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Relief Security Officer

Mitie Cleaning & Hygiene Services · Bristol, South West England

Type
Full-time
Posted
20 days ago

Overview

Your patrol and observation skills from policing directly apply to spotting suspicious activity and maintaining security.

About this role

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Contract Support Officer - Cabot Circus, Bristol

Overview

Mitie has a great opportunity in Hammerson Cabot Circus Shopping Centre. We are looking for an experienced candidate to join the team on site. As the role of a Relief SecurityOfficer, you will take a lead role on site on a daily basis as and when required with a pay rate of  £13.82 per hour. Please note that you are required to work a minimum of 12 hours a week.

Benefits Package

  • Employee Shares Scheme
  • Staff Retailer Discount
  • Cabot Circus Discount Scheme
  • Free Staff Parking
  • Pension Scheme
  • Extensive Training Package
  • Childcare Vouchers
  • Cycle to Work Scheme
  • Give as you earn
  • Salary Finance
  • Competitive Holiday allowance
  • Competitive Pay Rate
  • Life Cover
  • Share Incentive Plan
  • Save as you earn
  • Virtual GP
  • Employee Assistance & Counselling

Job Description

  • There will be an aspect of working outside in all weather conditions and lots of patrolling, so an active, enthusiastic person would be ideally suited to this role.
  • The Security Officer will demonstrate their character as determined, trustworthy, attentive and approachable at all times when welcoming clients and customers.
  • As the first point of contact for to all customers and clients, the Security Officer must have geographically aware of their local surroundings.
  • The Security Officer must spot and stop all suspicious sightings or potential criminal activity and retain full control until the arrival of emergency services.
  • Report to the Security Shift Manager – they must record, report and escalate all sightings and arrests on a regular basis.

Qualifications

  • The Officer will need to be a team player with an enthusiastic attitude.
  • The Officer should be able to work on own initiative.
  • Flexible Approach to work to suit the business needs.
  • Excellent communication skills are required both written and verbal.
  • It is important the Officer is calm under pressure.

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.

We are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to all. If you have a disability or long-term condition (for example dyslexia, anxiety, autism, a mobility condition or hearing loss) and need us to make any reasonable adjustments, changes or do anything differently during the recruitment process, please let us know by emailing at .

Since 1987, Mitie’s 84,000 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.

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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.

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Why this fits a police background — match score 80/100

  • Multi-agency & police liaison

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
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