Security Officer
| Company: | University of Bolton |
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| Salary: | from £13.45 an hour |
| Hours: | Full-time |
| Location: | Bolton, BL3 5AB |
| Working pattern: | On-site |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Posting date: | 8 Oct 2026 |
| Closing date: | 22 Oct 2026 |
Summary
• To work proactively as part of the university’s security team in a flexible manner to facilitate the smooth running of the university’s day to day business on the campus.
• To ensure the protection of life (to manage risk and dangerous or hazardous situations, emergency situations).
• To carry out patrols as required including mobile patrols as required.
• To operate control room as required.
• To protect all university buildings and assets
• To identify potential threats (theft, terrorist or other) to the university and keep management informed of prevent or safeguarding concerns.
• To work on a rota basis as required (including night shifts & weekends).
• To act as first responder during fire activation.
• To monitor and authorise access to site, assisting students, staff & authorised visitors where necessary.
• To ensure that all visitors to the buildings show the relevant identification protecting the unauthorised removal of university assets.
• To control, monitor and authorise the entrance and departure of vehicles on site providing reasonable protection from damage and theft.
• To conduct internal and external patrols of the university including checking for intruders, suspicious packages and damage and to act as a deterrent.
• Be fully conversant with the Emergency, Health and Safety, Fire and Security alarm systems and procedures, investigating disturbances and assisting in the evacuation of premises when required, liaising with emergency services accordingly and dealing with potentially dangerous situations.
• To carry out regular checks on all areas ensuring the buildings and equipment are secure and to report any suspicious events and carry out searches as required.
• Promote a positive image of the university at all times.
• To assist in any security investigation.
• To lock and unlock buildings and compounds as instructed and in accordance with regular routine checks.
• To react appropriately to ad hoc and out of hours requests for access as well as support with investigations.
• To respond to major incident investigations, setting up control centres where necessary, controlling the access to buildings/sites through the opening/closing of buildings and placement of signage to maintain records of staff and visitor access and advise of rule infractions, appropriately challenge individuals & take reasonable actions where necessary.
• To operate and monitor CCTV and door access systems and to initiate the appropriate action to incidents.
• To carry out general security duties throughout the campus as a reasonable request.
• To work to a high standard against agreed timescales with limited supervision.
• Deal with a range of challenging situations, enquiries, and complaints in a calm, polite and professional manner, providing solutions where possible.
• Provide first line support to customers who may be in distress, and appropriately signpost to university services and external agencies.
• To carry out the prevent strategy of the university and the Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015 on specified authorities, to have due regard to the need to prevent people from being drawn into terrorism.
• Promote excellent safeguarding, wellbeing, and emergency support as required for vulnerable students/staff and visitors.
• To treat with complete confidentiality all intelligence, data and other information appertaining to the university.
• To carry out searches and patrols in female or male changing rooms/toilets depending on sex.
• To promote equality and diversity for students and staff and sustain an inclusive and supportive study and work environment in accordance with university policy.
• To raise to the attention of first aider as required.
• To always be dressed smartly in the university provided uniform.
• To have a flexible approach and work with different teams on different sites within the University.
• To promote good working relationships with all university staff, students and the general public.
• To work in accordance with all university Facilities Services Policies and procedures.
• To bring to the attention of managers any matters relating to the health and safety of students, staff and visitors.
• To support the aims and objectives of the university and the Facilities Department.
• To engage with the university’s commitment to deliver value for money services that optimise the use of resources by maintaining a cost-conscious approach when undertaking all duties and aspects of the role.
• To perform any other duties appropriate to the grade as may be required by the Senior Security Officer