Deployable and Reactive Team (DaRT) Officer, HOUSE OF COMMONS

Join the Deployable and Reactive Team (DaRT)

Join the Deployable and Reactive Team (DaRT) at the House of Commons - a unique opportunity to play a pivotal role in safeguarding UK Parliament.

Responsibilities

• Conduct targeted patrols, overt and covert behavioural detection, and lead specialist security searches across key locations.
• Respond to incidents across the Estate, exercising common law powers where necessary.
• Play a central part in contingency planning.
• Support high-profile committees and events, facilitate the secure movement of dignitaries, and carry out close protection duties, sometimes acting as team leader.
• Engage in a wide range of activities from major ceremonial occasions such as State Opening to spontaneous security challenges.

Requirements

• Security background with demonstrable experience in areas relevant to the role such as close protection, surveillance, specialist search skills, and behaviour detection.
• Experience of working with diverse groups of people.
• Experience of working in a fast-moving, unpredictable environment.
• Excellent interpersonal and written & verbal communications skills.
• Sound decision-making skills.

Benefits

• Generous annual leave starting at 30 days and increasing to 35 after one full working year.
• Enrolment in the excellent Civil Service pension scheme with an average employer contribution of 27%.
• Flexible working options that help you find a balance including enhanced maternity, paternity, shared parental and adoption leave, caring leave, and alternative working patterns.

Pay

• Salary details are provided in the "Why Join Us?" section.

Schedule

• Work schedule details are provided in the "Why Join Us?" section.

Qualifications

• No specific qualifications are mentioned, but a security background is required.

Skills

• Proactive and reactive security asset.
• Targeted patrols and covert operations.
• Behavioural detection and specialist search skills.
• Leadership and team coordination.
• Interpersonal and communication skills.
• Decision-making and problem-solving abilities.

Benefits

• Generous annual leave.
• Excellent Civil Service pension scheme.
• Flexible working options.

Next Steps and Additional Information

If you would like to apply for this role, please submit an application providing evidence against criteria 1-3 in the Job Description. More information on the application process can be found here: Application process - UK Parliament. The assessment date will be confirmed once the vacancy closes. We may close the vacancy prior to the closing date stated due to a high volume of applications.