Monitoring Officer - (Re-advertisement)

Job Description

An opportunity has arisen with Neighbourhoods, Regeneration and Sustainability’s Alarm Receiving Centre service for a Monitoring Officer to join our team on a permanent basis.

Position Details

The Monitoring Officer will be responsible for monitoring the safety of vulnerable workers, responding to fire, intruder and lone worker alarm activations, and reporting incidents of note. Implementing agreed client escalation and business continuity plans and carry out relevant duties within the Alarm Receiving Centre including production of basic incident reports.

Further details regarding what this role entails are noted within the Job Description for the post, whilst the Person Specification document confirms the key competencies you are required to demonstrate in your application.

The work pattern for the post is a rotating 4 on / 4 off pattern of rotating dayshifts (7am – 7pm) and nightshifts (7pm – 7am), inclusive of a 1-hour unpaid break. The annual salary is based on 35-hours working on an incremental scale starting at £22,100.75 and progressing to £25,603.58, in addition there is an annual contractual overtime payment for 3.5 hours per week (£2,210.08 – £2,560.36) and a non-standard hours payment of £4,925.28. This is a total salary package of £29,236.11 - £33,089.22.

Please note an SIA Licence (CCTV) would be advantageous, though should the successful candidate not hold this training will be provided to allow them to undertake this role.

Glasgow City Council employees have access to a wide-ranging and generous benefits package. If successful in your application, you’ll have access to these benefits which include:

• 26 days (182 hours) paid annual leave, rising to 29 days (203) hours after 5 years’ service.
• 5 days (87.5 hours) paid public holidays each year.
• Local government pension scheme.

For guidance on completing your application, and to view other benefits on offer for employees of Glasgow City Council, please visit the following link: https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=16129.

As part of the pre-employment checks for this post the successful candidate will have to undergo a BS7858 Security Screening check which will involve a 5 or 10-year career history check, a financial probity check and criminal record screening. This will be completed in addition to the Council’s own standard pre-employment checks, which will be detailed to the successful candidate following interviews

Please note this is a re advertisement and previous applicants should not re-apply.

Application Packs

Alternative Application Packs can be requested in other formats for example, Large Print, Braille, Audio and other languages. To request an alternative Application Pack please phone 0141 287 1054. Packs will be posted out to you within 3 working days of receiving your telephone request. Please note the closing date of the job advert to ensure that you give yourself plenty of time to complete your application form and return it to us.

Further Information

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