Casual Event Security Officer
Company: Vigilance Ltd
Location: London / UK event sites
Job type: Casual / flexible / zero-hours
Pay: £14 per hour standard, up to £15.50 for specific roles
Licence required: Valid SIA Door Supervisor Licence
About Vigilance
Vigilance Ltd provides professional security services across events, venues, corporate sites and public-facing environments. We are looking for reliable, switched-on and well-presented SIA Door Supervisors to join our casual event security team.
This is not just “standing on a gate”. Our officers are expected to protect people, support the event operation, represent the client professionally and deal with issues calmly before they become incidents.
We are looking for people who take pride in the job.
The Role
You may be deployed across a range of event security positions, including:
- Entry and access control
- Search and screening
- Asset protection
- Crowd monitoring
- Backstage / restricted area security
- Pit / front-of-stage support
- Response roles
- Traffic, queue and perimeter positions
- Customer-facing reassurance roles
You will be expected to follow briefings, communicate clearly, report issues properly and work as part of a disciplined team.
What We Are Looking For
We are especially interested in applicants who are:
- Reliable and punctual
- Calm under pressure
- Confident speaking to the public
- Able to follow instructions and site-specific briefings
- Professional in appearance and attitude
- Comfortable working outdoors and on long shifts
- Good at de-escalation
- Honest about their experience and availability
- Able to use WhatsApp / scheduling apps for shift updates
- Interested in regular casual work, not just one-off shifts
Previous event security experience is preferred, but attitude, reliability and professionalism are just as important.
Essential Requirements
You must have:
- A valid SIA Door Supervisor Licence
- Right to work in the UK
- Good spoken and written English
- Ability to provide documents for screening and onboarding
- Ability to travel to event sites
- A professional standard of conduct
- Availability for weekends, evenings and event days
Desirable Experience
Experience in any of the following would be an advantage:
- Festivals
- Stadiums
- Concerts
- Corporate events
- Licensed venues
- Search roles
- Response teams
- Front-of-stage / pit barrier
- Control room / radio work
- Supervisor or team leader roles
What We Offer
- Casual, flexible event work
- Clear briefings and expectations
- Professional working environment
- Work with a company that values professionalism, communication and proactive security
Important
We are not looking for people who regularly cancel last minute, arrive late, ignore briefings, create conflict, or treat security work as “easy money”.
We are looking for people who understand that good security is calm, professional, alert and proactive.
Pay: £14.00-£15.00 per hour
Application question(s):
- Please highlight any supervisory, response, pit or other relevant experience.
- Are you comfortable working long shifts outdoors in poor weather, including standing for extended periods?
- Are you available for weekend and evening work?
Experience:
- Security: 1 year (required)
Licence/Certification:
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person
