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77871
Location:
Oxford
Employment:
Part time
Closing Date:
21 July 2025

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Job Title: Security Officer

Location: Westgate Oxford
Reports To: Security Manager
Job Type: Part Time (Saturday and Sunday 12:00-20:00)
Pay Rate: £13.47 per hour

Job Purpose:

To protect property, assets, staff, and the public by maintaining a safe and secure environment through regular patrols, monitoring, and incident response. The Security Officer plays a key role in preventing loss, reducing risks, and upholding site safety procedures.

Key Responsibilities:

Conduct regular foot and/or vehicle patrols of the premises.
Monitor surveillance equipment and access control systems.
Control access to buildings and restricted areas for staff, contractors, and visitors.
Respond to alarms and investigate disturbances or suspicious behaviour.
Prevent unauthorized access, theft, vandalism, and other criminal activity.
Complete accurate and detailed incident, shift, and handover reports.
Provide a visible and professional presence to deter anti-social behaviour.
Assist in emergency situations, including evacuations and first aid support.
Liaise with emergency services when necessary.
Follow company/site policies and procedures at all times.
Report safety hazards, maintenance issues, and security breaches.

Essential Skills & Qualifications:

Valid SIA Licence (or local equivalent certification).
Strong communication and conflict resolution skills.
High level of vigilance and attention to detail.
Ability to remain calm and act quickly in emergencies.
Physically fit and able to stand, walk, and patrol for extended periods.
Professional appearance and demeanour.

Desirable:

Experience in a similar security role or customer-facing environment.
Knowledge of health and safety regulations and emergency procedures.

Work Conditions:

Work will involve exposure to outdoor weather.
May involve standing or patrolling for long periods.

Our market-leading flexible benefits scheme provides you with benefits that suit your lifestyle.

We have a virtual GP on hand for you and members of your household. So you can get expert advice by video or phone without having to leave your home. We offer financial wellbeing assistance through our Salary Finance scheme. For example, you could access 50% of your earned pay before payday for a small fee. Salary Finance also offers competitive loans.

When you join us, we’ll give you a link to our flexible benefits platform, Choices. This gives you the chance to customise your benefits to best suit your lifestyle. You can choose from dental insurance, dining cards, coffee clubs, buying technology products at an affordable cost and much more!

We give you access to high street discounts from thousands of well-known retailers, gyms and more through our MiDeals platform. And we have a cycle-to-work scheme.

Life cover is the greater of your equivalent annual salary or a minimum of £10,000 - giving peace of mind for your dependants. We also offer a save-as-you-earn scheme, and a Mitie Matching Share Plan (you could even be awarded free shares in Mitie).

We award our employees with Mitie Stars as recognition for their hard work. There are cash prizes up for grabs each month and at the end of the year there’s a chance to scoop a top prize of £10,000!

Our success is a direct result of the experience and quality of our people. Progressing your career is therefore a top priority for us. We offer a diverse variety of training and development avenues via a wide selection of learning resources to suit you.

Since 1987, Mitie’s 72,000 employees have been maintaining companies globally. We are the UK’s leading facilities management and professional services company, and our clients range from household names in banking, critical government sites as well as hospitals and schools.

Join our Mitie Team.

Together our diversity makes us stronger.