About

Position: SIA Licenced Security (Events and Festivals)
Hourly Rate: £12.20 per hour inclusive of holiday pay
Schedule: Day and Night Shifts. Part Time and Full Time

Location: Festivals and Events across the North West

Festivals are back! We are seeking highly talented individuals to join our team and be part of some of the biggest and best festivals and events across the UK. Have you ever wondered what it takes to deliver a major music festival? How about keeping live event venues safe 365 days of the year? We are so proud to be supporting organisers to give audiences and customers a positive and safe experience as we put lockdown behind us. FGH Security are an industry leader in the field of Event Security, having been recognised in both areas for the past five years at the Security Excellence Awards.

Here are just a few reasons to work with us:

• Immediate access to wages draw down, track, save and manage earned wages and get free money management tips and finance coaching
• Latest software to recruit and deploy our team, check in and out of your shifts, book annual leave and track your earnings all from an app on your phone
• Free Training First Aid, ACT awareness, Spectator Safety and more
• Varied work across events and festivals, music venues, bars, clubs, retail and guarding
• No extra charges we don’t charge you any extras for uniform, payroll, insurance
• Career Progression shadow Supervisors and grow with us
• Paid Annual Leave uncapped annual holiday accrual to make sure you get the right amount of down time
• Free services 24hr GP service, professional confidential counselling, welfare advice for carers of dependents, financial and legal advice for domestic and family matters
• Discount codes and deals for retail, gyms, cinemas and more

Regular Tasks:

• Monitoring access points and site perimeter patrolling.
• Traffic management and direction.
• Ingress control – ticket validation, accreditation checks, guest direction and queries.
• Crowd control/people management – foot traffic direction, maintaining order, reporting anti-social behaviour, ensuring crowd safety plans are adhered to.
• Deliver approachable customer service and support to guests.
• Report any suspicious behaviour.
• Egress control.
• Reporting and recording details of irregularities, incidents, and patrols.
• Directing customers around the site.

About You:

• You will be able to demonstrate you have a clear passion for Keeping People Safe.
• You will have a keen eye for detail and the ability to stay vigilant to security risks.
• You will be authoritative and confident and have the facility to deal with difficult people in conflict or emergency situations.
• Your reactions to security risks/issues, guest behaviour and crowd management will be reasonable, proportionate and effective. Guest experience will be important to you and you will be accessible and helpful.
• You will work effectively within a team and be an excellent communicator.
• All FGH Security employees are required to deliver exceptional levels of customer service, maintaining a smart, friendly, professional approach at all times.
• You are comfortable with camping on site if required and can provide essential camping kit. You will be robust to the outdoors and have previous experience in overnight camping.

We are also in Preston, Manchester, Leeds, Birmingham and London. Please visit our careers page for more information https://www.fghsecurity.co.uk/careers/

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