Corporate Security Officer

Starting Salary: £36,155
Job Grade: Level 2, Zone 2
Work Location: 5 Pancras Square, London N1C 4AG   
Hours per week: 36 
Contract Type: Permanent – x1 Monday – Friday and x1 Thursday - Sunday
Closing date: Wednesday 2nd April 2025 12:00 (Midday)
 

About us

Camden is building somewhere everyone can thrive, by making our borough the best place to live, work, study and visit. Because, we’re not just home to the UK’s fast-growing economy. We’re home to the most important conversations happening today. And we’re making radical social change a reality, so that nobody gets left behind. This is an exciting time to join Camden as a Corporate Security Officer.

What You’ll Be Doing

As a fully licensed SIA Security Officer you will provide a responsive and effective security assistance whenever a threat to the safety of staff or the premises arises and ensure appropriate follow-up documentation is completed.

You will be responsible as part of a team to control access to the premises, verifying intended destinations and ensuring the proper management of visitors and contractors, issuing and checking a range of security badges including access control passes & ID badges in accordance with established procedures. You may be asked to proactively monitor the CCTV networks for any suspicious activity, taking appropriate action on any suspicious activity noted. You will play an active role in managing any emergency situations i.e. flooding, power failure, fire & bomb alerts - including controlling access to the premises, and routinely ensure compliance with emergency and safety procedures. This role may include working shifts, weekends and bank holidays.

All About You  

To be considered for this exciting opportunity it is essential the successful candidate holds an in-date SIA License with current physical Intervention certificate and continues to qualify for a DS SIA license and Physical Intervention certificate. The Security Officer needs to be a team player with an enthusiastic attitude, a flexible approach to work and able to prioritise and respond to suit the changing operational business needs. Excellent communication skills are required. This role may involve the need for physical intervention and you must be physically able to carry this out.

For more information regarding this role please refer to the job profile.

To find out more about what it is like to work at Camden, meet some of our People by clicking HERE

What We Offer

At Camden, you’ll receive a host of benefits including:

•         27 days annual leave for new starters, rising to 31 days after 5 years

•         Local Government Pension Scheme

•         Flexible working opportunities;

•         Interest free loans

•         Access to our incredible staff networks

•         Career development and training

•         Wellbeing support and activities

Visit 'www.camdenjobs.co.uk/staff-benefits' for more details.

Additional information

To view the Job Profile, please click HERE

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To apply for this job please follow the "Apply" link. In the ‘Why you?’ section of the application you will be required to demonstrate how you meet the role criteria noted in the Job Profile under the “About You” section.

Inclusion and Diversity 

We want Camden Council to be a great place to work and to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce. A vital part of this is ensuring we are a truly inclusive organisation that encourages diversity in all respects, including diversity of thinking. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and those of Other Ethnicities, LGBT+, disabled and neurodiverse communities to make a real difference to our residents so that equalities and justice remains at the heart of everything we do.

To discover more about Camden and our commitment towards diversity, equality and safeguarding, please visit https://www.camdenjobs.co.uk/inclusion-and-diversity 

Anonymised Application – in keeping with Camden’s commitment to inclusion the recruitment to this role is anonymised and supports the objective of reducing the impact of unconscious bias.

Asking for Adjustments 

Camden is committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and as accessible as possible for everyone. This includes making adjustments or changes for disabled people, neurodiverse people or people with long-term health conditions. If you would like us to do anything differently during the application, interview or assessment process, including providing information in an alternative format, please contact us on 020 7974 6655, at resourcing@camden.gov.uk or post to 5 Pancras Square, London, N1C 4AG,