Finance, Infrastructure and Commercial Services
Commercial, Residential and Campus Services (CRC) - Estate Patrol; Campus Security Team
The starting salary will be from £25,007 pro rata at 0.688FTE (plus Night shift allowance) on Grade C, depending on qualifications and experience.
This part-time, term-time post is available immediately on a permanent basis.
Summary of the role
Are you ready for an experience like no other?
Are you passionate about creating a secure and welcoming environment for students, staff, and visitors? We are seeking an enthusiastic colleaguel to join our campus security team as an Estate Patrol Officer, with a strong focus on customer service and student engagement.
We operate 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. As an Estate Patrol Officer, you will be at the forefront of ensuring the safety and well-being of our university community and are first responders to any security and emergency incidents. Our Estate Patrol colleagues are pivotal in providing welfare, safety and security support across the University estates. Beyond typical security duties, we prioritise exceptional customer service and active student engagement.
We’re looking for enthusiastic, customer focused people to join our community within our Estate Patrol, Campus Security Team.
Our Estate Patrol colleagues provide an effective, efficient and highly customer-focused service in order to ensure the safety and protection of all our students, colleagues and visitors, and the security of all University property.
This is a term time position (32 weeks), with an average working week of 35hrs per week, with 10 hour shifts, alternating 4 Nights / 4 Off (20:30-06:30).
Term-time staff means staff who work less than 52 weeks per year (including holidays). The University operates a variety of working arrangements for term-time staff to meet the operational requirements of certain activities within Faculties and Professional Services. The working weeks of term-time staff are detailed in the contract of employment. Term-time staff must take their paid holiday entitlement in weeks when their attendance is not required.
Overtime
Wherever possible employees should cooperate in working reasonable amounts of overtime as necessary. Whilst advance notice of overtime will normally be possible it is unavoidable that some overtime will occur at short notice due to sickness and emergencies.
There will be a requirement to work and assist with the Summer Graduation Ceremonies (days) during a period in July. Times and Days will be confirmed with you on appointment to the role.
Please ensure you read the Job Description and Person Specification for full details of this role.
This role will be subject to additional background screening and enhanced DBS checks.
Estate Patrol Term Time conditions can be found here: University terms | Conditions of employment | University of Exeter
Benefits
We offer some fantastic benefits including:
onsite gyms and a cycle to work scheme
sector leading policies around maternity, adoption and shared parental leave (up to 26 weeks full pay), paternity leave (up to six weeks full pay) and a Fertility Treatment Policy
stunning campus environments in Exeter and Cornwall, in the beautiful South West of England
Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Commitment
We are actively encouraging applications from all interested candidates for the position of Estate Patrol Officer. As an organisation committed to equality, diversity and inclusion, we recognise the value of a diverse workforce. We particularly welcome applications from individuals whose perspectives and experiences are currently underrepresented in our team. In this specific role, we are particularly interested in applications from women and people from Black, Asian and other ethnic minority backgrounds as we would like to enhance the gender balance within our team. This is in alignment with our commitment to creating an inclusive and equitable workplace. Whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from groups currently underrepresented within our working community. Reasonable adjustments are available for interviews and workplaces.
With over 30,000 students and 7,000 staff from 150 different countries we offer a diverse and engaging environment where our diversity is celebrated and valued as a major strength. We are committed to creating an inclusive culture where all members of our community are supported to thrive; where diverse voices are heard through our engagement with evidence-based charter frameworks for gender (Athena SWAN and Project Juno for Physics), race equality (Race Equality Charter Mark), LGBTQ+ inclusion (Stonewall Diversity Champion) and as a Disability Confident employer.
Further information
For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Dan Nicoll, Head of Security, Parking and Transport Operations; d.nicoll@exeter.ac.uk
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