Job Overview
The British School
JOB OPPORTUNITY
Guard Supervisor
Job Purpose: Secure premises and personnel by patrolling property; monitoring surveillance equipment; inspecting buildings, equipment, and access points; permitting entry. Obtain help by sounding alarms. Prevent losses and damage by reporting irregularities; informing violators of policy and procedures; restraining trespassers.
Responsible to: Operations Manager
Main Responsibilities:
- Carry out spot checks on duty guards according to the school expectations.
- Assist with managing security staff and report any concerns to the Operations Manager.
- Monitor the security of the school premises at all times bringing any issues to the attention of the Operations Manager.
- Analyze and evaluate security operations to identify risks or opportunities for improvement.
- Create or implement security standards, policies, and procedures.
- Conduct physical examinations of property to ensure compliance with security policies and regulations.
- Communicate security status, updates, and actual or potential problems, using established protocols.
- Supervise subordinate security professionals, performing activities such as training, assigning work, evaluating performance, or disciplining.
- Prepare daily rosters, maintain logs of their assigned activities and prepare holiday planner for the security team.
- Plan, direct, or coordinate security activities to safeguard school assets, employees, guests, or others on school property.
- Identify, investigate, or resolve security breaches.
- Prepare daily duty roster plan and present it before the Operations Manager.
- Duty allocation and proper and fair work division of the security guards.
- Maintain the record keeping of overtime.
Other reasonable requests made by the Principal.
Skills required:
- Hard-working and dedicated to continuous improvement and communicating successes within and outside school: Essential
- Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing , with all ‘stakeholders’, creating a harmonious and collaborative community: Essential
- Excellent organisational and time management skills with the ability to prioritise tasks, work on one’s own initiative and react appropriately to competing demands: Essential
- Ability to maintain confidentiality: Essential
- Ability to solve problems, make good judgements and make decisions: Essential
- Awareness of TBS commitment to community work and willingness to contribute to TBS charities and community programmes: Essential
- Previous experience in military or police service: Desirable
- Awareness of one’s own vulnerabilities and ‘knowledge gaps; with the mindset to seek feedback, self reflect, develop and improve: Desirable
- Understanding and knowledge of ICT and a willingness to further develop ICT skills: Desirable
Qualifications:
- Higher Education: Essential
- Intensive Security trained: Essential
Experience
- Minimum 3 years of work experience in leading the security department: Essential
Personal attributes
- Enthusiastic, hard-working and resilient: Essential
- Calm, flexible, approachable attitude: Essential
- Exhibit confidence with humility: Essential
- Ability to work under pressure, on own initiative, accurately and with attention to detail: Essential
- A sense of humour with the right balance of gravitas: Essential
- Confidence to advise on all aspects relating to security of school life: Essential
Remuneration: TBS salary Scale (National), dependent on qualifications and experience.
The British School Kathmandu is committed to safeguarding children and young people. All post holders are subject to appropriate vetting procedures, including checks with past employers, a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service check, a Prohibition Order Check, and the successful application of an ICPC (International Child Protection Certificate). Our safeguarding and safer recruitment policies are shared with all prospective candidates. TBS does not discriminate with regard to race, colour, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age, political opinion, or disability.
Please submit a letter of application, TBS Application Form (available on our website) & CV to the Human Resource Department at [email protected]. The British School, Kathmandu by 6th May 2022,(early applications are encouraged).