Security Porter
Radley College
Oxfordshire
- New
- Salary:
- Competitive Salary & Benefits
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2024
- Apply by:
- 30 August 2024
Job overview
The Security Porter will often provide the first impression of the school, it is therefore
important that they are always professional, diplomatic, authoritative, and dress
appropriately for the role. The Security Porter role covers a wide range of responsibilities
including implementing and acting upon emergency procedures, working across the
grounds of the college, patrolling, providing reassurance, and safeguarding the College's
assets.
We are looking for a candidate that will demonstrate strong customer service and
communication skills and the ability to be resilient and remain calm under pressure. The
successful candidate will have a professional, warm and friendly manner, good levels of
computer literacy, ability to work on their own without direction and enjoy working as part of a team.
Key responsibilities
- Provide 24-hour point of contact for all security related matters.
- Proactively carry out regular patrols of campus on foot and by security vehicle and deal with incidents as they arise, ensuring records of all incidents reported are maintained. Reporting trends, patterns and threats.
- Act as principle point of contact for fire alarm monitoring when on duty.
- Respond promptly to any College alarm, recording any actions taken.
- Monitoring of visitors to the college liaising with local law and emergency services where required to enhance the provision of a safe and secure college environment.
- Ensure buildings and windows are secured and locked down.
- Ensure competent knowledge and working procedures of security systems including intruder and fire alarms, CCTV, computerised access control, security radio systems and emergency response.
- Monitor CCTV and fire alarm manager modules to respond effectively where and when required.
- Meet and Greet visitors to the college in a professional and welcoming manner.
- Build relationships with various departments to provide a safe and secure environment.
- Maintain the College’s Traffic and Car Parking Policy.
- Identify areas of risk.
- Report key incidents.
- Log non-emergency faults.
Commercial Lettings:
- During your working hours, be the first point of contact for external lettings during the
- school holidays.
- Dealing with issues arising (contacting the maintenance team if required).
Hours of work
There are three shift patterns available: 7 pm to 3 am, 9 pm to 5 am and 11 pm to 7 am. The period between 9 pm and 5 am will be covered by two security porters, the remaining time will be lone working,
We envisage a six-day shift, which including holiday cover for other members of the team, makes a total of 197 working days per annum (excluding own holiday).
How to apply
Applications can be submitted via the link on the school website
The deadline for applications is 12 noon, Friday 30 August 2024 but we reserve the right to consider applications as they arrive.
If you have any questions or would like to discuss the vacancy please contact the HR department - hr@radley.org.uk.
Attached documents
About Radley College
Radley College is an independent school based in Oxfordshire for boys aged 13-18. It is a Church of England school.
Warden
John Moule
Values and vision
Radley College has several strategic priorities. Firstly, it seeks to foster a sense of intellectual curiosity amongst its students. The school intends to develop this through its curriculum, exchanges, trips, academic partnerships, online learning, language teaching, societies, and invited speakers.
The school’s highest priority remains its provision of effective pastoral care. It aims to, underpinned by its Christian ethos, strive to develop values, confidence, and resilience in students which will strengthen and prepare them for future challenges they face. In addition, the school aims to accomplish the goal of preparing students for later life through its provision of careers advice, university preparation, curriculum innovation, and effective links with its former pupils. At the school there is also a keenness to embrace technology when it comes to teaching.
Independent Schools Inspectorate
“Throughout the school, including the sixth form, the quality of pupils’ achievements and learning is exceptional, reflecting the challenging and stimulating curriculum, the excellent provision for pupils needing learning support, outstanding opportunities to engage in a wide range of activities, and the excellent quality of teaching. In particular, pupils think independently, develop high quality literacy and numeracy skills, and show considerable creative imagination and technique.”
View Radley College’s latest ISI report
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