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Security Officer

Salary Range
£13 - £13
£1 - £1 / mo

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London, England
Tier-1 UK Economic Zone
Est. Take-Home Pay
68% - 74% (After PAYE & NI)
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Position Overview & Specifications

Security Officer


Location:
Central London

Salary: £12.72 per hour

Contracts available: 07:00-19:00 and 19:00-07:00 (subject to rotation)

Shift Pattern: Week 1 – Monday-Tuesday nights and Saturday-Sunday days/Week 2 – Monday-Wednesday nights and Saturday-Sunday days

Job ID: 514

Closing Date: 24/05/2023


Do you have the ambition and flexibility to develop your career in providing excellent safety and outstanding customer service in one of our prestigious sites. If so, this role could be the perfect for you.


Who we are

We are GUK, and together we are proud to be at the forefront of protection management across multiple sectors. We offer the ultimate in business security solutions and deliver the highest quality of professional service.


Job role


Working with us at GUK, we value you more than just a security guard. You will be responsible for maintaining the look and feel of our pristine site. You will be responsible for providing safety of this modern building with your customer service and support for those who work and visit the building.


The role is critical to ensure our operational day-to-day frontline services work like clockwork. A typical day for someone who is self-motivated could include access control, greeting visitors, regular patrols, and completing the daily occurrence book. You will then finish every shift with a good thorough handover

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You are an individual who communicates well, have a strong sense for reliability and understand the importance of being smartly presented in uniform at all times. Also you would need to be proactive and always willing to learn.

You will receive full training and we are looking for motivated individuals who will make a measurable contribution to the continued success of GUK.


Ideal Experience:

  • Working in security services in a customer facing environment
  • Experience of composing emails and preparing incident reports
  • Proactively uses initiative to recognise priorities within own workload
  • Problem solving
  • Proof of right to work
  • Valid SIA Licence
  • 5 year employment history


Ideally will have developed these Skills:

  • Customer services
  • Able to communicate in English at a good level, both written and oral communication
  • Basic report writing and IT skills
  • Dealing with difficult people
  • Team work
  • Challenging the status quo
  • Self motivated


Employee Benefits


  • Ride to Work Scheme
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Credit Union
  • Employee of the Month/Year


GUK / RUK is an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from a diverse range of individuals. We believe that a diverse talented workforce nurtures excellence and makes us a great place to work, where individuality and inclusivity are celebrated.


We reserve the order to stop taking applications when we have had a suitable amount of response.

Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process

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Application & Resume Screening

Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.

2

Technical & Competency Interviews

Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.

3

Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation

Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.

4

Onboarding & Corporate Integration

Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.

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Corridor Intelligence

Employment in the United Kingdom requires legal Right to Work verified under the Home Office Points-Based Immigration System:

🇬🇧 Skilled Worker Visa (Tier 2)

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.

🏛️ Settlement (ILR) Pathway

Continuous employment under Skilled Worker status establishes eligibility for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) after 5 continuous years, leading to British Citizenship.

⚖️ Official regulatory reference: UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) & Home Office Sponsor Register.

Candidate Preparation Blueprint: Security & Protective

Recruitment Insights

Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for Security Officer roles across Guarding UK's corporate sector, successful applicants typically excel across three core dimensions:

1. Domain Competency

Demonstrated portfolio evidence, architecture/system design case studies, or validated professional certifications directly applicable to Security & Protective.

2. Behavioral & Leadership

STAR method competency responses highlighting cross-functional leadership, conflict resolution, and delivering measurable enterprise ROI under tight timelines.

3. Compensation Alignment

Total compensation expectation aligned within the benchmarked £13 - £13 bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.

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