Salary range:
The salary range for this position is: £28,977 - £32,205
The Role:
Join Our Team as a Southwark CCTV Operator: Unleash Your Inner Surveillance Skills! Are you ready to embark on a thrilling career where every moment counts? As a CCTV operator for Southwark Council, you'll be at the heart of the action, as part of a highly proactive team working in a bespoke CCTV control room. Picture this: a bustling Town Centre, sprawling Housing Estates, and serene open spaces, all under your watchful eye. Be at the forefront of safety and security.
You'll be the vigilant guardian of our borough using ever progressing technology to proactively spot suspicious behaviour, ASB, criminal activity, environmental crime reacting swiftly when needed. Collaborating with key partners, you will help enhance the local environment and support in improving the safety of Southwark's residents, workers, and visitors.
It's a thrilling and impactful role where you make a real difference every day, making Southwark a safer and more attractive place for all.
You will maintain detailed incident reports and focused patrol logs to be shared with relevant partners which will require computer literacy. Shifts are from 10:00-21:00hrs, 36 hours per week within a set shift pattern covering a 7 day period, involving weekend and bank holidays
About Southwark
We are the largest local authority social landlord in London, managing 55,000 homes lived in by 40% of Southwark’s residents. We are home to over 18,300 businesses including iconic London venues and social enterprises and we have a young, diverse and growing population.
At Southwark we are committed to making our borough just and fair and are taking positive action to tackle inequalities. Our residents and communities are our greatest asset and the passion we have for Southwark is shared by millions of Londoners who enjoy our outstanding cultural offer, use our hospitals and attend our universities. Our refreshed borough plan and focus on Southwark Stands Together, (which is our work with Southwark’s communities and the council’s staff to tackle racism, injustice and inequality) underpins all that we do.
About You:
You should be familiar with and adhere to the principles of the GDPR, Human Rights Act, RIPA, Freedom of Information Act and knowledge of Common Laws that governs the use of public sector CCTV.
You will have excellent communication skills and be comfortable using radio communications equipment.
Due to the nature of the post candidates are not entitled to withhold information regarding convictions by virtue of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act, 1974 (Exceptions) Order, 1975 as amended, pursuant to Section 4 of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Successful candidates require security clearance Non Police Personnel Vetting (NPPV2) and a Counter Terrorism Check (CTC) police check. This will be carried out at the provisional offer stage clearance will need to be gained prior to contract issue. Future loss of this clearance will lead to removal from the CCTV control room pending appeal, and will lead to loss of the position if clearance is not re-instated.
Additional salary details
There are shift enhancements for out of hours and weekend working associated with this post.
Benefits include: 28 days annual leave per year plus bank holidays, competitive pension scheme and excellent support for learning and development.
We will only consider applications from internal candidates, that are current employees or agency workers on an active assignment
Recruitment timetable
Closing date: Thursday 25th January 2024 Interview date: Tuesday 6th February 2024
We are an organisation who is passionate about our people and understands that richness of diversity is a requirement to provide the best possible services to our communities. This is demonstrated through our council-wide ambitious commitment to tackle racial inequality in our communities and workforce through our Southwark Stands Together initiative. We particularly welcome applications from members of the black, Asian and ethnic minority communities to increase representation at senior management level in the Council.
Guaranteed Interview Scheme
As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role, and identify with one of the below criteria:
- Members of the Armed Forces and veterans
- Are currently in care, or have previously been in care
- If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health condition
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