Security Supervisor
Company
Location
Paisley
Employment Hours
New Jobs
Employment Type
Permanent, Contract, Contract
Salary
£25,804 - £27,319 a year
Job Highlights
- Lead day-to-day security operations at multiple campus locations, ensuring safety, incident management and effective resource allocation across the University.
- Seeking an experienced security professional with excellent supervisory skills, strong decision-making capabilities, and a commitment to student and staff safety.
- Full-time position with a 35-hour week. The role involves alternating shifts and focuses on maintaining security across campuses in a collaborative environment.
Job Requirements/Description
Full time: 35 hours per week (Week 1: Monday to Friday – 8:00am to 4:00pm
Week 2: Monday to Friday – 2:00pm to 10:00pm)
Permanent
Unfortunately, this role is not eligible for visa sponsorship in line with Home Office requirements. Applicants will therefore be unable to secure a Skilled Worker visa for this role and will require an alternative source of right to work in the UK.
THE POST – REQ000541 - Security Supervisor
You will manage control room operations, oversee security systems and processes, and act as the first point of escalation for security matters. As well as this you will also act as the senior point of contact in the absence of the Security Services Manager, taking responsibility for operational decision-making and incident management during this time.
The role includes responsibility for incident management, security requests and physical security controls, including oversight of systems such as CCTV, key management and request management platforms, ensuring compliance with university policies and relevant legislation, including data protection requirements.
The successful candidate should have the following:
The University of the West of Scotland is one of Scotland’s largest and most dynamic modern universities. Our reach across the country, together with our London campus, means that UWS is a significant force in global knowledge creation, innovation, and a leading provider of undergraduate, postgraduate and research degree education. Our degrees provide students with a transformational experience; equipping them with highly sought-after graduate skills that set them up for global success in world-leading sectors, industries and businesses.
With cutting-edge courses, modern pedagogy and practical knowledge, we enable our students and staff to experience the joy of learning, teaching, research and innovation, and apply their knowledge for the benefit of others.
UWS is officially ranked by Times Higher Education in the top 200 universities worldwide under 50 years old (2024 Young University Rankings)
Our professional services teams are the backbone of UWS, providing robust and innovative solutions to support the vast range of work across learning and teaching, and research and innovation. You will join a supportive and dedicated team, playing a key role in a range of work that will help drive forward our ambition to deliver world-leading research, and graduates who will design, shape and build a new future.
We offer our staff a caring and supportive environment, across five campuses, and a competitive benefits package which includes:
Closing Date: Thursday 4th June
The University reserves the right to shorten/extend the closing date of any position where a high/low volume of suitable applications are received. Therefore, if you are interested in this role, an early application would be encouraged.
You can find out more about how the University uses your personal data as part of the recruitment process by looking at the UWS HR Applicant Privacy Notice at www.uws.ac.uk
UWS are committed signatories to the Armed Forces Covenant.
UWS is committed to equality and diversity and welcomes applications from underrepresented groups.
UWS is a “Disability Confident” employer.
University of the West of Scotland is a registered Scottish charity, no. SC002520
Salary
Grade 3: £25,804 - £27,319 per annum with enhanced rate for overtime
Contractual hours
35
Basis
Full Time
Region
Central
Job category/type
Professional Services
Date posted
14/05/2026
Job reference
REQ000541
Campus Services
Paisley Campus (with multi-campus service delivery)
Full time: 35 hours per week (Week 1: Monday to Friday – 8:00am to 4:00pm
Week 2: Monday to Friday – 2:00pm to 10:00pm)
Permanent
Unfortunately, this role is not eligible for visa sponsorship in line with Home Office requirements. Applicants will therefore be unable to secure a Skilled Worker visa for this role and will require an alternative source of right to work in the UK.
THE POST – REQ000541 - Security Supervisor
The University of West of Scotland have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Security professional to join our Campus Services Team as a Security Supervisor.
Within this role the successful candidate will be responsible for day-to-day operational supervision and delivery of high-quality university security operations, with a focus on staff and student wellbeing and safety across all campus locations. You will supervise and coordinate security staff across multiple campuses during your shift, ensuring consistent delivery of service and effective resource deployment.
You will manage control room operations, oversee security systems and processes, and act as the first point of escalation for security matters. As well as this you will also act as the senior point of contact in the absence of the Security Services Manager, taking responsibility for operational decision-making and incident management during this time.
The role includes responsibility for incident management, security requests and physical security controls, including oversight of systems such as CCTV, key management and request management platforms, ensuring compliance with university policies and relevant legislation, including data protection requirements.
The postholder will promote a culture of safety, professionalism and continuous improvement, support staff development and ensuring delivery of services in line with the university’s values of Integrity, Inclusivity, Respect and Accountability.
The successful candidate should have the following:
A valid qualification in First Aid at Work- A valid fire safety / management of fire safety qualification or relevant experience in this area.
- Additional training in conflict management
- Experience of providing security supervision within a university or similar setting.
- A working knowledge of CCTV operation and its data management.
- Previous experience of supervising a team of staff to deliver high quality customer services to meet operational aims and objectives.
- An understanding of security planning for operational success, resource management and emergency service management
ABOUT US
The University of the West of Scotland is one of Scotland’s largest and most dynamic modern universities. Our reach across the country, together with our London campus, means that UWS is a significant force in global knowledge creation, innovation, and a leading provider of undergraduate, postgraduate and research degree education. Our degrees provide students with a transformational experience; equipping them with highly sought-after graduate skills that set them up for global success in world-leading sectors, industries and businesses.
With cutting-edge courses, modern pedagogy and practical knowledge, we enable our students and staff to experience the joy of learning, teaching, research and innovation, and apply their knowledge for the benefit of others.
UWS is officially ranked by Times Higher Education in the top 200 universities worldwide under 50 years old (2024 Young University Rankings)
Our professional services teams are the backbone of UWS, providing robust and innovative solutions to support the vast range of work across learning and teaching, and research and innovation. You will join a supportive and dedicated team, playing a key role in a range of work that will help drive forward our ambition to deliver world-leading research, and graduates who will design, shape and build a new future.
We offer our staff a caring and supportive environment, across five campuses, and a competitive benefits package which includes:
- Opportunities for overtime available
- 24 days of annual leave, plus a further 12 days for public/university holidays
- An additional days leave on your birthday
- Defined benefit contribution pension scheme (including death in service benefits upon joining the scheme
- A flexible approach to working pattern and work-life balance
- Employee discount scheme across 3,500 retailers
- Fitness facilities across our campuses
- Access to a range of health and wellbeing resources, including occupational health, physiotherapy and access to our Employee Assistance Programme
- Professional, career and research development opportunities.
Closing Date: Thursday 4th June
Interview Date: week commencing Monday 22nd June
Please note that the appointment will be made on the first point of the salary scale (unless by exception, where evidence would need to be provided).
The University reserves the right to shorten/extend the closing date of any position where a high/low volume of suitable applications are received. Therefore, if you are interested in this role, an early application would be encouraged.
You can find out more about how the University uses your personal data as part of the recruitment process by looking at the UWS HR Applicant Privacy Notice at www.uws.ac.uk
UWS are committed signatories to the Armed Forces Covenant.
UWS is committed to equality and diversity and welcomes applications from underrepresented groups.
UWS is a “Disability Confident” employer.
University of the West of Scotland is a registered Scottish charity, no. SC002520
Company
Location
Paisley
Employment Hours
New Jobs
Employment Type
Permanent, Contract, Contract
Salary
£25,804 - £27,319 a year