Residential Security Officer

<p><b>Residential Security Officer </b></p><p><b>Location: near Ascot, Berkshire</b></p><p><b>Rate of pay: £18 per hour (circa £39k) </b>+ overtime opportunities<b> </b></p><p>Shift Pattern: 4 on, 4 off. 4 days, 4 off, 4 nights, 4 off (12-hour shifts)</p><p>Permanent / Full time. Self-employment is not offered. </p><p>This role presents a great opportunity to join a professional residential security team near Ascot, Berkshire. If you have first class customer service skills with prior security experience this could the role for you. </p><p><b>Applicants should hold a SIA license and have their own transport in order to reach the site. </b>There is no accommodation offered with this role.<b> Self employment is also NOT offered. </b></p><p> <b>Essential criteria:</b></p><ul><li>SIA license holder</li><li>Have your own transport (unless you live close to the rea and can reliably commute)</li><li>Well presented with excellent communication skills</li><li>Happy working a mix of days, nights and weekends on a 4 on, 4 off shift pattern.</li><li>You must have prior security experience</li></ul><p> <b>Duties to include:</b></p><ul><li>Meeting and greeting visitors to the site in a polite and customer focused manner</li><li>Manage access control to the site</li><li>Front of house duties</li><li>Issuing passes to visitors and staff members</li><li>Internal and external patrols</li><li>Operation of CCTV and access control systems</li><li>Produce accurate and comprehensive incident reports</li><li>Ensure all Health & Safety policies are adhered to</li><li>Work in conjunction with site Assignment Instructions</li><li>Respond to emergency situations</li><li>Work as part of a customer focused team</li></ul><p> Momentum Security Recruitment Specialists</p><p> Established as a Security Recruitment specialist Momentum Recruitment provide a quality focused recruitment service for the provision of permanent, contract & temporary staff across the EMEA region.</p><p> Momentum Security Recruitment covers the following markets.</p><ul><li>Corporate Security</li><li>Security Guarding - Management & Operations</li><li>Security Guarding - SIA licensed Officer & site personnel staff</li><li>Retail Loss Prevention, Audit & Fraud</li><li>Security Sales & Business Development</li><li>HSEQ (Health, Safety, Environmental & Quality Assurance)</li><li>Facilities Management - Hard (M&E) & Soft Services</li><li>Electronic Security</li></ul>

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