Pension Plan, with the benefit of employer contribution plus tax relief on your contributions.
- Payroll ISA – An ISA savings account is a great way to meet your longer term personal financial goals.
- Free Mortgage Advice
- Go & Live – Financial Wellbeing Hub
- Death in Service Benefit - Permanent employees are automatically covered for Life Assurance, which would provide a lump sum benefit to your beneficiaries in the unfortunate event of death in service whilst employed by Securitas
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Join a team that values you. Click ‘I’m Interested’ and start your career with Securitas UK today.
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