Security Officer – 6 Month Fixed Term

Join Festival Place, Basingstoke’s premier shopping destination, where security excellence meets career development in a vibrant retail environment.

• Hourly Rate: £13.99
• Shift Pattern: 40 Hours per week (Rota issued 1 month advance)
• Contract type: 6 month fixed term contract

Festival Place is a 1.1m sq ft shopping centre situated in the centre of Basingstoke, just off the M3, housing over 140 big brand stores including Next, Marks & Spencer, Apple, and H&M. It is home to over 20 mouth-watering eateries including Côte Brasserie, Las Iguanas, Ask Italian, Pizza Express, Wagamama, Pret, Five Guys, and Nando’s and a 10 screen Vue multiplex cinema. Festival Place provides you with a safe shopping experience. We employ overt security measures, but also operate a number of unseen, covert security measures for your protection.

Benefits:

• Access to Westgrove’s employee benefits
• Access to MY FP App which offers local discounts to Festival Place Employees
• SIA Re-licensing programme
• Comprehensive induction and training programme
• Progression and development opportunities
• Free uniform supplied
• Contracted hours
• Annual leave entitlement
• Pension

Main Duties:

• To deliver industry leading customer service
• To deter violence, public order or ASB offences
• To conduct patrols of the Shopping Centre
• Liaising between CCTV Operators and The Duty Management Team to support the reduction of crime and stock loss for our retailers
• Liaise with the store management teams and carrying out regular "Buddy" Store visits to assist with Crime prevention advice, identification of offenders and crime reporting
• Work in collaboration with the Police and crime partnerships where required to foster a great working relationship to support the reduction of crime in the Town Centre
• To wear Body Worn CCTV to support in the reduction of crime and increase colleague and customer safety
• To highlight and address any H&S concerns
• Testing of Live safety systems as required
• Attending Fire Alarm activations and assisting in evacuations in accordance with the Centre’s emergency plans

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Job Types: Full-time, Temporary, Fixed term contract

Pay: £13.99 per hour

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Health & wellbeing programme
• Referral programme

Work Location: In person