DIO Ministry of Defence Guard Service Supervisor Day Worker - Imjin Barracks

The Ministry of Defence Guard Service (MGS) provides high quality security services at over 170 MOD sites across the United Kingdom. The MGS has guarded the Defence Estate for over 30 years including high profile locations such as MOD Main Building in London, Whitehall and His Majestys Naval Bases at Portsmouth, Devonport, and the Clyde. We provide access control, military working dogs, control room operations and other security services. We play a vital role supporting the Defence Mission and work to protect the Defence estate and personnel from crime, terrorism, espionage, and sabotage threats.

The MGS has over 2,700 employees and is part of the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO). MGS Security Officers are often the first point of contact for employees, visitors and contractors on sites and we pride ourselves on our professional, customer-focused culture. Behind our operational workforce is a range of head office roles which support our security professionals to develop and execute the organisations strategy, managing its budget and resources, leading, and developing our staff, maintaining relationships with stakeholders, monitoring and evaluating our performance and identifying new opportunities.

All are working towards our Vision to be recognised as an outstanding provider of security services and our five Values underpinning this Vision include:
Integrity Always do the right thing. Respect yourself and others. Treat people fairly.Vigilance and Preparedness Keep careful watch for risks and incidents. Be ready to act.Professionalism Know the job thoroughly. Seek continuous improvement. Maintain high standards.Helpfulness - Always be ready to assist people. Leave a lasting positive impression.Teamwork Working with colleagues who are collaborative, respectful, open and trustworthy, who are passionate about excellence and protecting Defence.
There are plenty of opportunities for development, access to funded professional qualifications and specialist training. We are a growing organisation with opportunities to progress your security careers and if you align with our Values, wed love to hear from you!

For more information about MGS, please take a look at Defence Infrastructure Organisations Youtube Page using the links below:

How the Defence Infrastructure Organisation Supports Defence - https://youtu.be/pqbLRsS9SeM

Being a dog handler in the Ministry of Defence Guard Service - https://youtu.be/Xs8lxbhlRiU

Working for the Ministry of Defence Guard Service - https://youtu.be/UrLfy2MZXpg

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Person specification

Our Security Supervisors main responsibility is to manage all MGS Security Officers at the unit ensuring the overall protection of people, property, information and assets from damage, destruction, or unauthorised removal.

The key duties are as follows:

• Manage Security Officers with daily supervision of the working patterns/roster as delegated by the Operational Manager, deploying them to cover tasks as laid out in assignment instructions and in accordance with the Joint Business Agreement/ General Statement of Security Requirements (GSSORs).

• Build and maintain positive working relationships by liaising with Unit Head of Establishments (HOEs), customer representatives and other security providers to ensure a high-quality security service is provided.

• Assist the Operational Manager in ensuring the unit is compliant with NSI and all relevant documents and procedures are kept up to date.

• Operate security systems in line with standard operating procedures.

• Task security officers and be responsible for maintaining integrity of performance through effective management, encouraging a positive and inclusive working environment, and addressing concerns in a timely and sensitive manner. of the overall performance.

• Respond to security concerns raised and work with first responder to manage incidents effectively and following procedure.

• Visit other MGS units located within a reasonable distance to provide supervisory support and collaborate with employees and customers as agreed with the Operations Manager.

• Write reports on breaches of security, defects and maintain daily logs.

• Effectively communicate with customers and refer any complaints to the chain of command.
• Operate, monitor, and supervise security systems such as CCTV, alarms telephone and radio.All new starters will participate in a mandatory two-week residential Foundation Course, followed by on-the-job training. Additionally, we offer an annual programme of mandatory online training, along with a dedicated Workforce Development Team to support you with your training needs.
• A background, qualification or interest in the delivery of site security and / or can demonstrate experience in delivering customer service.
• SC and NATO Clearance required

Licences
Full UK Driving Licence

Evidence of licence will be required at interview.

All licences declared must be held at point of application and in date.

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Leadership
• Managing a Quality Service
• Working Together
• Communicating and Influencing

We only ask for evidence of these behaviours on your application form:

• Leadership
• Managing a Quality Service

Benefits

Alongside your salary of 29,985, Ministry of Defence contributes 8,686 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

• We enable our people to work at the right place, with the right people, at the right time. We believe that if we look after our people, they will be passionate about delivering great things for our customers.
  
  The MOD Discover My Benefits page lists the full set of benefits. Some of the many benefits you will receive include:
  
  • A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 28.97%.
  • A generous annual leave allowance.
  • Ability to roll over up to 10 days annual leave per year.
  • Minimum of 15 Days Special Leave in a rolling 12-month period to for volunteer military or emergency service reserve commitments.
  • Special Paid Leave for volunteering up to 6 days a year.
  • Enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption leave.
  • Employee Assistance Programme to support your wellbeing.
  • Most sites have good travel links with free car parking; many also have other facilities such as a Sports & Social Club, Gym and Cafeterias and Shops.
  • Entitlement to apply for a Blue Light and Defence Discount Cards
  • Free MGS Security Uniform
  
  Learning & Development
  
  • Professional and Personal Development of skills.
  • Access to thousands of training courses through Civil Service Learning and Defence Learning Environment.
  • Ability to obtain industry recognised qualifications supported by MGS.
  • As part of your induction, you will attend a two-week residential Foundation Security Course to support in achieving your objectives to a high standard

Please follow the link to visit the Discover My Benefits site which showcases the benefits and discounts offered when working as a civilian for the MOD. https://discovermybenefits.mod.gov.uk/civilian/

Things you need to know

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window) , and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.

At Application stageyou will be assessed against the following:

Experience:

• CV including Job History and Previous Skills

Behaviours

• Leadership
• Managing a Quality Service
• AtInterviewyou will be assessed against the following:
  
  Behaviours:
  
  • Working Together
  • Managing a Quality Service
  • Communicating and Influencing

Application sifting is scheduled to take placeon week commencing Date 02/12/2024 .

Interviews are due to take place via Microsoft Teams and will be conducted week commencing Date 09/12/2024 .

We want to offer opportunities to all who are successful at interview for our roles, but this isnt always possible, so we do hold candidates on an active reserve list for 12 months. It is also possible that we may offer similar lower graded role/s to reserve candidates or, if no reserves are appointed, candidates that meet the lower grade criteria in merit order.

MOD Recruitment Satisfaction Survey we may contact you regarding your experience to help us improve our customer satisfaction. The surveyis voluntary and anonymous. You may however be given the opportunity to provide additional information to help us improve our service which includes the collection of some personal data as defined by the United Kingdom General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR). The MOD Privacy Notice sets out how we will use your personal data and your rights.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.

Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window) .

See our vetting charter (opens in a new window) .

People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Medical
Successful candidates will be expected to have a medical.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window) .

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.

Diversity and Inclusion
The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window) .

Location: UK, GB

Posted Date: 11/22/2024