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DIO - Ministry of Defence Guard Service - Security Officer Dog Handler

3 months ago

Upper Arncott, United Kingdom UK Civil Service Full time

Job summary

Do you want a career where you can make a real difference? Join the Ministry of Defence Guard Service (MGS) to protect Defence from threats such as crime, terrorism, espionage, and sabotage by providing the highest quality of security services through professionalism, excellence, and trust.

We are looking for a Dog Handler to join our Gold Standard Security Service and play a crucial role to the business requiring animal handling and training skills, patience, resilience, and alertness. Due to the nature of the role and its high-profile locations, it is essential our Dog Handlers have strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities, excellent communication and inter-personal skills, and the ability to remain calm and composed in high-pressure situations. Our Dog Handlers must also be comfortable working with dogs in a hands-on capacity and willing to go above and beyond to support security operations across the Defence estate. If you can demonstrate this from past or current experiences, we want to hear from you and see this detailed in your CV.

You will normally work 48 hours per week including a daily meal break (43 hours net). The successful candidate will be expected to work nights, weekends, bank holidays etc as stipulated by the shift pattern agreed at the Unit depending on site requirements. This will include being rostered in a flexible manner (termed a flexible week) within the shift roster. During the flexible week, the working days and shifts will routinely be stipulated in advance but may be changed at short notice, (this should be no less than 48 hours). The exact shift pattern will be explained in full during the interview.

Job description

The Ministry of Defence Guard Service (MGS) provides high quality security services at over 170 MOD sites across the United Kingdom. The MGS has guarded the Defence Estate for over 30 years including high profile locations such as MOD Main Building in London, Whitehall and His Majesty�s Naval Bases at Portsmouth, Devonport, and the Clyde. We provide access control, military working dogs, control room operations and other security services. We play a vital role supporting the Defence Mission and work to protect the Defence estate and personnel from crime, terrorism, espionage, and sabotage threats.

The MGS has over 2,700 employees and is part of the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO). MGS Security Officers are often the first point of contact for employees, visitors and contractors on sites and we pride ourselves on our professional, customer-focused culture. Behind our operational workforce is a range of head office roles which support our security professionals to develop and execute the organisations strategy, managing its budget and resources, leading, developing our staff, maintaining relationships with stakeholders, monitoring and evaluating our performance and identifying new opportunities.

All are working towards our Vision to be recognised as an outstanding provider of security services and our five Values underpinning this Vision include:

Integrity � Always do the right thing. Respect yourself and others. Treat people fairly.Vigilance and Preparedness � Keep careful watch for risks and incidents. Be ready to act.Professionalism � Know the job thoroughly. Seek continuous improvement. Maintain high standards.Helpfulness - Always be ready to assist people. Leave a lasting positive impression.Teamwork � Working with colleagues who are collaborative, respectful, open and trustworthy, who are passionate about excellence and protecting Defence.

There are plenty of opportunities for development, access to funded professional qualifications and specialist training. We are a growing organisation with opportunities to progress your security careers and if you align with our Values, we�d love to hear from you

If you need to contact Defence Business Services (DBS) regarding this vacancy, please indicate that your vacancy is being handled by Resourcing Team 1. If you experience any technical difficulties with the CS Jobs system, please contact the Support Team at��

Person specification

Our Dog Handler�s main responsibility is to work with specially trained dogs to help detect and prevent crime, ensuring the safety and protection of Defence employees, visitors, and property.

�The key duties are as follows:

Responsible for the overall welfare of all Military Working Dogs on site, training and caring for them.Handling dogs during exercises and tasks.Observing and assessing behavioural patterns in dogs.Exercising dogs as needed.Utilising various dog-training techniques to correct problematic behaviour and rewarding positive behaviour.Daily upkeep of kennels and all play and exercise equipment.Continuation of training and annual licensing alongside the upkeep of paperwork.Collaborate closely with Dog Evaluation Officers and Kennel Supervisors.Assume overall responsibility for the safety and security of designated areas.Patrol on foot and in MOD vehicles, designated areas in accordance with outlined security procedures.Identify potential security risks and respond accordingly.Control vehicular and pedestrian access to site ensuring all have the correct credentials, issuing passes and escorting visitors where appropriate.Searching of vehicles, baggage, personnel, buildings, and open areas.Complete incident reports on breaches of security or defects and maintaining daily logs.Respond to emergencies and incidents within designated areas promptly and according to policy.Assist employees and visitors with any concerns they may have.Escalate emergency situations to law enforcement as required.

Licences

Full UK Driving Licence (Driving licence must be held at point of application and be in date).

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

Communicating and InfluencingWorking TogetherManaging a Quality Service

Benefits

Alongside your salary of �30,000, Ministry of Defence contributes �8,100 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme.

We enable our people to work at the right place, with the right people, at the right time. We believe that if we look after our people, they will be passionate about delivering great things for our customers.

�The MOD Discover My Benefits page lists the full set of benefits. Some of the many benefits you will receive include:

A�with an average employer contribution of 27%.A generous Annual Leave Allowance.Ability to roll over up to 10 days annual leave per year.Minimum of 15 Days Special Leave in a rolling 12-month period to for volunteer military or emergency service reserve commitments.Special Paid Leave for volunteering up to 6 days a year.Enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption leave.Employee Assistance Programme to support your wellbeing.Most sites have good travel links with free car parking; many also have other facilities such as a Sports & Social Club, Gym and Cafeterias and Shops.Blue Light and Defence Discount Cards

Learning & Development

Professional and Personal Development of skills.Access to thousands of training courses through Civil Service Learning and Defence Learning Environment.

Ability to obtain industry recognised qualifications supported by MGS

Free MGS Security UniformAs part of your induction, you will attend a Foundation Security Course to support in achieving your objectives to a high standard.

Discover My Benefits:�

Please follow the link to visit the Discover My Benefits site which showcases the benefits and discounts offered when working as a civilian for the MOD. ��

This post does not offer any assistance with Relocation Allowances. �