Security Officer

Job Advert

Job Title: Security Officer
Pay Rate: £13.45 per hour
Location: Essex, Grays Shopping Centre
Hours: 5 on 5 off 7am to 7pm.
Contract: Full time
Job : 820
Closing Date: 09/03/2026

We are GUK, (Guarding UK Ltd) and together we are proud to be at the forefront of protection management across multiple sectors. We offer the ultimate in business security solutions and deliver the highest quality of professional service. We have been assessed as being in the top 1% of companies providing manned guarding services in the UK.

You will be working in a busy Shopping Centre, where you will be expected to have expert knowledge on how to deescalate conflict issues and deal with security related incidents. Your key role is to maintain security, health and safety and stakeholder relationships. You will be expected to have a friendly disposition and be outgoing enough to get to know the Centre retailers and maintain good relations with them and your Team.

You will perform your role with diligence and instil confidence in others that you will resolve their concerns quickly. Your attitude should always focus on ‘how can I help’ in all situations. You will be flexible and willing to help and act as a key part of the team. During your working day you will focus on developing and coaching staff to deliver service excellence.

You will receive full training, and we are looking for motivated individuals who will make a measurable contribution to the continued success of GUK.

• Carry out patrols to identify any faults ensuring the premises is maintained to the highest standard, well-presented and clean at all times
• Reporting faults to Management
• Provide information and dealing with any queries from the Shopping Centre Tenants and members of the public
• General security duties
• Following GUK’s and Client procedures and protocols regarding health and safety.

• SIA licence
• Right to work in the UK
• Excellent customer service skills
• Excellent report writing and IT skills
• Ability to compose emails and prepare reports
  
  Proactively uses initiative to recognise priorities within own workload
• Good problem-solving skills
• A good level of spoken and written English
• Dealing with difficult situations and finding solutions

SIA CCTV licence

• Ride to Work Scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Credit Union
• Long Service Rewards
• Employee of the Month/Year

We are an equal opportunities employer; we encourage applications from a diverse range of individuals. We believe that a diverse talented workforce nurtures excellence and makes us a great place to work, where individuality and inclusivity are celebrated.

We reserve the right to withdraw the advert earlier than the advertised closing date if we receive too many applications.