Mobile Security Officer

The roles are mobile covering buildings in Carlisle, Workington and Barrow. You will need to make sure that you can get yourself to all those different locations, as you will be regularly covering shifts, but any travel expenses can be paid back to you within the month.

You'll be working Monday to Sunday, 40 hours per week. You will be paid monthly, on or around the 10th of every month.

So, what does a typical day as a Mobile Security Officer look like? This is not your average Security job and every day within the Courts brings something new. Some of your day will involve physical searching and the use of a hand-held metal detector.

**Your main responsibilities will include **
- Control of access doors and gates to make sure that only authorised people and vehicles are permitted access
- Working with a team, conducting a physical search of all court users, as well as entry searches of all persons entering buildings via public entrances
- Prevention of and dealing with security incidents
- Making sure the correct and agreed evacuation procedures are followed
- Carry out instructions from members of the Judiciary to attend court and in some circumstances remove individuals from the Court or Court Room
- Respond rapidly to personal attack alarms throughout the building
- Testing of alarm systems, and accurately recording the data
- Carrying out regular patrols of the building and its environment as required
- Issue and collection of visitors and contractors’ passes and escort of visitors and contractors
- Monitoring CCTV equipment
- Supervision of contractors and cleaners etc. in secure areas
- Opening up and closing down the building, ensuring the alarm system is set

**To succeed in this role you will need the following**:

- Strong customer service skills
- SIA licence - essential
- A clean DBS History (Drink Driving excluded)

**What will you get in return?**
- 22 days annual leave, plus 8 bank holidays
- Entitled to company sick pay
- A pension scheme
- to save for the future - eligibility rules apply
- Access to high street discounts
- Access to low interest loans
- Recognition scheme ‘OCS Stars’- monetary rewards given to top performers
- Training and Development
- apprenticeships, e-learning, English as a Second Language and our award nominated ‘Impact’ Programme
- Long Service Awards
- Cycle to work scheme
- discounted bicycles
- Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
- 24-7 Wellbeing Support

**Why join OCS Group Ltd?**

OCS prides itself as a company with strong family values and we are passionate about hiring people who demonstrate the same.

We take CARE of you; We act SAFELY and responsibly; We are TRUSTWORTHY; We work as EXPERTS. If you share these Values, we want you to be part of our team.

OCS have a well-respected brand and our colleagues are empowered to be the best version of themselves. We offer job stability and are committed to developing our colleagues by offering more than just a job. We are a financially stable business who continues to be privately owned since its inception in 1900.

We reward those who demonstrate our values and since the launch of our OCS Star recognition scheme we have rewarded nearly 1,500 colleagues with monetary vouchers, certificates, and public recognition within the business.

We invest and support the growth of our people and are currently sponsoring over 310 colleagues who are enrolled in a variety of apprenticeship programmes, ranging from Level 3 qualifications in customer service to degree programmes in Leadership. If you want to develop you career, OCS is a great choice.

OCS offers the family feel of smaller organisations although large enough to offer so many opportunities. We recognise your efforts and contribution and show our appreciation through a variety of reward schemes which in turn results in our colleagues staying with OCS. Our business is the family you can choose, and our people stay for the friendships, opportunities, and career fulfilment we offer.