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SIA Door Supervisors
We are Showsec, the award-winning venue and event security specialist dedicated to achieving excellence in crowd management.
With a jam-packed event calendar ahead, we are seeking additional SIA Door Supervisors to join our Oxford team at Oxford O2 Academy.
Whether you’re looking for lots of work or just a handful of shifts, our casual contract offers you great flexibility. However, you must be able to work some Friday and/ or Saturday shifts (but not necessarily every week).
Showsec can offer you industry leading training and development opportunities, with the chance to work your way up the ladder:
Steward > Door Supervisor > Event Supervisor > Head of Security > Operations Supervisor > Operations Executive > Area Management
We can only accept applications from candidates who are local to Oxford and the venues listed above. Although you will primarily be based in Oxford, during festival season you will have the opportunity to work at events further afield if you are willing and able to do so!
APPLY NOW to start your Showsec journey!
Please note:
- With Showsec you will be offered a variety of shifts starting at the base pay rate shown on this advert. The maximum pay rate displayed on this advert applies to specific shifts such as club nights at specific venues. It will remain your decision as to whether or not you wish to accept any offer of work in line with our flexible casual contract.
- You will be required to undertake a video interview so please only apply if you are willing to participate in a video interview. IND001
- If you apply for a role based outside your current location, your application may be rejected.
What you will be doing
- Perform pre and post event checks
- Assist with safe and effective ingress, egress and queue management
- Effective management of conflict and complete safe, lawful ejections
- Checking passes, accreditation, and ticket checks
- Effective patrols of the site or venue
- Effective response to incidents, emergencies, and preservation of crime scenes
- Monitor spectators for signs of distress, overcrowding and inappropriate behaviour and report these to the on-shift supervisor
- Be vigilant, identify potential hazards and suspicious behaviour and report to the on-shift supervisor
- Assist with evacuation and invacuation procedures in the event of an emergency
- Enforce venue policies and procedures
- Understand and effectively apply relevant law and legislation to the role
- Ensure fire exits and evacuation routes are always kept clear
- Ensure health and safety guidelines and regulations are adhered to by all stakeholders including but not limited to Showsec workers, labour providers, customers, and venue staff
- Understand and execute duties commensurate with licensable activities and venue licence requirements
What Showsec can offer you
- A minimum hourly rate of £14.55 per hour (comprising a pay rate of £12.98 and indicative holiday pay of £1.57) and a maximum hourly rate of £16.97 per hour (comprising a pay rate of £15.14 and indicative holiday pay of £1.83). Holiday pay is indicative because it is accrued at 12.07% for every hour worked in accordance with your average pay rate over the previous 52 worked weeks. If you work at a different rate the pay and holiday pay will change accordingly
- Plenty of shift availability with the flexibility to choose your own shifts and work around your existing commitments on our casual contract
- 24/7 access to our online portal to plan your shifts and access to our team communications platform
- Ongoing development - you will have access to fully funded industry-leading training modules and courses through our eLearning platform and onsite training, mentoring and development
- Career progression opportunities – lots of our senior management team started out as casual SIA Door Supervisors!
- The opportunity to join our casual staff pension scheme
What we need from you
- We need you to have a valid in-date SIA Door Supervisor licence
We are only able to accept applicants who are eligible to work in the UK.
Unfortunately, we are unable to proceed with your application.
SIA Licensed Roles require applicants to be 18 or over to hold an SIA licence. Due to the restriction of working hours and shift times our clients require our services, and the legislation in place to protect young workers, we are unable to consider applicants under the age of 18 years for non-SIA licensed roles.