We Are St Helens Borough Council.

Located in the heart of the Northwest close to Liverpool, Manchester and Lancashire, St Helens is a transformational Council which is passionate and ambitious for the communities we support.

We provide a wide range of local authority services to the residents, businesses, schools, and visitors to the borough. We can only do this because of our highly valued, highly skilled workforce.

Working together, our workplace vision and values guide our organisation, and the contribution of our workforce is key to our culture journey.

Employees with us receive a wide range of benefits including well-being in work, financial benefits, ways of working and learning and development support.

Making A Difference as A Security Officer in the Place Services Directorate.

Two vacancies have arisen within the Security Section for the post of a Security Officer.

The hours of work are an average of 37 hours per week, based on an annualised hours shift rota covering 24/7, 365 days per year.

An allowance for shift and weekend working is added to the basic pay scale.

Duties include mobile patrols of council establishments, responding to intruder / fire / panic alarm activations, keyholding duties, open / close council establishments for contractors etc., courier duties for all council departments, static duties at St Helens Crematorium and Newton Cemetery. Initial contact and response for any major emergency plan activation on behalf of the council.

Ensuring client service level agreements are adhered to in relation to Security Industry standards.

Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.

Must have a flexible approach to working hours / shifts

Knowledge of alarm systems would be an advantage.

Current Clean Driving Licence is essential

Interested to Find Out More?

You can review our full job description details, and person specification information here.

For an informal discussion, please contact Paul Molyneux, Team Manager Depot, Security, CCTV Services on 01744 676728 or Andrew Sullivan 07849 700091.

Thank you for your interest in working for us. If you are experiencing issues with applying online, you can contact a member of the team at Recruitment@sthelens.gov.uk and a form will be sent to you to complete.

Please note we reserve the right to close the advert early should we receive a sufficient number of applications and encourage you to apply early, to avoid disappointment.

Equality & Diversity

St Helens Borough Council respects and values the individuality that every employee brings. We encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds, who share our values, our commitment to inclusion, and who will help us on our journey to transform our organisation. Further information about Equality & Diversity at St Helens Borough Council can be found here https://www.sthelens.gov.uk/equality

St Helens Council is a Disability Confident Employer. This means that the Council guarantees an interview to disabled applicants who demonstrate that they meet the essential criteria for the job, as detailed on the Person Specification, and will, for qualifying disabled candidates, make reasonable adjustments within the interview/selection process.

NOLAN Principles of Conduct in Public Life.

All Council employees are required to abide by the ethical standards embodied by the 7 Nolan Principles: Selflessness, Integrity, Objectivity, Accountability, Openness, Honesty, and Leadership.