About this role
Shift Pattern: Monday - Friday
Hours: 0700-1700
Rate: £17.65 p/h
Key Responsibilities
Lead by Example
- Take charge during incidents and coordinate effective responses.
- Support the team to deliver a safe, secure, and welcoming environment.
Safety & Emergency Response
- Ensure all team members understand lockdown, emergency, and critical incident procedures.
- Maintain readiness through regular refresher training and spot checks.
- Respond promptly and professionally to incidents and emergencies.
Security Operations
- Ensure patrols are completed, recorded, and regularly monitored.
- Conduct radio checks and maintain effective communication with the Security Control Room.
- Report and escalate incidents, suspicious activity, equipment faults, and security concerns.
Team Management
- Conduct monthly one-to-ones and performance reviews.
- Support attendance management, including Return to Work interviews.
- Mentor, coach, and develop team members.
- Oversee the training and induction of new staff
- Conduct investigations where necessary.
Compliance & Standards
- Ensure all officers follow site procedures, risk assessments, and assignment instructions.
- Maintain high standards of appearance, professionalism, and customer service.
- Ensure security systems and equipment remain operational and effective.
Communication & Collaboration
- Deliver clear shift handovers and team briefings.
- Work closely with reception, event teams, and other stakeholders.
- Build strong relationships across all service providers and departments.
- Customer Experience
- Deliver an outstanding security service focused on the safety and experience of colleagues, guests, and visitors at all times.
What we are looking for
- Previous Security Experience, managing a team of 6 or above.
- Good literacy and communication skills and have excellent verbal and written English.
- Knowledge of HR issues (investigations, grievances, attendance and disciplinaries).
- Be computer and software literate. - previous CCURE usage advantageous.
- Reliability, self- motivation and ability to use own initiative and work without supervision.
- The ability to solve problems, make decisions and prioritise.
- The ability, tact and diplomacy to deal with people at all levels.
- Self-confidence and an interest in self-development.
- The nature of the role is such that it is essential that the post holder has and will maintain an excellent record of attendance and timekeeping.
About security roles for ex-police
Security management, operations and consultancy roles. Years of operational policing — command, incident response, public order — translate directly into corporate security, and employers in this sector actively rate police experience.
See all security jobs in London →Why this fits a police background — match score 85/100
- Incident command & response
- Investigative casework
- Risk & threat assessment
- Working to legislation & regulation
- Security operations
What security roles pay ex-police
Advertised UK ranges, editorial estimates reviewed July 2026
| Security officer (SIA) | £24,000–£29,000 |
| Security supervisor / team leader | £28,000–£34,000 |
| Site / security manager | £38,000–£52,000 |
| Regional / operations security manager | £50,000–£65,000 |