Security Guard

Job Title: Security Guard - Nights

Salary: £20,104.20

Permanent/ Fixed Term: Permanent

Hours: 12-hour night shifts – 4 on 4 off (52 weeks per year)

Introduction: 

Queen Ethelburga’s is set in more than 220 acres of beautiful North Yorkshire countryside, on the Thorpe Underwood Estate. Staff work as one team – whether they are directly teaching or supporting students as part of the school and pastoral teams, or as part of our estates team making sure that the campus works as it should – to create a vibrant learning and living environment in which every student can thrive. We aspire to excellence, have high expectations of ourselves and others, and take pride in everything we do. We aim to nurture resilient, confident, and independent lifelong learners. The Queen Ethelburga’s Collegiate Standard is ‘To be the best that I can with the gifts that I have’.

Role: 

We are searching for a Security Guard to carry out security checks throughout the Estate, ensuring that the expected high standards are met and maintained. The Security Guard will also ensure the safety of the collegiate site is their main priority in their time here with the organisation. 

The job description is written at a specific time and is subject to change as the demands of the organisation and the role develops. The role requires flexibility and adaptability and employees of the organisation need to be aware that they may be asked to perform tasks and be given responsibilities not detailed in this job description. 

Key Responsibilities include (but are not limited to):

• To operate and monitor CCTV across the site
• Completion of all relevant forms and other documents
• Patrol as and when required – foot and mobile
• Lock up estates and school buildings
• Manning the gatehouse and monitoring operation of gates and entrances to site 
• Monitoring staff entering and exiting the site
• Respond to all emergencies as and when required 
• Attending fire alarms for estate buildings and liaise with fire brigade as and when appropriate
• To be responsible for the obligations placed on an employee under the Health and Safety Work Act 1974 with respect to building operatives 
• Undertake any training when requested and as and when required
• Respond to all instructions efficiently and safely

The Appointed Candidate will have:

• CCTV experience
• Experience of security
• The ability to carry out instructions safely and carefully 
• Strong communication skills both verbally and written
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Knowledge of Health & Safety regulations as they pertain to the role
• Experience of working on a school site (Desirable)
• General knowledge of other trades, such as basic maintenance (Desirable)
• Ability to demonstrate a self-motivated, honest, trustworthy, flexible, friendly, and positive work ethic
• A sense of humour!

Benefits: 

• 33 days holiday
• Free staff car park
• Free staff gym
• Annual free family summer barbecue
• Annual free black-tie Christmas Ball for staff and a guest.
• We enrol all our employees in the Workplace Pension Scheme
• 10% discount in our Kindergarten
• Discount on school fees for staff children

Applying:

QE is committed to ensuring a safe environment for its pupils and staff. Applicants will be required to provide proof of identity and undergo the relevant DBS checks for their role.

Any personal information you share with us on your application form will be used solely for recruitment purposes. Your details will be held for up to 6 months and destroyed after this time. 

Any questions on individual roles or the recruitment process can be sent to the HR department on recruitment@qe.org

We receive high volumes of applications, due to this if you have not heard from us within two weeks of your application, unfortunately on this occasion your application will not have been successful.