The posting
Company Description
We’re Hiring: Relief Security Officer!
📍 Location: Cambridge, CB1 9NJ
💰 Pay: £14.91 per hour
📅 Hours: 42 hours per week: Working days, nights & weekends
🎓 From day one, you’ll gain access to outstanding Learning and Development opportunities, Mentorship, and a whole load of benefits from big brand discounts to give back schemes!
Grade: 3.2 Relief
See a Different World. Where potential is seen and progress is nurtured.
A Relief Security Officer is responsible for providing security services across multiple sites within a defined geographical area, ensuring the safety of people, property, and assets in line with site-specific requirements and assignment instructions. The role requires delivering a high standard of customer service while consistently demonstrating the organisation’s core values, including integrity, vigilance, and helpfulness
As a Relief Security Officer, you key responsibilities include preventing unauthorised access, monitoring security systems such as alarms and CCTV, and carrying out regular internal and external patrols. The role also involves managing site access, handling keys, completing equipment checks, maintaining accurate records, and ensuring all procedures are followed in line with company and client requirements.
This isn’t just another job. It’s your opportunity to step into a role as a Relief Security Officer where your potential is recognised, your contribution is valued, and your progress is supported every step of the way✨
Additional benefits:🌟
- Competitive pay rates and overtime opportunities
- Ongoing training and career development opportunities
- Free on-site parking (if applicable)
Job Description
Responsibilities
You’ll play a vital part in keeping people, property, and information safe. That includes:
- Prevent and deter unauthorised access to site. Monitor fire alarms, intruder alarms and CCTV as appropriate
- Conduct external and internal security patrols as detailed in the Assignment Instructions
- Carry out routine tests of security equipment where appropriate
- Manage keys and perform locking and unlocking duties as detailed in the Assignment Instructions
- Maintain all logbooks and records as detailed in the Assignment Instructions
- Issue visitor/contractor passes in accordance with the Assignment Instructions
- To provide support, guidance and information to all staff, visitors and contractors whilst ensuring safeguarding of the premises
Please note - The responsibilities listed here aren’t the full picture—but they give you a good sense of the role. If you meet the minimum requirements and believe you’ve got what it takes to succeed, we’d love to hear from you.
Qualifications
What we’re looking for:
We’re looking for someone who sees a different world—someone who values teamwork, shows initiative, and wants to grow. Ideally, you’ll have:
- A valid SIA licence
- A valid CCTV licence
- Fire Marshal Trained
- Flexibility to work days, nights, and weekends
- The right to work in the UK, with a 5-year checkable history
- Physically fit and capable of long periods of standing and walking
- Able to multitask effectively. E.g. CCTV monitoring, patrols, incident response, and report writing
- Strong attention to detail
- Able to follow procedures and company policies
- Honest, trustworthy, and acts with integrity
- Great decision-making skills in challenging situations
- Strong communication skills in English—both written and spoken
Why Join Securitas?
We have a promise to our people, a ‘People Promise’ where opportunity, people and purpose play a vital role in our day to day!
Opportunity: We see potential in every person and situation.
People: We open our eyes to all that’s good.
Purpose: We make your world a safer place.
We believe in your future, not just your past. At Securitas, you’ll find a career built on trust, respect, and progress.
Additional Information
See a different world with Securitas UK
Ready to make a difference? You're one step closer to joining over 322,000 colleagues worldwide who help make your world a safer place every day.
At Securitas, our values of Integrity, Vigilance and Helpfulness guide everything we do. We believe in making a clear promise to our people:
- Opportunity – Seeing potential in every person
- People – Putting people at the heart of what we do
- Purpose – Making your world a safer place
So what happens next?
Our Talent Team reviews every application carefully and is here to support you throughout the process. Whatever the outcome, you'll always hear back from us.
Creating spaces for you to belong
We're proud to be a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer and are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive. Through our networks, partnerships and celebrations throughout the year, we're building a culture where differences are valued and people can be themselves.
Ready to see a rewarding world?
From day one, you'll have access to a range of benefits, including:
- Employee discounts with leading global and local brands.
- Health and wellbeing support, 24/7 online GP services.
- Pension and financial wellbeing resources and support.
- Life assurance for added peace of mind.
- Employee eligibility to EV Schemes (Subject to graded benefits).
Keen to take the next step...
Join a team that values your contribution, supports your growth and helps you build a rewarding career.
Click "I'm Interested" and start seeing a different world with Securitas UK.
