Security Officer

Job Title: Security Officer

Location: Aldgate

Contracted Hours: Monday to Friday, 07:00 – 19:00 hours

Benefits our employees enjoy:

• Virtual GP 24/7
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Group Life Assurance
• Workplace Pension
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Tech Scheme
• Company Sick Pay Scheme
• Long Service Awards
• Recognition Awards
• Comprehensive Training
• Discount Platform
• Wellbeing Platform
• Living Wage Foundation Service Provider
• Progression opportunities

Responsibilities:
 Deliver outstanding customer service to staff and visitors
 Take an active interest in, and give commitment to the client
 Ensure that the environment and service is truly excellent and beyond expectation
 Promote the client, tenants other service providers positively to all you come in to contact with, throughout the customer journey
 Be flexible and adaptable to all tasks or challenges
 Be highly presentable, accountable; take responsibility and ownership for any tasks identified or
allocated
 Ensure all contact, be it internal or external; by telephone, face to face or any other medium; is clear,
courteous, polite, professional and respectful
 Ensure complete client/tenant/other service provider confidentiality; protecting people and information is paramount
 Appropriate use of CCTV/access control and any other electronic management system, and completion
of reports and documentation in a timely fashion
 Be familiar with all Security and Emergency procedures on site and assist in the facilitation of their safe
execution and practice. There may also be a need to become a fire marshal and first aider if applicable
all training will be provided
 All Assignment Instructions / Operations Manual or Standard Operating Procedures are to be reviewed, understood, and followed
 Embrace and deliver the bespoke training requirements, specific to contractual obligation or regulation
 Completion of rostered duties and all associated tasks or responsibilities to the highest possible standard
 Ensure that all Health and Safety and Environmental procedures are followed and do not undertake any activity which could breach the SIA or other relevant regulations
 To complete any other reasonable task as instructed by your line manager or other Senior Manager,
either UniTrust or at the request of the Client and/or tenants
 To support internal and external audit processes from UniTrust Security representatives, Client/Tenant
Representatives, the SIA, any other relevant body with a relevant interest and valid reason for inspection or compliance checks
 To act with integrity and in the best interests of the company in a safe, compliant, and ethical manner
 To be resilient to working in the most sensitive environments, always dealing with any conflict with a
respectful and empathic approach
 Be prepared to manage a wide variety and diversity of scenarios, people, and challenges
 Assist in the induction, development, or ongoing training of new team members across the disciplines
where appropriate
 Act in accordance with Company Policies and Procedures and our Code of Conduct

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES:
 Welcome and assist staff, clients, tenants, and visitors to the premises in a warm and courteous fashion  maintaining excellence as a standard throughout the customer journey.
 Work with all colleagues to ensure the integrity of security on the site #

 Early identification and mitigation of any threats to persons, premises, or property, escalating where  appropriate to do so
 Have an outstanding knowledge of the premises (inside and external) and able to assist staff, clients,
tenants, and visitors with their queries
 Develop and maintain positive relationships with all staff, visitors, tenants, service providers and clients
 Have good knowledge of the local area to be able to answer queries regarding local transport links or services in the area for example.
 Ensure the security of people, premises, and property, protecting the reputation of the client/tenants throughout
 Respond to alarms
 Ensure a safe and secure working environment for all
 Check identity and credentials of staff, contractors and visitors where required
 Record details of any suspected criminal activity on the premises (internal and external); commencing investigative procedures prior to onward reporting where necessary.
 Carry out proactive patrols, internal & external, as directed by assignment instructions

Don’t miss out on this fantastic opportunity to join our team as a Security Officer!  Unitrust is an Equal Opportunities employer and welcome applicants from suitably qualified persons regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status or pregnancy and maternity. Please note, any job offered is subject to satisfactory pre-employment and five  year work history security vetting checks according to BS 7858:2019