Security Officer
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Position Overview & Specifications
Job description
Based in City of London, Guardian HR is a rapidly growing, progressive business that offers its employees career development in a fast-paced, collegial working environment.
We offer Recruitment services designed to meet our clients’ individual business needs - from planning stages and all the way through to onboarding and induction. Whilst striving to deliver excellence in our working practice, we support clients in the end to end recruitment process.
We are looking for a Security Officer to join one of our client's teams in the corporate security industry.
Location: King's Cross, London
Responsibilities:
- Supervising customer arrivals
- Searching of property and persons to prevent unauthorized/ illegal items from entering the premises.
- Carrying out ID checks
- Responding to incidents.
- Assisting in any emergency procedures.
- Guarding property and/or equipment.
- Controlling entry and exit route
- Crowd control
- Customer management to maintain a safe environment within the venue
Requirements:
- Hold a valid front-line SIA Door Supervisor badge
- Have excellent communication and customer service skills
- Must have excellent timekeeping.
- Ability to deter anti-social behavior, theft, and criminal activities.
- Be able to work alone or as part of a team
- Experience in the Security industry is a must
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: £13.00 per hour
Schedule:
- 12 hour shift
- Day shift
- Night shift
Licence/Certification:
- SIA (preferred)
Work Location: One location
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Job Type: Full-time
Salary: £13.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Flexitime
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Flexitime
Work Location: In person
Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process
Application & Resume Screening
Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.
Technical & Competency Interviews
Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.
Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation
Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.
Onboarding & Corporate Integration
Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.
United Kingdom Right to Work & Skilled Worker Visa Guide
Employment in the United Kingdom requires legal Right to Work verified under the Home Office Points-Based Immigration System:
Sponsoring employers must hold an active Home Office A-rated Sponsor License and assign a valid Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS). Role must meet the general minimum salary threshold (£38,700) or occupation going rate.
Continuous employment under Skilled Worker status establishes eligibility for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) after 5 continuous years, leading to British Citizenship.
Candidate Preparation Blueprint: General
Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for Security Officer roles across Guardian Professional's corporate sector, successful applicants typically excel across three core dimensions:
Demonstrated portfolio evidence, architecture/system design case studies, or validated professional certifications directly applicable to General.
STAR method competency responses highlighting cross-functional leadership, conflict resolution, and delivering measurable enterprise ROI under tight timelines.
Total compensation expectation aligned within the benchmarked £13 - £13 bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.
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