Night Warden

40 hours per week

This is an exciting time to join Hartpury College, one of the UK’s leading sports and land based, residential Colleges in the sector with outstanding teaching and sporting facilities. Hartpury’s strategic vision is to be both a university and college on a single site ensuring parity of esteem between further and higher education; this will make Hartpury unique in the sector. 

An opportunity has arisen to join our busy, out of hours Duty Warden Operation providing 24/7 cover to ensure the safety and wellbeing of the College’s staff, students and visitors. As a member of the Duty Warden team, you will be responsible for maintaining a safe and secure environment, including the lockdown of college facilities and campus patrols providing a visible presence on site. You will also provide pastoral support to our residential students dealing empathetically and sensitively with student concerns.  You will have the presence and authority to handle incidents in accordance with College procedures.

With an understanding of Safeguarding issues, you should have experience of dealing with young people and the ability to cope with out-of-hours incidents. Working as part of the Duty Warden team, you will have knowledge of health and safety and an awareness of security operations.  Experience of working within a residential environment is desirable as well as a current SIA Licence.

You will be working an average of 40 hours per week on a rolling rota basis of four nights on, four nights off. Shift hours will be 2200 - 0900.

We offer excellent benefits including continuous professional development opportunities, 25 days annual leave entitlement plus bank holidays, onsite fitness facilities, free onsite parking and lots more.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment.  All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring checks along with other relevant employment checks.

Hartpury values a diverse workforce and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.