Senior Security Officer

Senior Security Officer

Are you an experienced security professional ready to lead from the front?

We’re looking for a Senior Security Officer to join our team and help keep our campus community safe, supported and thriving.

About The Role

This is an exciting leadership role at an international University in the City of Bath, ideal for an experienced security professional who is committed to supporting, guiding and protecting staff, students and visitors in a Higher Education setting.

The position is highly customer-focused, requiring you to lead a team of Security Officers while also taking charge during emergencies, welfare incidents, first aid situations, alarm activations and a range of critical events. You will be a visible, approachable presence across campus, helping to maintain a safe, supportive and welcoming environment for the entire University community.

You will supervise and motivate your team, provide regular briefings, handle performance and training needs, carry out incident investigations, support emergency services, preserve evidence, write accurate incident reports, be responsible for CCTV use, building access, patrols, key control, and assist University staff and students with urgent concerns. No two shifts are the same, and this varied, hands-on role allows you to make a real difference every day.

About You

You are required:

• to demonstrate excellent communication expertise and be ready to provide support to a diverse international community with integrity and compassion
• to have IT skills and be confident using reporting systems and software packages (training provided)
• to demonstrate leadership qualities, good judgement, and the ability to remain calm in challenging situations

To Perform In This Role You Must Also

• hold a full UK driving licence covering both manual and automatic vehicles
• hold or have the readiness to acquire an SIA Door Supervisor licence
• be First Aid at Work trained (or willing to undertake training)
• be open to undertaking Mental Health First Aid training and any additional security-related accreditations as needed
• Please note: If you do not currently hold the First Aid at Work certification or an SIA licence, full training will be provided. We strongly encourage anyone interested in the role to apply.

Further Information

The position covers the main University campus and University buildings off site.

The basic working week is 36.5 hours + 2 hours contracted overtime, worked as part of a 24/7, 365-day, 12-hour rotating shift pattern with a 15% shift allowance.

During periods of staff shortage, you may be required to work with other Campus teams or cover alternative shifts.

The appointment will be made subject to an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check.

Uniform and all relevant training (SIA, FAAW, MHFA, CCTV) will be provided.

We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students, so we encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university. We dedicate ourselves to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community through our Safer Recruitment dedication.

We are very proud to be an autism friendly university and are an accredited Disability Confident Leader; committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff.

What we can offer you

Benefits

We're continually expanding our benefits package to better support you and enhance your experience with us and the below is just an example of some of the many great benefits we offer:

• Free counselling services through Health Assured
• Cycle to work scheme
• Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
• Staff discount at Team Bath gym
• Staff discounts on postgraduate tuition fees
• Staff discount on language courses
• Generous employer contributory pension schemes
• Generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance
• A wide range of personal and professional development opportunities including Apprenticeships, LinkedIn Learning and more
• Free entry to the Holburne Museum in Bath
• Local discounts and more
• A family-friendly workplace
• An excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
• Relocation allowance
• Visa reimbursement and Interest-Free Loan to help with the cost of some immigration expenses

Find out more about our benefits and watch the video to hear from our staff about what makes the University of Bath a great place to work as well as following us X and LinkedIn.

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Terms and Conditions of Employment

Right to Work in the UK: We do not assess immigration or right to work status until offer stage. Being invited to interview does not guarantee you are eligible for visa sponsorship and all offers are conditional on meeting right to work requirements. Further information is available on our application support webpage.

Anonymous shortlisting: We are constantly seeking to reduce the unconscious bias that enters any assessment process, with the goal of creating an inclusive and equal assessment process. To support this, personal details such as your name, may be removed from application forms at the initial shortlisting stage.

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