King's College London

THIS VACANCY IS OPEN TO INTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY

About us:

King’s is a world class university at the Heart of London with an ambitious vision in making the world a better place. We place our students at the heart of everything we do.

Our security team is composed of friendly, dedicated female and male staff. As a member of the King’s Security team, we expect you to have a desire and determination to display world class customer service skills in supporting and working with fellow colleagues. Our security teams do much more than just protecting buildings, they are there to provide safety, support and help to everyone they come in contact with on a daily basis. Your interpersonal skills are equally as important in this role to be part of our security team.

About the role:

The Supervisor will ensure that front line security services are delivered safely and in line with both college and departmental standards and that they and their team work collaboratively, respecting King’s values and Fit for Kings behaviours.

Due to the needs of the LIHE building this supervisor will need to work 56 hours per week to ensure that events are supervisor efficiently. This post has a key role in ensuring the delivery of a highly effective, efficient and professional service, through proactive first line operational management of security officers on a day-to-day basis, acting as a guardian of our standards of professionalism and being responsible for supervising all aspects of the daily security operation and ensuring ‘service excellence’ is delivered in a world class university.

About you: (the candidate)

To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience: 

Essential criteria

1.      Excellent communication (oral and written) and interpersonal skills - ability to work collaboratively with others and build effective relationships with internal and external colleagues and service users. 

2.      Valid Security Industry Authority (SIA) License. 

3.      Able to work independently as well as part of a team. 

4.      Flexible approach to working extra hours to cover operational demand  

5.      Able to interact with a diverse mix of staff, students, and members of the public. 

6.      Willingness to travel and work at different campuses across the King’s estate as required. 

7.      Willingness to do shift work, including nights

Desirable criteria

1.      A general knowledge of Microsoft Office and the internet  

2.      Experience of Security related work. 

3.      Experience of working within a 24/7 operational environment 

4.      Experience of working independently and making independent decisions 

Downloading a copy of our Job Description

Full details of the role and the skills, knowledge and experience required can be found in the Job Description document, provided at the bottom of the next page after you click “Apply Now”. This document will provide information of what criteria will be assessed at each stage of the recruitment process.

We pride ourselves on being inclusive and welcoming. We embrace diversity and want everyone to feel that they belong and are connected to others in our community.

We are committed to working with our staff and unions on these and other issues, to continue to support our people and to develop a diverse and inclusive culture at King's. We ask all candidates to submit a copy of their CV, and a supporting statement, detailing how they meet the essential criteria listed in the advert. If we receive a strong field of candidates, we may use the desirable criteria to choose our final shortlist, so please include your evidence against these where possible.

To find out how our managers will review your application, please take a look at our ‘How we Recruit’ pages.