Security, Armed Services and Emergency Services - Security Officer
Security, Armed Services and Emergency Services - Security Officer
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Security officers make sure that buildings, valuables and people are safe and secure.
- Patrol premises and secure doors, windows and other entrances
- Monitor CCTV cameras
- Respond to alarms
- Check staff and visitors in and out of buildings
- Guard cash or other valuables in a security vehicle
- Operate scanning equipment and devices, like at airports
- Search luggage
- Guard the boundaries of important facilities, like airports or power stations
As a Security Officer, your working environment may be physically demanding and outdoors in all weathers.
You may need to wear a uniform.
Security Officers tend to work between 37 to 48 hours a week. You could work evenings, weekends and bank holidays on shifts.
Starting: £18,000
Experienced: £32,000
Employers will set their own entry requirements. You can get into this job through an apprenticeship, an approved training course.
You can apply for a Professional Security Operative Level 2 Intermediate Apprenticeship to get into this role.
To work legally in many jobs as a security guard you need a front line Security Industry Authority (SIA) licence.
Before you apply for this licence you need to train for an approved 'licence-linked' qualification. This is so that employers can be sure you have the skills and knowledge you need to do the job safely.
The qualification you need will depend on the type of security work you want to do, for example:
- guarding cash and valuables in transit
- CCTV operating
- front line security