Security Officer - (Birmingham)

Main Responsibilities

• Monitoring of CCTV, Access Control and other protective systems, and act as a first line response to activations & incidents or fault reporting.
• Examines doors, windows, and gates to ensure security; uses University keys to open and close buildings; monitors closed buildings for unauthorized persons and/or suspicious activities.
• Provides escort services for visitors, students, staff, and faculty, as necessary; provides other public assistance, such as lockout services, jump-starts, and routine information.
• Provide guidance and advice to visitors, clients, contractors, and staff.
• Control of the key press and issuing of keys.
• Compile accurate incident reports where appropriate and requested.
• To conduct routine inspections of premises and equipment, thus ensuring buildings, valuables or people are safe and secure.
• Ensuring buildings, valuables or people are safe and secure.
• Supervising the door for a large organization.
• Health and Safety and Evacuation procedures.
• Ad-hoc support for our security operations.

Requirements

Essential

• Ability to interact with employees, contractors, consultants, visitors, and management as well as local police and fire authorities
• Excellent communication skills
• Skill in performing building security and lock procedures
• Excellent awareness skills
• Ability to understand and follow specific instructions and procedures
• Experience in working in a similar role

Desirable

• Door Supervisor License - SIA door supervisor
• Knowledge of security techniques
• Knowledge of site and local emergency procedures

Other Information

The Security Officer will also be expected to demonstrate their commitment:

• to GBS values and regulations, including equal opportunities policy.
• the GBS’s Social, Economic and Environmental responsibilities and minimize environmental impact in the performance of the role and actively contribute to the delivery of GBS’s Environmental Policy.
• to their Health and Safety responsibilities to ensure their contribution to a safe and secure working environment for staff, students, and other visitors to the campus.

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Other duties, responsibilities and activities may change or be assigned.

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