Area Security Officer - Guaranteed 42 hours contract

Job Description

🔒 Area Security Officer – Frimley - Guildford - Reading 

12 hour shifts- Days, Nights & Weekends
Contracted Hours: 42 hours per week
Location: Frimley - Guildford - Reading
Pay Rate: Between £15.43 - £18.41 per hour

✅ Benefits:

• Guaranteed 42 hours per week
• Competitive hourly rate between £15.43 and £18.41
• Variety of work across multiple high profile sites
• Paid induction and ongoing training
• Company provided uniform and equipment
• Support with obtaining SC Clearance
• Opportunity to develop into supervisory roles
• Secure, long term employment with a leading security provider

This is a guaranteed 42 hour per week contract offering the opportunity to work across a variety of high profile sites in the Frimley, Guildford and Reading area.

As an Area Security Officer, you will play an important role in supporting different locations, providing reliable security cover and helping each site maintain excellent standards of safety, security and customer service.

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys variety, is comfortable travelling between sites, and takes pride in delivering a professional and consistent service. You will have the opportunity to work in different environments, meet different people, and become part of a wider professional security team supporting colleagues, clients, visitors and contractors.

You will receive full support, training and guidance to help you understand each site, its procedures and expectations, so you can work confidently and professionally across the area.

Who This Role Would Suit

This role would suit someone who is flexible, reliable and professional, with the confidence to adapt to different working environments. It is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys variety, likes meeting people, and wants secure, long term employment with the opportunity to develop within the security industry.

What You’ll Be Doing

In this role, you will provide professional security cover across sites in Frimley, Guildford and Reading. You will help maintain a safe and secure environment while delivering excellent customer service to clients, colleagues, visitors and contractors.

You will:

• Support different sites as part of a wider professional security team
• Control access for staff, visitors, contractors and vehicles
• Carry out patrols, searches and incident response where required
• Follow site specific procedures and assignment instructions
• Maintain accurate records, reports and handovers
• Represent the business professionally at each location

Essential Requirements

To be successful in this role, you must be comfortable working 12 hour shifts across days, nights and weekends, and be willing to travel between sites in Frimley, Guildford and Reading.

Candidates must also be able to meet the requirements for security clearance due to the nature of the sites.

Qualifications

✅ Requirements:

• Must hold a valid SIA Licence

• Eligible and willing to undergo SC (Security Clearance) checks – must have been a UK resident for at least 5 years

• 5-year checkable work or education history – full referencing required

• Excellent communication skills and high attention to detail

• Ability to remain calm and composed under pressure

• Willingness to work days, nights, and weekends

Additional Information

It’s great to see you’re considering a career with Securitas UK!
Join our global team of 336,000+ colleagues and help make the world a safer place.

At Securitas, we live by our values of Integrity, Vigilance and Helpfulness, and our People Promise:

• Opportunity – We see potential in every person and situation
• People – We open our eyes to all that’s good
• Purpose – We make your world a safer place

What You Can Expect
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Diversity & Inclusion – Be Yourself
We are an inclusive employer, proud of our Level 2 Disability Confident status (we will always try our hardest to guarantee interviews for eligible candidates, should you meet the roles minimum requirements, having disclosed a disability to our Talent Team upon application). We support equality through Employee Networks - Our real change makers of the business.. YOU, the Race at Work Charter, and the Armed Forces Covenant. We also celebrate diversity with events like BSL Week, International Women’s Day, PRIDE and Black History Month.

Your Benefits

• STRIVE– Securitas Perks gives you access to a great range of discounts on a variety of retailers, services and everyday spending to suit your shopping habits.
• Dental Plans - A range of plans providing support, providing cash back towards everyday dental costs, such as dental examinations, X-rays, and treatment
• HSF Health Plan - Range of healthcare cash plans at highly discounted rates, providing families with peace of mind by getting cash back on everyday medical costs, such as dental check-ups, contact lenses and acupuncture, and by covering unexpected costs.
• Cycle to Work – A super cost-effective way of getting a brand new bike, cycling equipment or both. Save up to 42% of the usual cost and spread the cost over several months from your salary.
• Specsavers – Save money on eye tests and when purchasing spectacles.
• WeCare – A 24/7 online GP, mental health support service, get fit programme and more.
• Toothfairy – Online access to advice and guidance, from real UK Dentists.
• Pension Plan – Plan for your financial future by building up a benefit in the Securitas Pension Plan, with the benefit of employer contribution plus tax relief on your contributions.
• Payroll ISA – An ISA savings account is a great way to meet your longer term personal financial goals.
• Free Mortgage Advice
• Go & Live – Financial Wellbeing Hub
• Death in Service Benefit - Permanent employees are automatically covered for Life Assurance, which would provide a lump sum benefit to your beneficiaries in the unfortunate event of death in service whilst employed by Securitas

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