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Security Officer

GuardPass · Newcastle upon Tyne, North East England

Type
Full-time
Posted
11 days ago

Overview

Your incident response and conflict management skills from policing are directly applicable to maintaining site security and handling incidents.

About this role

Description

Security Officer

Pay Rate: £12.71

48 hours per week, 12-hour shifts, 0800 - 2000 and 2000 - 0800

Benefits -

  • Full uniform supplied
  • Paid Holidays
  • Pension Plan
  • On going training
  • Access to health & Wellbeing

Impact Security offers an industry-leading security provider with a national presence. Due to ongoing and continued success, we currently have an exciting opportunity for an ambitious, passionate, and forward-thinking security officer to join our team at one of our sites in the Sunderland area. You should have good communication skills, look smart and have experience within the security industry.

Impact Services is an industry leader. We succeed because we employ hard-working, honest and reliable people who provide service excellence and wish to progress themselves along with the business.

Job Purpose

The purpose is to develop and maintain a safe and secure environment for employees, visitors, and property.

Job Overview

A Security Officer protects the safety of the premises while providing support, direction, and information to all employees, visitors, and contractors.

Main Duties And Responsibilities

  • Increase site security by keeping a constant presence across the facility
  • Monitor alarms, protect the site against unlawful access and perform routine security equipment tests
  • Ensure health and safety procedures are followed while controlling the staff, visitors and contractors' access to the premises
  • Record and report any hazards and unsafe working practices
  • Where necessary, you will need to undertake the necessary legal restraints and control in a professional manner
  • Complete daily reports of any accidents or incidents and ensure the necessary action is taken

Requirements

  • A valid SIA licence - Door Supervisor/Security Guarding Licence (Essential)
  • A valid CCTV Licence (Essential)
  • Driving Licence (Preferred but not essential)
  • Right to work in the UK
  • Five-year checkable employment history or be able to produce documentary evidence of any period of unemployment
  • Be reliable and trustworthy
  • Fluent in written and spoken English

Equal Opportunity Employer: Impact Services is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

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 Newcastle upon Tyne

Why this fits a police background — match score 65/100

  • Evidence & case files
  • Protection & firearms
  • 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
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