We’re Hiring for Career Changers, become a Security Officer!
📍 Location: Yeovil, BA20
💰 Pay: up to £14.46 per hour or (£32,000pa)
📅 Shift Patterns: You're choice of...
🎓 From day one, you’ll gain access to outstanding Learning and Development opportunities, Mentorship, and a whole load of benefits from big brand discounts to give back schemes all house in our brand new employee benefits app, STRIVE!
Grade: Site Based
Explore your purpose. To See a Different World!
Looking for a fresh start?
There has never been a better time to join Securitas as a career changer - Security Officer.
If you’ve worked in retail, customer service, hospitality, Care, you already have the skills we’re looking for.
👉 That’s what great Security Officers do every day.
We’ll train you on everything else. Because we believe in removing the barrier when applying for a role and see the value in diverse skillsets amongst our teams.
Many of our team joined from retail, care and customer service roles. Through our development programmes, people have progressed into supervisory or training roles within 12 months, just as an example of the possibilities at Securitas.
What you'll be doing:
You’ll help keep people, property and premises safe by:
Please note - The responsibilities listed here aren’t the full picture—but they give you a good sense of the role. If you meet the minimum requirements and believe you’ve got what it takes to succeed, we’d love to hear from you.
Your experience matters
You don’t need a security background.
If you’ve worked with people — you already have what it takes.
What We’re Looking For
Must Have’s:
Due to the nature of this opportunity, candidates must be able to achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) and Security Check (SC) Clearance - Must be a British National and have lived in the UK for the last 5 years
It’s great to see you’re considering a career with Securitas UK! You're one step closer to joining a global team of 336,000+ colleagues who help make the world a safer place each and every day.
Here, we live by our values of Integrity, Vigilance and Helpfulness, which help guide how we operate and how our people experience work, each and every day! We have a promise too:
So what you can expect
Our Talent Team reviews every application carefully. We know applying can feel daunting, but we’re here to support you—just email us if you need help. No matter the outcomes, you will always receive communication from us.
See an inclusive world
Inclusion isn’t a tick-box for us – it’s how we work. We know our strength comes from different perspectives, in every role and every team. We’re proud to be a Level 2 Disability Confident employer. If you tell us you have a disability when you apply, and you meet the minimum requirements for the role, our Talent Team will guarantee you an interview.
Through our Employee Networks, the Race at Work Charter, the Armed Forces Covenant and more, our people drive real change. We celebrate diversity all year round with moments like BSL Week, International Women’s Day, PRIDE and Black History Month – because seeing an inclusive world starts with how we show up every day.
See a rewarding world
We understand the importance of reward and recognition when it comes to our peoples work. From day one you're able to:
Take the next step your career journey
Join a team that values you start your career with Securitas UK today.
Click ‘I’m Interested’ to see a different world.

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Securitas is a world-leading safety and security solutions partner that helps make your world a safer place. Almost nine decades of deep experience means we see what others miss. By leveraging technology in partnership with our clients, combined with an innovative, holistic approach, we’re transforming the security industry. With 350 000 employees in 47 markets, we see a different world and create sustainable value for our clients by protecting what matters most - their people and assets.
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