Permanent – Full-time – 42 hours per week
We are Chester Zoo, and for over 80 years we’ve been a leading conservation and education charity, and an amazing, award-winning visitor attraction.
We’re also a team of passionate, talented, enthusiastic and expert people, doing everything we can to keep the zoo going, from feeding the animals to discovering new conservation ideas, and giving our 1.9 million visitors an inspirational day out.
We work hard because we love animals, we care about nature, we love Chester Zoo and we want to be the best zoo in the world!
If you think you can help us to achieve that, then we’d love to hear from you.
We currently have an exciting vacancy for a Flexi Security Officer to join our Security team.
The Role:
As a Flexi Security Officer you will ensure we provide a safe and secure environment for our staff, visitors and collection 24 hours a day. Duties may include conducting site patrols, CCTV operations, access control, control room operation, guest management, dealing with lost children and key management, as well as some project work.
The successful candidate will:
- Hold an SIA door supervisor and CCTV public surveillance license
- Have previous experience working as a Security Officer or Security Supervisor
- Have previously worked in a high volume visitor environment
- Be comfortable implementing operational related policies and procedures
- Be computer literate with a working knowledge of Microsoft Office
- Be comfortable engaging with visitors and deliver excellent customer service
- Have the ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Hold a full driving license valid in the UK
- Hold a valid First Aid at Work Certificate
The salary for this role is £22,424.46 per annum working an average of 42 hours per week, 8 days out of every 2 weeks on a rota basis which will include day shifts, night shifts, weekends and Bank Holidays. Candidates are expected to have a flexible attitude to enable cover within the department. In addition we offer a range of amazing benefits which can be found at https://www.chesterzoo.org/work-with-us/staff-benefits/.
To apply for this position, please go to https://www.chesterzoo.org/work-with-us/ and click apply now to provide your current CV and complete the application form highlighting your skills and experience including why you believe you should be considered for our Flexi Security Officer role.
Closing date for applications is Monday 3rd June
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