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Security Manager (Shift) – RCJ


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Job Description

Details

Reference number

389818

Salary

£32,416 – £34,361
A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

Job grade

Executive Officer
EO


Contract type

Permanent


Type of role

Operational Delivery


Working pattern

Full-time


Number of jobs available

2

Contents

    Location

    About the job

    Benefits

    Things you need to know

    Apply and further information

Location

This position is based at RCJ LONDON, WC2A 2LL

About the job


Job summary

Please refer to Job Description


Job description


Key purpose of the role

Security’s role is to maintain a safe working environment at the Royal Courts of Justice (RCJ), which is a part of the High Court, comprising over 100 courts, 79 located in the main Strand building and 31 in the Rolls Building close by.

The cases heard at the RCJ are some of the most high profile ones in England and Wales, reflected in the occupiers including our most senior Judiciary. There is a high degree of liaison with resident and visiting Judiciary.

In addition, there are close to 1,000 members of staff. Hundreds of members of the public and the legal professions use our facilities every day.

Teams of security personnel provide a presence 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. A security presence is also required at the ceremonial and private functions held here in the evenings and weekends.

EO shift leader attract a 20% allowance and are expected to work a 48 hour a week shift pattern on a rolling pattern of:

  • Two days (7am to 7pm)
  • Two nights (7pm to 7am)
  • Four rest days.
  • Repeat.

Security work can be physically demanding. The staff will receive the appropriate training to support them in this role, Court Security Officer (CSO) The Courts Act 2003.

The current high standard of customer service – for the whole of the RCJ and Rolls Building – must be maintained and improved upon if possible. All members of the Security team, as frontline staff, have a key role to play in this.


Key responsibilities


Operations

  • Monitoring premises and visitors via CCTV and x-ray machines, together with other security checks such as "wanding" court uses/bag searches on arrival.
  • Restraining someone attending court, ejecting someone from the court or excluding someone from the court.
  • Controlling access doors and gates, checking of vehicles. Searching members of the public entering the court building. Checking pass holders passes.
  • Patrol of buildings and satellite buildings, keeping in contact with the Control room with the use of handheld radios. Securing the building when it is closed to the public. Escorting contractors, Judiciary and VIP’S etc. Generally providing a secure environment.
  • Dealing with enquiries from Staff, Judiciary and public within the complex.
  • Federal Aviation standard trained in the use of X-Ray equipment and AMD’S.
  • Responding to panic alarm buttons (PAB’S) in Judges rooms, Courts, and Office’s.
  • Responding to any security issues within the complex and recording and reporting details of those incidents
  • Issuing security passes
  • Assist with Court urgent out of hour’s business, escorting Judiciary, police and prisoners to/from room or Court.


Team leadership

  • Lead a team of staff ensuring that its members are organised, and fully skilled to meet their work objectives. Effectively managing both team and individual performance, addressing any issues as they arise, in line with HR policy.
  • Ensure that performance management and reward & recognition systems are utilised effectively throughout area of responsibility, ensuring consistent standards through benchmarking, and encouraging and rewarding good ideas and creativity.
  • Plan, co-ordinate and organise training and development for staff. Ensuring that learning & development needs of all staff, including inductees, are identified and met.
  • Be responsible for health and safety issues for the team and their immediate working environment.
  • Ensure staff are aware of HMCTS strategic objectices/and or updated in relation to corporate messages.
  • Role model HMCTS values, and apply policies and procedures (including diversity, attendance and discipline).


Other duties

The post holder is required to work in a flexible way and undertake any other duties reasonably requested by line management which are commensurate with the grade and level of responsibility of this post.


Person specification

Please refer to Job Description


Behaviours

We’ll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

  • Making Effective Decisions
  • Leadership
  • Managing a Quality Service
  • Working Together

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £32,416, HM Courts and Tribunals Service contributes £9,390 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
  • Access to learning and development
  • A working environment that supports a range of flexible working options to enhance your work life balance
  • A working culture which encourages inclusion and diversity
  • A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
  • Annual Leave
  • Public Holidays
  • Season Ticket Advance

For more information about the recruitment process, benefits and allowances and answers to general queries, please click the below link which will direct you to our Candidate Information Page.

Things you need to know


Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Strengths.
https://justicejobs.tal.net/vx/candidate/cms/About%20the%20MOJ

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.


Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is counter-terrorist check (opens in a new window).

See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).

People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.


Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

  • UK nationals
  • nationals of the Republic of Ireland
  • nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
  • nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
  • nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
  • individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
  • Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission’s recruitment principles (opens in a new window).

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.


Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).

Apply and further information

This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) initiative.
Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.


Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

    Name :

    SSCL Recruitment Enquiries Team
    Email :

    moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@resourcing.soprasteria.co.uk
    Telephone :

    0845 241 5359

Recruitment team

    Email :

    moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@resourcing.soprasteria.co.uk


Further information

Appointment to the Civil Service is governed by the Civil Service Commission’s Recruitment Principles. I you feel a department has breached the requirement of the Recruitment Principles and would like to raise this, please contact SSCL (Moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@gov.sscl.com) in the first instance. If the role has been advertised externally (outside of the Civil Service) and you are not satisfied with the response, you may bring your complaint to the Commission. For further information on bringing a complaint to the Civil Service Commission please visit their web pages: http://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/civil-service-recruitment/complaints/
https://jobs.justice.gov.uk/careers/JobDetail/2701?entityId=2701

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