Part Time Aviation Security Officer

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This job is with London City Airport, an inclusive employer and a member of myGwork – the largest global platform for the LGBTQ+ business community. Please do not contact the recruiter directly.

What you will do (Responsibilities)

  • Greet people, patrol the airport, monitor secure areas, and generally put everyone at ease by going above and beyond.
  • Carrying out searches and safety checks on passengers, colleagues, and the items they bring through the airport.
  • Be the friendly face that offers passengers a warm welcome, a constant reassuring presence, and honed detection of potential threats.
  • Respond rapidly when and where you identify threats, using your challenger spirit.
  • Complete your training, know your shifts 12 months in advance, and manage swaps where possible while remaining available for all shifts on the attached pattern.

What You Will Need

  • A warm, engaging personality and positive, friendly approach.
  • Strong attention to detail.
  • Strong senses (vision, touch, smell, hearing) especially when searching persons or belongings.
  • Fluency in written and spoken English – additional languages are a bonus.
  • The physical fitness to cope with long periods of standing, bending and walking.
  • Full colour vision.

You Must Also Be

  • A UK resident of at least three years standing, with the right to work in the UK.
  • Happy to complete our pre‑employment medical, criminal record, and counter‑terrorism checks.
  • Available to complete full‑time training for your first five weeks, even if you choose to work part‑time thereafter.

Hours of Work

  • 20 hours per week on a rotating roster that starts as early as 04:30 am and finishes as late as 10:30 pm.
  • Includes weekends and public holidays – flexibility required.
  • Regular overtime is available if desired.

Benefits

  • Free uniform.
  • Free onsite parking.
  • Access to discounted private medical insurance for you and immediate family.
  • Medicash cash plan.
  • Enrolment into company auto‑enrol pension scheme.
  • Access to salary sacrifice pension scheme.
  • Bereavement counselling.
  • Cycle‑to‑work salary sacrifice scheme.
  • Hastee pay advances.
  • 20 days annual leave (increasing by 1 day each year for the first 5 years until you reach 25 days).
  • LCY Central discount website.
  • Annual bonus based on increase in passengers each year.
  • Annual season ticket loan.
  • On‑site physiotherapist.
  • Discounted gym membership at many local facilities.
  • Staff discounts at most retailers on site and some local restaurants and hotels.
  • Holiday buy scheme (ability to purchase up to 1 week’s annual leave per year).
  • Access to salary sacrifice car leasing scheme.

Closing Date: midnight 30/11/2025 23:59

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