Department:Security and Matchday Safety Department

Hours of Work:40 hours per week, (Including working a shift pattern, including days; nights, evenings & weekends)

Contract Type:Permanent

Salary:£30,501 per annum

Location:Bodymoor Heath Training Ground

Closing Date:1 September 2024

1.The Department

The Club’s Security and Matchday Safety Department are vital to the Club in ensuring that our people and premises remain safe and protected. We provide a 24/7 service across all sites and the department is now expanding to ensure we can continue to deliver excellence

2.The Role

Working as part of a team of Security Compliance Officers, you will oversee and maintain the security protocols at the Club’s Bodymoor Heath Training Ground providing a day to day, onsite, visible security presence will be the primary function of your role. You will be a Club ambassador and provide a welcoming and professional first impression to any staff and visitors. The role will be incredibly varied, and your day-to-day activities will include (but not limited to), managing contractors, responding to any on site incidents, regular patrols, and report all security breaches, monitoring CCTV systems and access control, update security logs, checklists and any other documentation as required for recording and evidential purposes.

For further information about the Role, please see the attached

The Person

The successful postholder must hold a current SIA Security Guard Licence and have previous experience in a Security Officer role. You must also be available to work shift pattern arrangements which will include working flexibly across days, nights and weekends.

Ideally you will have the ability respond and attend onsite incidence and managing difficult situations, difficult requests, queries, and challenging enquiries in a professional manner. You will also have experience in resolving conflict and incidents as they arise with the ability to maintain accurate written and electronic records. You will also have experience monitoring CCTV systems, access control, fire alarms and intruder alarms.

You will be a team player with a positive, “can-do” attitude, an individual who enjoys as working as one part of a successful team to achieve a common goal as well as someone who has excellent interpersonal and customer service skills, with the ability to build relationships with different audiences. You will also be proficiency using (Microsoft Office, Word, Excel Outlook and Teams)

As part of your application, please ensure you upload your CV and Cover Letter.

Right to Close Vacancy Posting Early

The Club reserves the right to close any advertised vacancies earlier than the advertised closing date if sufficient applications have been received.

Equality Statement

Aston Villa Football Club celebrates the diversity of its Club and embrace equal opportunities for all. We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and fully support The FAs Football Leadership Diversity Code. 

We welcome applications from all candidates regardless of age, race, disability, gender reassignment, pregnancy and maternity, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, sex and religion or belief.

Safeguarding Statement

Aston Villa Football Club is fully committed to safeguarding children and adults at risk across our Club. As such, we adhere to Safer Recruitment processes and for some roles a satisfactory enhanced disclosure via the Disclosure & Barring Service may be required prior to starting in a role at the Club.