Security Officer

Job Description

An opportunity has arisen within Neighbourhoods, Regeneration and Sustainability for a Security Officer to join our Security service on a permanent basis.

NRS brings together a diverse range of Glasgow City Council operational, technical and development services that focus on sustainable transport, place making and delivering essential city services.

If you’re interested in working within a service that touches on all aspects within the city, please read on.

Position Details

The Security Service covers over six hundred properties including City Building construction sites, schools, libraries, museums, art galleries, community facilities and sports venues across the city.

The role will involve implementing all aspects of the Council’s Security Service through the delivery of incident response, mobile patrols, CCTV monitoring and static guarding.

Further details regarding what this role entails are noted within the Job Description for the post, whilst the Person Specification document confirms the key competencies you are required to demonstrate in your application.

Please note a driving licence is an essential requirement for this role. It would also be advantageous for candidates to hold an SIA licence; however, the successful candidate will be supported through the required training and licensing elements to gain an SIA licence if required.

Contract Details

Weekly Hours: an average of 35 hours per week

Work Pattern: 10-hour shifts on a 4 on, 4 off pattern compromising early shifts (6am – 4pm), dedicated shifts (3pm – 1am) and nightshifts (8pm – 6am) on a rotating pattern.

Annual Salary: £24,255.68 - £27,898.51 on an incremental scale

Additional Payments: In addition to the annual salary the role attracts a non-standard hours (NSH) allowance of £5,168.31.

Please note that the annual salary and NSH allowance is due to increase by 3.5% from 1 April 2026.

Key Pre-Employment Information

As part of the pre-employment checks for this post the successful candidate(s) will have to undergo a BS7858 Security Screening check which will involve a 5 or 10-year career history check, a financial probity check and criminal record screening. This will be completed in addition to the Council’s own standard pre-employment checks, which will be detailed to the successful candidate(s) following interviews.

Benefits of working with us

Glasgow City Council employees have access to a wide-ranging and generous benefits package. If you’re successful in your job application, you’ll have access to these benefits which include:

• 182 hours paid annual leave, rising to 203 hours after 5 years’ service
• 5 hours paid public holidays each year
• Local government pension scheme
• Life and Personal Accident Insurance
• Occupational Sickness Pay
• Staff Benefit Scheme
• Glasgow Credit Union

For guidance on completing your application, and to view other benefits on offer for employees of Glasgow City Council, please visit the following link: https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/vacancies.

Application Packs

We want everyone to be able to apply. If you need the Application Pack in another format, like Braille, large print, or another language, please call us on 0141 287 1054.

If we need to post it to you, we’ll send it by second-class mail within three working days. Please allow enough time to complete and return your application before the closing date. If you think you might need more time because of accessibility needs, please get in touch and we’ll be happy to help.

There are also a number of Accessibility Tools compatible with the myjobscotland website which may assist you with your application. More information on these can be found at https://myjobscotland.gov.uk/accessibility-statement.

Further Information

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