MOD Guard Service Security Officer Shift Worker

Job Description

LocationMerville Bks, Colchester, Essex, CO2 7UTAbout the jobSummaryJoin the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) and have a future that matters: Be proud; Be challenged; Be unique.DIO is passionate about ensuring that we are a top performing organisation and a great place to work with a diverse range of talent. We are committed to being an equal opportunities employer and creating a culture where everyone can bring their whole self to work and individuality is truly appreciated. DIO is a workplace where everyone feels valued and supported enabling our people to flourish, bring greater creativity and innovation to achieve higher organisational performance. We aim to develop and support staff to meet the Departments objectives, and to fulfil their own potential. We promote and support a range of flexible working patterns enabling staff to balance home and work responsibilities and we treat people fairly irrespective of their background. This culture of inclusion is underpinned by our 6 staff networks covering Disability, Faith and Belief, Gender Equality, LGBTQI+, Race, Social Mobility and 3 networks dealing with employee wellbeing and support: Speak Safe Volunteers, Mental Health First Aiders and Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Advisers. Our staff, future and current will be guided by the 4 C’s and we encourage you to be curious and continuously strive for improvement, collaborative in an inclusive culture, bold and resilient and committed to Defence, empowered and able to challenge so you can play a key part in shaping the direction of our organisation. DIO commits to offer its employees the following experience: • Meaningful, purposeful work • The ability to learn and grow • The right opportunities and resources • To care about your wellbeing • To feel valued and included About DIOThe Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) is the estate expert for Defence, supporting the armed forces to enable military capability by planning, building, maintaining, and servicing infrastructure. We employ approximately 4,900 staff from a very diverse range of professions including head office functions and specialisms such as surveyors, town planners, airfield pavement experts, foresters and construction engineers. We work across the world; in Germany, Cyprus and the Falkland Islands, Norway, Poland, Kenya, Belize, Nepal and Oman. You can view our YouTube video to see more about our work Job descriptionThe ChallengeDo you have what it takes to be part of our Gold Standard security service MGS holds the National Security Inspectorate Gold Standard and is passionate about delivering great things for its customers and workforce. It also has Customer Service Excellence accreditation and holds the Committed to Equality Gold Standard. In the MGS, a guard is known as a Civilian Security Officer 5 (CSO5). A Supervisor is known as a Civilian Security Officer 4 (CSO4). They are managed by an Operations Manager who may be responsible for staff on a single site or a group of sites. See more about our Security Officer role on YouTube Security Officers are responsible for providing, or supervising the provision of, an overt unarmed security presence. They will be responsible for delivery of the service to the highest standards in accordance with current MOD, DIO/MGS and Establishments policies, processes and instructions and site Post Instructions. Shift working postThis post is a shift working post (including nights and weekend) Hours and shift pattern may be subject to change under management discretion, the MGS may require you to work Bank Holiday and privilege days. Fixed termThis is a Fixed-term Appointment for 23 months, and the reason why it’s for a fixed period is because this is new business for the MGS. This post will therefore begin on your appointment and end 23 months after that date. Therefore, you should be aware that when your Fixed-term Appointment at MOD comes to an end, you may (if you are an existing civil servant) become at Risk of Redundancy and be given Priority Mover Status, unless: • the contract end date is met and honoured, for external employees who are not existing civil servants. • an extension to your Fixed-term Appointment has been agreed. • a conversion of the Fixed-term Appointment to a permanent role has been agreed. • you return to your home department • you are successfully redeployed into a suitable alternative post. • you secure another Civil Service post through a recruitment process. Permanent Civil Servants joining the Ministry of Defence (MOD) on a Fixed-term Appointment: If you accept a Fixed-term Appointment with MOD, the preferred option is for you to transfer from your home department on a loan basis to ensure you can return to your home department at the end of the Fixed-term Appointment. Exceptionally, if a transfer on a loan basis cannot be agreed by your home department, you would transfer and become a permanent employee at MOD but on a Fixed-term basis. This will not affect your continuity of employment. If you face a redundancy situation at the end of the Fixed-term Appointment you will be treated as a permanent civil servant for redundancy and priority mover purposes only. You must have two years’ service to be eligible for redundancy benefits under the Civil Service Compensation Scheme.ResponsibilitiesMain ResponsibilitiesThe key duties of a guard (CSO5) are as follows. Please note that these duties can vary from site to site. • Controlling vehicular and pedestrian access and exit to/from site by confirming bona fides • Issue of passes using site IT systems or SISYS where installed • Reporting of environmental issues • Issue and receipt of keys • Patrolling on foot and in a vehicle • Searching of vehicles, baggage, personnel, buildings and open areas • Escorting visitors • Traffic management • Checking identity on site (ad hoc) • Writing reports on breaches of security or defects and maintaining daily logs • Referral of complaints • Reporting MGS infrastructure defects • Dealing with demonstrators and intruders as directed by those holding operational control • Safeguarding classified information and material • Cooperating with other security providers • Liaising with emergency services and invoking emergency procedures • Operating and monitoring security systems; CCTV and alarms etc. • Operating and