ABOUT THE COMPANY:

OCS UK & Ireland is a leading facilities management company with 50,000+ colleagues and a turnover in excess of £2bn. We deliver innovative, award-winning services within facilities management, hard services, cleaning, security and catering.
Our mission is to make people and places the best they can be for our colleagues, customers and the communities we serve. Our commitment to doing business the right way is rooted in our TRUE values - Trust, Respect, Unity, and Empowerment.

ABOUT THE ROLE:

We are currently seeking a reliable and responsible Area Relief Security Officer to join our team. Area Relief Officer for is responsible for providing site relief to address staffing gaps, primarily in West London, Northwest, North London Southwest and the surrounding areas. This includes locations such as Harrow Crown Court, Willesden Magistrates Court and County Court, Hendon Magistrates Court, Barnet County Court, Sutton Tribunal, Kingston Crown Court and County Court, Harmondsworth Tribunal, Isleworth Crown Court, Hatton Cross Tribunal, Uxbridge County Court and Magistrates Court, Ealing Magistrates Court, and Taylor House Tribunal Court in Central London. Shift patterns are irregular and depend on business needs, with shifts potentially starting at 7am and lasting for an eight-hour duration.
You will be working Monday to Friday, minimum of 40 hours per week, with flexible and part-time hours if required. There is no weekend or night work, but we can often offer overtime on a Saturday, Sunday, and Bank holidays. The weekends will be paid at a generous rate of 1.5x for Saturdays and 2x for Sundays, alongside a rate of 1.5x for weekday overtime outside of normal court operating times.

Benefits:

• Minimum 40 hours contracted per week
• Attendance Allowance of £1 per hour can be earned on contracted hours, subject to meeting certain attendance-related criteria.
• Help towards fuel expenses

Are you passionate about providing exceptional customer service while ensuring safety and security? Join OCS as a Security Officer in the Courts and Tribunal System and be part of a team that values your dedication and professional growth. At OCS, we are committed to being an ‘Employer of Choice’ by investing in our colleagues’ development through funded programs and opportunities to gain qualifications.
This role is mobile, covering a geographic area defined by a radius of your base location. You will need to be able to get to all the different locations in your patch as you will be covering varying sites depending on demand, sickness and holiday cover. Travel expenses and parking will be paid back to you and are processed three times per month.
Ready to take on this important role and ensure the safety and security of the courts and tribunal system? Apply now and join OCS, where your growth and success are valued!

AS PART OF YOUR ROLE, YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES WILL INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:

• Provide exceptional customer service, welcoming and guiding court users.
• Monitoring premises and visitors via CCTV and x-ray machines, together with other security checks such as using hand-held metal detectors on court users and bag searches on arrival.
• Patrolling and securing access to buildings and satellite buildings, keeping in contact with the control room with the use of hand-held radios.
• Responding to panic alarm buttons in Judges’ rooms, courts and offices.
• Responding to any security issues within the complex and recording and reporting details of those incidents.