Location: Kensington Palace
Type of role: Seasonal – April to October 2024
Hours: Full time (36 hours per week plus 4.25 Additional Hours)
Salary: Total - £31,403 per annum (which includes additional hours supplement and shift
disturbance to reflect both day and night working)
Our client are a team of people who love and look after six of the most wonderful palaces in the world. They create space for spirits to stir and be stirred. They currently have an exciting opportunity to join their Operations Team at Kensington Palace as a Security Officer (Cover).
As a Security Officer (Cover) your role will be to support the security team in making Kensington Palace a safe and secure place in which to work and visit.
Tasks will include the traditional elements of access control, patrolling, maintaining shift log records, monitoring CCTV, monitoring life safety systems, opening and closing the estate and being ready to assist their visitors in any way that helps them enjoy an unforgettable experience.
As the role is a support role, your shift pattern may be ad-hoc at times and will involve both day and night working across a seven-day rotation.
The shift pattern involves working both day and night shifts, and the pattern as a cover officer is on an ad-hoc basis.
Core shift hours are 07:00-19:00 (days) and 19:00-07:00 (nights)
You will ideally be someone who has worked in a Security Control Room environment before, preferably in either heritage or corporate environments and is comfortable using technical systems and MS Office (Word and Excel).
This is a fantastic opportunity to become part of Kensington Palace’s 300-year history and help us to bring their fascinating stories to life for their guests, every day.
You may also have experience in the following: Military, Police, Security, Protection, Armed Forces, CCTV, Security Officer, Security Guard, Site Patrol Officer, Mobile Security Officer, Security, Security Agent, Corporate Security Officer, etc.
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