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Security Officer

Mitie Cleaning & Hygiene Services · Bristol, South West England

Type
Full-time
Posted
7 days ago

Overview

Your conflict management, observation skills, and experience protecting people and property transfer directly to retail security.

About this role

Better places, thriving communities.

Job Overview

  • • Retail Security Officer – M&S

RELIEF OFFICER BRISTOL AREA - M&S EASTGATE, LONGWELL GREEN, IMPERIAL PARK, CABOT CIRCUS & CRIBBS CAUSEWAY

Guaranteed - 40hrs

Candidate must have 5 years trackable working history in UK and a valid SIA front line license

At M&S we take security very seriously to ensure our colleagues, customers and stores are safe environments. M&S delivers the best security through our security teams and their market leading customer service.

Why You'll Love This Job

  • Are you the type of person we are looking for??
  • Protect & Serve: Safeguard M&S stores, people, and assets while delivering outstanding customer service.
  • Great Pay & Benefits: Earn £**.00 per hour with amazing benefits like Save As You Earn, Share Incentive Plan, Cycle to Work, Life Assurance, and Childcare Vouchers.
  • Professional Growth: Enjoy company-funded SIA Licence renewal and continuous training.
  • Cutting-Edge Tech: Use body-worn cameras and mobile devices for incident reporting.
  • Community: Join the friendly M&S and Mitie family.

What We're Looking For

  • Have you got what is take??
  • Experience: Security experience essential
  • Certification: A valid SIA Licence.
  • Skills: Excellent customer service and communication, energy, and enthusiasm

Your Role

  • is this the role for you??

Provide excellent customer service while deterring offenders

Stay Compliant: Follow all policies and legal requirements.

Use Tech: Engage with provided technology for effective reporting.

Proactive: Review and improve Assignment Instructions.

Stay Alert: Report hazards and remain vigilant.

Be Professional: Handle challenging situations with calm and professionalism.

Emergency Ready: Contact emergency services when needed.

If you're passionate about customer service like we are and have experience in security, retail, hospitality or similar skills then this could be the opportunity you've been looking for.

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.

Join our Mitie Team.

Together our diversity makes us stronger.

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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.

See all security jobs in Bristol

Why this fits a police background — match score 75/100

  • Protection & firearms
  • 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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