Working Hours: Monday to Wednesday 8am start (Flexible working opportunity to suit both employee and business)
Contract: Part Time (17.75 hours per week)
Salary: Up to £12.30 per hour
Location: Porton Down, Porton, Salisbury, Wilts, SP4 0JQ
VIVO, a 50:50 joint venture between Serco and EQUANS, has been awarded places on the Defence FM and Housing Maintenance framework contracts.
VIVO embodies both experience and innovation. It combines Serco’s comprehensive track record delivering engineering, technical and FM services to the UK MOD for over 55 years with EQUANS’ market leading FM, energy, asset optimisation and regeneration capabilities.
Could you be our next Security Escort working at Porton Down?
You will be responsible for escorting and chaperoning any contractors and visitors to Porton Down, playing a critical role in ensuring their compliance with VIVO and DSTL Security rules and regulations, whilst enabling them to undertake maintenance works and provision across the site.
Working alongside the Security Liaison Manager you will ensure the duty of care of contractor PPE and visitors whilst assisting with light administration duties.
This role will see you ensuring contractors and visitors are always chaperoned and are complying with security regulations, including use of electronic equipment (e.g. phones) including during lunch breaks.
Key responsibilities include;
• Ensure contractors and visitors are in your presence at all times
• Ensure contactors and visitors comply with security regulations
• Duty of care with contractor PPE and reporting
• Assisting with light administration duties
What you’ll need to do this role
A full UK driving license is essential as there will be a need to drive a company vehicle.
You will be able to demonstrate your knowledge and experience of Microsoft packages.
It is desirable that you have experience of operating within an MOD environment.
The ability to work flexible hours for business requirements and to cover holiday and absence.
Due to site restrictions, you must be a British National and be able to pass SC Clearance to be considered for this role.
What we offer
• Up to 6% contributory pension scheme
• 25 Days annual leave
• Volunteer leave
• Established reward and recognition scheme
• One paid professional subscription
• Life Assurance Policy
• Employee discount and reward schemes
• Interesting, varied, and enjoyable work
• A company that recognises your contribution
• Training opportunities and qualifications within a supportive environment to ensure career progression
Don’t meet all of the job requirements, but like the sound of us and the projects we work on? Get in touch anyway! Equal Opportunities; Accelerating gender equity is our core mission at Women in Defence UK, therefore we are an equal opportunities employer. We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all of our team.
VIVO Defence Services
The role you have applied for is with VIVO Defence Services, a joint venture between Serco and EQUANS. By applying for this role, please be aware that information contained within your CV may be shared between VIVO Defence Services, Serco and EQUANS during the recruitment process.
At VIVO, we are committed to building a diverse and inclusive organisation that supports the needs of all. Therefore, we will make reasonable adjustments at interview through to employment for our candidates and strongly encourage applications from a diverse candidate pool.
We are open to discussions around flexibility and flexible working and operate a hybrid work structure in many of our business areas. We are proudly a Disability Confident Employer. Disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the job will be given the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at an interview. If candidates wish to request extra time to apply then they should contact 0345 010 4000 and ask to speak to a VIVO Recruiter.
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