Free Running Explosive Detection Dog Handler

7 months ago


London, United Kingdom ICTS (UK) Ltd Full time

**Free Running Explosive Detection Dog Handler**

Rate: Training rate £15.45ph, increasing to £16:27ph once qualified, operational, with all necessary checks and paperwork complete.

The hourly rate equates to a basic annual salary of £34,362 (Based on an average of 176hrs per month) before overtime, plus an additional company pension contribution of 3%. Hours exceeding 176 attract overtime renumeration at time and a half.

Bank holiday hours worked attract enhanced pay equivalent to double time, 22 days paid annual leave plus the 8 prescribed Bank Holidays. Kennelling equivalent to leave entitlement provided by the company.

Please note below the package in relation to the provision of a work vehicle and fuel for company business. This removes any costs from an employee in relation to travel to and from the workplace.

Place of Work:
Operationally deployed within the London Heathrow Areas. The training will take place at our Training Centre in Farndish, Northamptonshire,

**Role Profile**:
You will be required to work within a busy cargo environment, screening pallets of cargo to ensure they are free from prohibited materials and checking, then countersigning manifest documentation as a part of the search procedure.

You and your dog will be required to screen all suitable items and advise the cargo handlers of non-suitable items.

You will be required to house a company dog at home (all associated equipment, kennels and welfare aspects will be catered for and provided by the company).

A suitable vehicle with fuel card will be provided as a personal issue vehicle used for work purposes and canine welfare requirements. (Handlers must live within a reasonable commute to London Heathrow Area)

Handlers will need to be proactive, motivated and have a good understanding of the basic training required to maintain your dog’s standards of efficiency.

Care and control of 1 x ICTS Free Running Explosive Search Dog:

- This includes off duty care and housing at the handler’s home address.
- Provide feeding, grooming, veterinary and welfare needs in compliance with animal welfare legislation (all associated costs provided by the company).
- Transportation of dogs and self to deployments and training (Company Vehicle and Fuel Card provided).
- Supervision and control of the dogs in compliance with legislation and BS8517.
- Evaluation and reporting of dog’s performance.
- Provision of specialist advice where appropriate.
- Promotion of security procedures.
- Compliance with ICTS Health and safety policies, procedures, and risk assessments.
- Compliance with ICTS and client assignment instructions.

**Additional**:

- Right to Work in the UK
- Five years’ checkable history and references
- To pass a criminal records check (CRC) to the required standards
- Vetting will be conducted to Counter Terrorism Checks level(CTC)
- Full Driving Licence (No more than 6 points)

**PERSON SPECIFICATIONS**:
Abilities
- Excellent English oral and written communication skills.
- Good inter-personal skills.
- Ability to work flexible hours.
- Ability to work under pressure and conditions of uncertainty.
- Ability to prioritise, to observe timetables and meet deadlines.
- Ability to house dogs at home address.
- Ability to transport dogs to work.
- Ability to identify performance issues in dogs.
- Ability to work as part of a team.
- Ability to work away from home, if required.

Qualities
- Integrity, reliability, honesty
- Self-disciplined - able to work without supervision.
- Able to work on own initiative and under own motivation.
- Open minded, desire to learn.
- Physically able to perform the role.
- ‘Leading by example’ approach to deployments.
- Tidy, organised.
- Presentable

Experience
- Experience within aviation/cargo an advantage but not essential.
- Experience handling working dog’s desirable.

Full training, uniform and health and safety equipment are provided, and you will also have access to:

- Personal Pension Scheme
- Health Insurance Scheme
- Discount shopping platform
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Cycle to Work Scheme

Established in 1987, ICTS specialises in the provision of integrated security and customer services within the most demanding environments. ICTS works with major public attractions, leisure, financial, retail, public sector, transport and government bodies. We take our commitment to principles of fairness and mutual respect for people of all faiths and cultures seriously and we expect our employees to do the same.



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