Security Officer

Job Purpose:
The role will focus on supporting the College’s security services across all campuses, investigating incidents, check physical security access points. To ensure a safe, secure, welcoming environment for staff, students and campus visitors and to provide a courteous and efficient front-of-house service during college hours, including monitoring of student activity.
Key Responsibilities
1. Provide a welcoming, courteous and efficient reception service as required for Students, Staff, Visitors and Contractors.
2. Undertake regular campus grounds patrols to monitor and manage security monitoring CCTV surveillance equipment, inspecting buildings, equipment, access points.
3. Monitor and supervise student behavior across the campus and the immediate surrounding area, promoting a positive college ethos at all times & to take immediate suitable action when incidents occur on site.
4. Manage access through the vehicle barriers for deliveries, visitors, and collections drop points/pickups & Contractors. Ensuring booking in arrangements for all visitors and contractors are completed in accordance with college procedures
5. Carry out a range of administration tasks to support the Security Manager and use of IT systems to update and record logs, statements.
6. Undertake security duties to ensure the campus is open and closed at the agreed times including locking and unlocking premises/classrooms, setting and un-setting alarms, taking responsibilities for keys and participating in key-holder Rota for all college campus sites, Ensuring car park is secure and maintain barrier in force, adhering to policy.
7 Implement emergency procedures to ensure safe evacuation of the campus in case of fire or any other emergency.
8. To assist with First Aid incidents.
9. To liaise with teaching staff.
10. To report all issues regarding Health & Safety & Safeguarding.
11. To maintain the safety, security and welfare of all visitors to the college.
12. Taking a direct interest in the Health & Safety of all employees and third parties who may be affected by work activities carried out within your specific remit.
13. Report any breach of security incidents and report findings to the Security Manager/Estates manager.
Other Duties and Responsibilities
• Participate actively and flexibly in a range of college wide activities, such as duty on call rotas, responding to any intruder alarms/fire activations, enrolment, marketing events, staff and student services.
• Participate in training and team development activities, to develop and update skills knowledge
• To carry out all duties in accordance with the College Health and Safety policies and procedures.
• All employees have a general duty in law to take reasonable care for the health and safety of themselves and of other persons who may be affected by their acts or omissions.
• Understand and be committed to the College Health and Safety Policy and the College safety priorities and be aware of his/her contribution to such priorities
• To carry out any other duties appropriate and relevant to the role as directed by your Security Manager.
Safeguarding
The Company is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of learners and expects all who work with or on behalf of the College to share this commitment. All roles within the College therefore are subject to DBS regulations.
The Company considers that the job holder for this role should have a DBS Enhanced Child disclosure.