Security Team Member - Term Time

Our Campus Life and Student Living department is responsible for essential services that significantly impact the student experience. 

Campus Life is all about the various services that enhance the overall student experience, including sports, recreational facilities and community engagement. 

Whereas our Student Living teams ensure the safety, comfort and compliance of the University's residential estates.

Whichever team you become a part of; student experience is our focus!

Our security team are key to the University's success. Generally being the first interaction our customers and visitors will have with us, the service they receive will shape their experience. 

You will be responsible for providing a welcoming, safe and secure environment, whilst encouraging all site users to promote a secure environment through their own conduct. You will also be responsible for providing advice, guidance, and support on all security related matters, across multiple sites, ensuring continued excellence in performance, profile and service at all times. Your role will be key to ensuring excellent security services delivery and pivotal in leading our security services delivery.

Working Pattern

The full-time working hours for this role are 42 hours per week working on a rotational shift pattern of 4 on, 4 off. The shifts will be 12 hours, and a combination of Early (05:00 til 17:00) and Late (14:00 til 02:00) shifts. Please note this working pattern is for 37 weeks of the year. 

Salary

The advertised salary is for 52 weeks of the year inclusive of a 10% shift allowance.

Your actual salary for 37 weeks of the year, inclusive of a 10% shift allowance and holiday accrual will be £26,193 per annum. Please note that as holiday accrual has been included in the salary, you will not be able to book additional annual leave.

Term Dates for Academic Year 26/27

Term 1 – Monday 17^th August 2026 – Sunday 13^th December 2026

Holiday – Monday 14^th December 2026 – Sunday 3^rd January 2027

Term 2 – Monday 4^th January 2027 – Sunday 21^st March 2027

Holiday – Monday 22^nd March 2027 – Sunday 4^th April 2027

Term 3 – Monday 5^th April 2027 – Sunday 14^th June 2027

Holiday - Monday 15^th June – Monday 16^th August (TBC)

Term and Holiday dates for each academic year will be provided prior to the end of term 3 of the previous academic year.

To be successful in this role, you will need a full, clean UK driving licence to support operational flexibility. You will have demonstrable experience in team-oriented environments, where collaboration and effective communication were key to achieving shared goals.

You will have worked in a fast-paced security setting, with hands-on experience or a busy customer facing role. Your background will include delivering front line security or customer service experience. Ideally, you will have planned and delivered proactive patrol strategies, aligned to specific risk profiles, and adapted them as needed based on dynamic security demands.

Furthermore, you will be proficient in compiling comprehensive reports, as well as conducting initial investigations into security breaches or incidents of crime. Your analytical skills, attention to detail, and ability to remain calm under pressure will be essential in contributing to the safety and integrity of the organisation.

1. To be part of a high-profile Security Team, ensuring a 24hr point of contact and response service across all areas of the University; maintaining and promoting the safety and security of all University property, facilities and equipment, and that of all associated users and providing in-person emergency response across any location if required.
2. To encourage and ensure as far as reasonably practicable, a safe secure and welcoming environment for all users of the University.
3. Encourage all users to promote a secure environment through their own conduct, by providing advice, guidance and support for all security related matters.
4. Identify, investigate and report all matters of concern regarding security, and deal with all incidents of crime and anti-social behaviour.
5. Conduct investigations into all breaches of security and student discipline, providing comprehensive reports, assisting in enabling further action and identifying crime trends.
6. Liaise and assist, where appropriate, with the Police and other external agencies in investigating all criminal activity affecting the University and its users.
7. Undertake regular patrols of all University buildings and grounds, checking the security and safety of all property and contents.
8. Provide a dedicated University key-holder service. Ensuring the timely locking and unlocking of all areas and buildings.
9. Ensure the effective operation of all Security related equipment including alarms, CCTV, access control and car park management systems, reporting any defects timely.
10. Ensure a 24hr point of contact and response service across all areas of the University.
11. Undertake vehicular access control duties and assist in monitoring and enforcing University parking regulations.
12. In the absence of Estates Services Team Members, to provide adequate replacement cover, and to provide an emergency out of hours service as required.
13. To drive University vehicles to assist in undertaking security duties and from time to time assist the Transport Department in other driving commitments.
14. Maintain security databases, reports and events log.
15. Act as a first Aider after appropriate training.
16. Evaluate all requirements surrounding requests, or otherwise, to activate call out procedures for tradesmen, and contractors, and emergency plans amongst others.
17. To be prepared to adjust working hours and arrangements were necessary.
18. To undertake any other duties as seen appropriate by the Head of Security.