Campus Experience and Security Officer (Nights)
Salary: £34,667.18
Location: Bloomsbury, Central London WC1E
Shift pattern: 4 on, 4 off permanent night shifts (20:00-08:00)
Are you committed to delivering excellent customer service while helping to create a safe, welcoming and well-managed environment? Do you enjoy combining front-of-house, administrative and security responsibilities in a role where no two days are the same?
As a Campus Experience and Security Officer (Night), you will play an important role in maintaining the safety and security of our campus during primarily non-core hours. You will provide a visible and professional security presence, carrying out building lock and unlock procedures, conducting patrols, monitoring security systems and responding to incidents in line with established procedures.
Working closely with the Duty Manager and wider security team, you will help ensure that campus buildings, assets and individuals remain safe and secure overnight. You will monitor CCTV, alarms and other security systems, support emergency responses, assist with access requests and contractor management, and maintain accurate records of incidents and patrol activities.
This is a varied and rewarding role that offers the opportunity to develop skills across security operations, emergency response, safeguarding, first aid, fire safety and control room operations, while contributing to the delivery of a safe and welcoming campus environment.
About You
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Demonstrable experience in a customer-facing security, safety or front-of-house role.
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Proven ability to deliver excellent customer service in a busy environment.
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Experience responding to incidents and following established procedures.
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Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage positively with a diverse range of people.
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Confidence using IT systems, including Microsoft Office applications and electronic security systems.
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The ability to remain calm and work effectively under pressure.
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Strong attention to detail and the ability to maintain accurate records.
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A commitment to equality, diversity, inclusion and safeguarding.
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A current SIA Door Supervisor and CCTV licence, or the willingness to obtain and maintain the required licence.
Why Apply?
This is an opportunity to join a professional team that plays a vital role in supporting the campus community. You will work in a varied and rewarding role where you can make a visible difference every day, helping to ensure a safe, secure and positive experience for students, staff and visitors.
If you are looking for a role that combines customer service, problem-solving and security responsibilities in a supportive team environment, we would welcome your application.
Momentum Security Recruitment have been selected to manage this recruitment campaign.
Contract:
This is a 39 hours annualised contract, working on a 4-on 4-off shift pattern. The shift is 20:00-08:00
Appointment / confirmation in the role will be subjects of completion of SIA licence training, including DBS check.
About Birkbeck, University of London:
Thank you for expressing an interest in working at Birkbeck, University of London. This opportunity comes at an exciting point in Birkbeck’s history, as we recently celebrated our 200th anniversary. Founded in 1823 to give working Londoners and learners from non-traditional backgrounds the chance of a university education, our mission remains unchanged as we enter our third century.
Birkbeck has always occupied a unique niche in the UK Higher Education landscape and we remain different to other institutions to this day: we are a world-class research and teaching institution with a tradition of providing higher education to people in work. We hope that our rich history and diverse community of both staff and students give you plenty of reasons to be interested in joining Birkbeck as a member of staff
