Security Officer

**Waitrose 604 Sherbourne**

As a retail security officer, you will be working in a well-known retail store, providing safety and security to both staff and visitors alike, as well as acting as a visual deterrent to help prevent/minimise stock loss. This store is a well-known supermarket,containing various items such as food, alcohol, and other high-value stocks such as meat, all of which will need to be strictly monitored for theft. You will be representing BardWood and our client, providing a service to the highest standards in a fast paced,prestigious store. The position requires you to have a high level of self-presentation, customer service & communication skills are essential along with a positive/helpful attitude.

**Shift pattern: Tuesday
- Saturday 13:00-21:00.**

**Breaks: Unpaid**

**Rates: £10.50**

**Location: DT9 3PU**

**Benefits**:

- **Winter Support Package**:

- Supporting people in the latest energy price increase
- **Cycle to work scheme**:

- Allows you to hire a bike, interest-free, from Mitie whilst making attractive tax and national insurance savings
- **Smart tech** - Allowing employees to buy the latest tech, deducted from their salary’s monthly at no additional interest
- **Mi-Deals Reloadable Vouchers for** - Sainsbury’s, B&Q, Argos, ASDA, can be spent on holidays, leisure, Fashion, Food Shopping, home and garden, pets etc.
- **Life Cover** - Mitie provides life cover as a lump sum benefit in the event of death, under a scheme called the Mitie Group plc Life Assurance Trust
- **Private Medical Cover andVirtual GP** - This cover offers the opportunity to seek private healthcare treatment, speeding up the treatment received, getting you back up -running sooner.Virtual GP is supported from a teamof qualified and experienced health professionals from nurses to senior consultants.
- **Childcare Vouchers and Private Pensions** - It can be alongside the government’s 30 hours free childcare if you’re eligible for both. All government provided childcare is administered independently of Mitie.
- Mitie will enroll you into a workplace pension scheme, which meets certain statutory requirements
- **Salary Finance loans / monthly advance** - Provides you access to responsibly borrow and use financial education.

**Role requirements**:

- Communication must be to the highest standards
- Customer focus must be to the highest standards
- 5-year checkable work/career history.
- Full confidence to be able to work in a one-man store.

**Required duties**:

- Patrol Retail Store Premises, Investigate Disturbances, Monitor Entry and Exit Points of the Retail Store.
- Act visual deterrent.
- Assisting the customer
- Front desk-based duty.

**Essential skills needed**:

- Experience in a similar role, would an advantage
- Physically fit to undertake given tasks
- Enthusiastic in delivering service excellence
- Possess the ability to work under pressure
- Effective Communicator
- Display a polite and professional attitude to internal and external guests
- The ability to work independently or as a team
- Health and safety awareness and knowledge
- Knowledge of relevant procedures
- Strong interpersonal skills

If you are someone that is practically minded and able to work on your own, this position will be perfect for you.