Security Officer Associate
| Posting date: | 04 June 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £23,500 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 15 June 2025 |
| Location: | Dover, Kent |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 2 days per week |
| Company: | Government Recruitment Service |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 407322 |
Summary
The Home Office works to build a safe, fair and prosperous UK. We achieve this through our work on counter-terrorism, policing, fire, crime, drugs policy, immigration and passports.
Home Office Security Directorate sits within Corporate Enablers. Our mission is to raise the standards and protect our people, assets, and information. Our objectives include, providing a range of services, advice and assurance to the business and seek to mitigate malicious or inadvertent risk, investigate alleged wrong-doing and identify vulnerabilities, ensuring we are prepared for any potential disruptive challenges which could impact business as usual.
The Operational Security Team within Home Office Security is responsible for ensuring robust physical security solutions are in place to protect Home Office buildings, staff, and assets. Furthermore, we are responsible for Home Office building receptions across the country, public caller units and reporting centres, of which we supply trained security teams to manage these areas. We monitor the electronic security access systems and manage a large, dedicated national Home Office Security Control Room.
The Department faces significant challenges and can change rapidly in the global environment in which we operate, making this one of the most exciting and stimulating Government Departments in which to work.
We are recruiting 1 x SGB2 (AA) Operational Security Officer to work within the Physical Security Team. The successful candidate will form part of the security team and aid the daily running of security on site, situated at Dover Priory Court one of the sites within the Dover area. However, all staff within the security team must be prepared to attend other sites within the region to assist with covering sickness or leave, as and when directed.
Home Office Security Directorate sits within Corporate Enablers. Our mission is to raise the standards and protect our people, assets, and information. Our objectives include, providing a range of services, advice and assurance to the business and seek to mitigate malicious or inadvertent risk, investigate alleged wrong-doing and identify vulnerabilities, ensuring we are prepared for any potential disruptive challenges which could impact business as usual.
The Operational Security Team within Home Office Security is responsible for ensuring robust physical security solutions are in place to protect Home Office buildings, staff, and assets. Furthermore, we are responsible for Home Office building receptions across the country, public caller units and reporting centres, of which we supply trained security teams to manage these areas. We monitor the electronic security access systems and manage a large, dedicated national Home Office Security Control Room.
The Department faces significant challenges and can change rapidly in the global environment in which we operate, making this one of the most exciting and stimulating Government Departments in which to work.
We are recruiting 1 x SGB2 (AA) Operational Security Officer to work within the Physical Security Team. The successful candidate will form part of the security team and aid the daily running of security on site, situated at Dover Priory Court one of the sites within the Dover area. However, all staff within the security team must be prepared to attend other sites within the region to assist with covering sickness or leave, as and when directed.
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