Security Officer (KW12422)

University of Bath
February 10, 2025
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Offerd Salary:£29,943 to £34,107
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Job title Security Officer

Department Security

Salary Starting from £26,038, rising to £29,659 Salary plus 15% rotating shift allowance: total package from £29,943 to £34,107

Grade Grade 5

Contract Type Full Time, Open Ended

Placed on Monday 27 January 2025

Closing date Monday 10 February 2025

Interview date To be confirmed

Reference KW12422

Applicant Visa Guidance Skilled Worker visa: guidance for applicants (bath.ac.uk)

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About the role

This role is eligible for the Campus Services New Starter bonus (£1,000) and Campus Services refer a friend bonus.

This is an exciting position at an International University based in the City of Bath for any applicant that is looking to help and support students and staff within a Higher Education setting. The position covers the main University campus and City campus buildings off site together with a team of security staff, the post holder is responsible for ensuring a safe environment throughout both campus and City campus, including student accommodation and other University Buildings.

The role is strongly customer focused and you must demonstrate an ability to perform well within a team and also be able to demonstrate the use of initiative whilst working alone when dealing with emergencies, medical first aid response, alarm activations and many other reported incidents.

The applicant is required to have excellent communication skills and be able to deal with a diverse International community, providing understanding, support and outstanding customer service.

You will be expected to be computer literate and able to operate a number of software packages both bespoke to the University as well as more general software, but training will be given as required.

The post holder must hold a full driving licence for motor cars, be First Aid At Work (FAAW) trained and hold a Security Industry Authority licence to perform their role (training can be given for the latter 2 requirements).

The basic working week is of 38.5 hours which includes 36.5 hours + 2 hours contracted overtime; these hours will be worked on a rotating shift basis cover 24/7 365 days of the year and attracts 15% shift allowance. At times during staff shortages the post holder will be required to work with other Campus teams and cover different shifts.

The appointment will be made subject to a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) clearance being obtained.

This role is eligible for the Campus Services New Starter bonus. Apply today and if you are appointed, you'll receive £1,000 after successfully passing your six month probation period. Please note this bonus is pro rata for part time roles.

This role is eligible for the Campus Services Refer a Friend bonus. If a University staff member has ‘referred' you to apply for this vacancy, please ensure when applying you select ‘Campus Services Employee Referral' when answering the question ‘Where did you learn of this job?'

Both bonuses are subject to terms and conditions

What we can offer

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 are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our Safer Recruitment commitment.

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.

  • 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
  • We are committed to continually expanding our benefits to better support you and enhance your experience with us. Find out more about our benefits.

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  • 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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