Full time Security Officer at Border Force
Job Description
Full Job Description
Bring your Security experience to work that’s exciting, varied and really matters!
As a Landside Response Officer in our Small Boats Operational team, you’ll be playing a crucial part in the Saving of Lives at Sea operation and identifying vulnerable people who may require medical or welfare support.
This is a demanding operational role where you’ll need to be resilient, empathetic and act with integrity. If you enjoy varied and rewarding work and want a challenge where no day is the same, we’ll help you shape a fantastic career and provide great benefits including:
· A minimum £12,875 additional shift allowance (our borders open 24/7), subject to periodic review
· Flexible work in a diverse organisation
· One of the UK’s highest employer contribution pensions from 26.6%
· Comprehensive law enforcement and personal safety training to develop your confidence and specialist knowledge
· A huge range of additional benefits to help you and your family
Your role
Your Operations[JR1]work will be mainly based at Dover or Ramsgate[JR2]. Official vehicles are available at Essex and West Sussex ports for daily or short-notice travel to a variety of ports if necessary (you’ll need a full manual driving licence)
You’ll start with a minimum of 3 weeks training at one of our hubs and from there, you’ll be carrying out a range of activities including
· Checking passengers and their documentation
· Interviewing individuals and carrying out investigations, searches, and arrests
· Dealing with casework queries and ensuring any decisions are followed up appropriately
· Visiting a range of maritime and high-risk locations on patrol and carrying out security and freight searches (you’ll need to be physically fit)
· Liaising with stakeholders and law enforcement partners to preserve evidence, arrest offenders and manage detention
· Collecting information to aid intelligence and security
You’ll enjoy this career if you are
· Resilient, adaptable and relish variety with different shifts, locations and challenging and dynamic environments
· Able to keep calm, and act professionally and ethically to solve issues in sometimes difficult situations
· Genuinely interested in people, great at building relationships and can communicate clearly with empathy while keeping an open mind
· Motivated to lead, make the right decisions, and demonstrate professional behaviour and standards
· Objective, analytical and enjoy making reasoned recommendations based on valid information that can be justified
Let our team tell you more at our online [JR3]Q&A sessions.
Click Apply to sign up for a session and find out why this work matters.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: £25,750.00-£27,650.00 per year
Benefits:
- Additional leave
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee discount
- Enhanced maternity leave
- Enhanced paternity leave
- Flexitime
- Free parking
- On-site parking
- Paid volunteer time
- Shuttle service provided
- Sick pay
- Wellness programme
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Flexitime
- Night shift
- Weekend availability
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Canterbury, Kent: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Location :Canterbury
Closing Date : 27th March
HOW TO APPLY
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