Position Overview & Specifications
Working as part of a team, you’ll provide assistance and support to residents at a National Probation Service Approved Premises (AP) including security, welfare and monitoring services. You'll maintain an active presence throughout your shift, ensuring that offenders, residents, visitors, colleagues and the fabric of the premises are kept safe and secure.
You will be working 42.5 hours per week, Monday to Sunday nights(4on 4off), hours are between 8:00pm till 8:00am.
You will also:
- Undertake regular inspections and patrols of the building
- Monitor the behaviour of high risk residents
- Ensure that the building is locked and secure during curfew periods, and confirm the presence and wellbeing of residents overnight
- Support a safe working environment for staff, residents and visitors by adhering to Health and Safety legislation, policies and procedures
- Deal with visitors and telephone calls, and monitor the work of visiting contractors
- Respond appropriately to abusive or aggressive behaviour.
With a commitment to equality and inclusion, and a caring approach, to succeed in this role you will also need:
- SIA Security Guarding Licence
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
What will you get in return?
- A pension scheme- to save for the future - eligibility rules apply
- Access to high street discounts
- Access to low interest loans
- Recognition scheme ‘OCS Stars’- monetary rewards given to top performers
- Training and Development- apprenticeships, e-learning, English as a Second Language and our award nominated ‘Impact’ Programme
- Long Service Awards
- Cycle to work scheme- discounted bicycles
- Access to our Employee Assistance Programme- 24-7 Wellbeing Support
At OCS, we’re a proud bunch of around 20,000 colleagues who put customer service at the heart of everything we do. We are not just a cleaning company; we hire security officers, caterers, landscapers, and engineers to name just a few. Our job and career opportunities are endless for full-time, part-time, and casual positions, in addition to countless internal opportunities for existing colleagues. We are big believers in supporting and investing in our colleagues from their very first day because we know that our people are critical to our business and making sure we deliver for our customers. This is what makes OCS a great place to work.