Community Safety Officer

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Department: Wellbeing and Safeguarding - Community Safety

Contract Type:Indefinite

Hours: Standard working hours 36.5 per week, plus 5.5 hours of contractual overtime

Closing Date: Sunday 11th October 2026, 11:59 pm.

Full time Salary Range: £26,093 - £26,707 per annum, plus 5.5 hours per week of contractual overtime and a 25% shift allowance, totalling starting salary £38,515.

As a community safety officer, you will be the 'face of Warwick', and a friendly and engaging first point of contact for the thousands of students, staff, business partners, and visitors that come to our beautiful, 750-acre campus every year from around the world.

This role will require a Enhanced DBS Check with Child's Barred List. If you are included on a child barred list, you will be breaking the law by applying for this role.

For details on the experience and skills required, please refer to the job description (link here) .

You'll need to be comfortable working on 'the everyday' (think monitoring CCTV cameras, patrolling our campus, and responding to fire alarms) to the 'exceptional' (managing major events, escorting VIP visitors, investigating crime on campus) and everything in between. We can honestly tell you that no two days are the same in this surprising, challenging and rewarding role.

We have four teams working 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year, and we operate on a '4 on, 4 off', 12-hour shift pattern that consists of two days and two nights and is designed with your wellbeing and work-life balance in mind.

Please note, as this role will involve driving University vehicles, to be covered by the University Vehicle Insurance Policy, you must be in possession of a full UK or EU equivalent licence, which has been in force for at least 1 year and have no serious driving convictions (any period of disqualification must have expired by at least 1 year).

You will be required to work a pattern of two days and two nights of 12 hours duration, followed by four days off, which equates to an average of 42 hours per week.

We offer an excellent salary that reflects the challenging nature of the role, and the professionalism we expect from our team. The salary starts at £38,515.00 (made up from a base rate of £26,093.00, 5.5 hours of contractual overtime a week and a 25% shift allowance).

The University of Warwick is a world-leading university, with the highest academic and research standards. We are constantly present in the UK and world top rankings, and our Community Safety team works proactively to provide a safe and welcoming environment for our whole community.

Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS)

The University of Warwick is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all those we work with.

In line with the DBS Code of Practice, the successful candidates for any roles involving regulated activity, will be subject to a DBS check at the appropriate level. The University will take all necessary measures to ensure that any individual subject to a barring order does not undertake any work with the barred group specified (i.e. children and/or adults).

We expect all employees, volunteers, and partners to share our commitment to safeguarding.