Security Officer
| Posting date: | 25 September 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £14.10 per hour |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 25 October 2025 |
| Location: | IV2 7GE |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | ISS Facilities Services |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 148594 |
Summary
Security Officer
Contract: Professional Services, Production & Technology
Location: Inverness, IV2 7GE
Hours of work: 42
Working Pattern: 28 day rotation, average of 42 hours per week, rotation includes days/nights/weekends
Contract Type: Permanent
Hourly Rate: £14.10
Are you passionate about safety and delivering a great customer experience?
As a Security Officer with ISS, you will be at the forefront of creating a safe environment, protecting your colleagues and our customer's property, people, and assets by providing exemplary security operations.
Working across multiple sites, you will ensure that each client’s facility is safe and secure for all members of the public, contractors, and the client at all times. You will also act as a first line of security response when incidents occur onsite, playing a key role in maintaining a secure and welcoming environment.
The Role
As a Relief Security Officer your duties will include:
Patrolling the client’s internal and external facilities and responding promptly to any suspicious incidents
Attending all incidents as directed and acting as first line response in emergencies
Responding to incidents in common areas and client units when called upon
Escalating or reporting incidents to the Communications Centre, Line Manager, Mobile Supervisor, Client, or Police when necessary
Responding to intruder alarms and assisting individual units during night shifts
Writing reports for incidents and daily occurrences
Welcoming and assisting visitors to site in a polite and courteous manner
Dealing with general queries from customers, the public, or the client as necessary
About You
Previous security experience
A valid front-line security guarding, door supervision or close protection SIA license
Minimum 5 years resident in the UK, due to national security vetting requirement
Knowledge and experience with security systems and other related tech
Great attention to detail and a consistent approach
A team player with good customer service skills
New recruits will be encouraged to enrol onto the relevant apprenticeship as part of their training and development
The Company
ISS is a world-leading workplace and facility management company, connecting people and places to make the world work better. Working with customers day by day, side by side, we understand every aspect of the user experience.
Through a unique combination of intelligent solutions, high standards and people who care, to help our customers achieve their purpose, whether it’s hospitals healing patients, businesses producing the next great innovation, or airports bringing passengers home to their families. ISS is committed to doing business the right way, taking its corporate responsibility very seriously. Our passion is people.
We offer you a challenging and exciting career in an organisation with people at its heart. In ISS, everyone has the opportunity to develop, grow and make a difference. #ISSGreatPeople #ISSTalent #PeopleMakePlace
ISS is proud to be a diverse and inclusive employer.
ISS welcomes all applicants regardless of age, disability, gender identity or gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race (which includes race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin and caste), religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation or educational background.
We are a Disability Confident Committed (Level 2) employer, proudly supporting and promoting inclusive hiring practices in line with the UK government’s Disability Confident scheme.
Our passion for inclusivity and diversity makes ISS a more creative, productive and happy place to work.
Contract: Professional Services, Production & Technology
Location: Inverness, IV2 7GE
Hours of work: 42
Working Pattern: 28 day rotation, average of 42 hours per week, rotation includes days/nights/weekends
Contract Type: Permanent
Hourly Rate: £14.10
Are you passionate about safety and delivering a great customer experience?
As a Security Officer with ISS, you will be at the forefront of creating a safe environment, protecting your colleagues and our customer's property, people, and assets by providing exemplary security operations.
Working across multiple sites, you will ensure that each client’s facility is safe and secure for all members of the public, contractors, and the client at all times. You will also act as a first line of security response when incidents occur onsite, playing a key role in maintaining a secure and welcoming environment.
The Role
As a Relief Security Officer your duties will include:
Patrolling the client’s internal and external facilities and responding promptly to any suspicious incidents
Attending all incidents as directed and acting as first line response in emergencies
Responding to incidents in common areas and client units when called upon
Escalating or reporting incidents to the Communications Centre, Line Manager, Mobile Supervisor, Client, or Police when necessary
Responding to intruder alarms and assisting individual units during night shifts
Writing reports for incidents and daily occurrences
Welcoming and assisting visitors to site in a polite and courteous manner
Dealing with general queries from customers, the public, or the client as necessary
About You
Previous security experience
A valid front-line security guarding, door supervision or close protection SIA license
Minimum 5 years resident in the UK, due to national security vetting requirement
Knowledge and experience with security systems and other related tech
Great attention to detail and a consistent approach
A team player with good customer service skills
New recruits will be encouraged to enrol onto the relevant apprenticeship as part of their training and development
The Company
ISS is a world-leading workplace and facility management company, connecting people and places to make the world work better. Working with customers day by day, side by side, we understand every aspect of the user experience.
Through a unique combination of intelligent solutions, high standards and people who care, to help our customers achieve their purpose, whether it’s hospitals healing patients, businesses producing the next great innovation, or airports bringing passengers home to their families. ISS is committed to doing business the right way, taking its corporate responsibility very seriously. Our passion is people.
We offer you a challenging and exciting career in an organisation with people at its heart. In ISS, everyone has the opportunity to develop, grow and make a difference. #ISSGreatPeople #ISSTalent #PeopleMakePlace
ISS is proud to be a diverse and inclusive employer.
ISS welcomes all applicants regardless of age, disability, gender identity or gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race (which includes race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin and caste), religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation or educational background.
We are a Disability Confident Committed (Level 2) employer, proudly supporting and promoting inclusive hiring practices in line with the UK government’s Disability Confident scheme.
Our passion for inclusivity and diversity makes ISS a more creative, productive and happy place to work.
Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme
Disability Confident
About Disability Confident
A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.