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Security officers make sure that buildings, valuables and people are safe and secure.
You must have this before you can work legally in the private security industry in any job that is on the front-line. You'll need a Security Industry Authority (SIA) licence for agency and contractor jobs. Experience of working in the police or armed forces could help you get into this job.
You'll need:
Your duties will depend on where you work. You could:
With experience, you could become a supervisor, then senior or chief security officer. With further qualifications like a Level 3 Security first line manager, you could go into security management or training. You could set up your own security company.
Royal Navy ratings work in a variety of job roles on board ships or submarines at sea, or onshore at a naval base.
Fingerprint officers work to identify fingerprints taken from crime scenes.
Chief inspectors manage operational teams in their districts like CID or neighbourhood policing, co-ordinating responses to major incidents.
Paramedics respond to emergency call-outs and give people life-saving medical help.
Scenes of crime officers (SOCOs) find, record and recover evidence from crime scenes.
Army officers command, manage and motivate teams of soldiers.
Are you thinking about a career in the Civil Service, or do you know someone who is? If so, why not consider a Movement to Work placement with the Department for Work and Pensions?PLEASE NOTE: ONGOING start dates.
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