Opportunities At TCS - Security Guard

Opportunities At TCS – Security Guard
Location: TCS Oakhanger, GU35 9JE
Salary: Competitive salaries plus excellent benefits
Schedule: Day and night shifts

Ready to impact a better future?

As a Security Guard in our TCS team, you’ll play a vital role in maintaining the safety and integrity of a secure Ministry of Defence site. Your work will help protect colleagues, visitors, contractors, and critical infrastructure every day.
You’ll be part of a team that takes pride in creating impactful solutions and supporting a safer future for the communities we serve. With trust, care, and purpose at the heart of what we do, your contribution will help ensure a safe environment where colleagues can focus on delivering essential operations.

What you’ll do as a Security Guard

You’ll be entrusted to:

• Carry out patrols, escorting duties, vehicle checks, and bag searches
• Operate CCTV and site security systems
• Respond to changing Home Office threat levels and MOD Counter Terrorist Response Levels
• Support the site mission by acting as first line defence
• Liaise with on‑site security teams and external agencies
• Comply with contract KPIs, local procedures, and safety, risk, and compliance standards

Does this sound like you?

• You’ll be a great fit for this role if you have…
• The ability to hold or obtain SC (Security Check) clearance
• A Security Industry Authority licence (or willingness to undertake training)
• A valid Full UK Manual Driving Licence
• Strong communication skills and attention to detail
• UK citizenship or eligible UK passport status

Discover all you need to keep growing

We’re one of the top 1% of international employers, so you can have confidence you’ll be part of a highly supportive culture with leaders you can count on to help you achieve your goals. From mentoring and training to our focus on internal progression, we’re proud to offer clear development opportunities – and the support and tools to help you seize them.

What we offer

Holidays: 25 days (no bank holiday entitlement)
Pension: Up to 6% contributory pension scheme
Training and development: Over 1,100 internal courses available, funding for qualifications and apprenticeships (including L3 Team Leader and L5 Operations Manager apprenticeships), mentoring opportunities, and a focus on internal progression
Health and wellbeing: Employee Assistance Programme, Bupa Anytime HealthLine, wellbeing app, 30% off at Serco‑managed leisure centres, and 24/7 access to a virtual GP service
Discounts: Discounts across around 1,000 retailers, from food and clothing to days out, entertainment and travel
Charity: Paid volunteering day, tax‑free charitable giving through Payroll Giving Scheme, donate your pennies from your monthly pay to the Serco People Fund Charity
Employee networks: Our networks support inclusion and connection by providing spaces for collaboration, learning, and belonging. They represent and empower all our colleagues including LGBTQIA+ employees, women, parents and carers, people with disabilities, veterans, and people from all cultural backgrounds.

Let’s impact a better future, together. Apply today.

To discover more about our careers in Defence, meet our team, and to find out more about what we offer, please follow this Link. We’re also a signatory of the UK Governments Women in Defence Charter, to find out more please click here.

Please click on the apply button to complete your application. Occasionally we receive a large volume of applications for our roles and when that happens, we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment. 

At Serco, we see people first and foremost for their performance and potential. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive organisation that supports the needs of all. As such we will make reasonable adjustments at interview through to employment for our candidates and strongly encourage applications from a diverse candidate pool. We are open to discussions around flexibility and flexible working. As a proud Disability Confident Leader and holder of the Gold Inclusive Employer Standard, disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the job will be given the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at an interview. 

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