Security Team Leader

Job summary

The Senedd Security Service is committed to safeguarding everyone who visits or works at the Welsh Parliament, ensuring a secure and welcoming environment at all times.

As a Security Team Leader, you will play a vital role in supervising a dedicated team of security officers, maintaining the integrity and safety of the Senedd estate. Your professionalism will be key in delivering an exceptional customer experience, engaging diplomatically with staff and visitors from diverse backgrounds. Your responsibilities will include managing all access points to the Senedd Estate—conducting searches and screenings of visitors, vehicles, and designated areas to prevent or detect prohibited items. Additionally, you will oversee and participate in special events and operations to ensure the safety of VIP visitors.

You will also be tasked with planning and leading security patrols and operations, continuously monitoring and assessing their effectiveness to uphold the highest standards of security.

You will lead and oversee a team of security officers, providing guidance, support, motivation, and strong leadership to ensure operational excellence. The ideal candidate will demonstrate a proactive willingness to learn, sound judgment, and exceptional teamwork and interpersonal skills. This is a uniformed position, and you will be required to wear body armor as part of your duties.

Job description

Key tasks:

• Lead and inspire a team of security officers to uphold the highest professional standards, fostering a collaborative, positive, and motivated team culture.
• Effectively manage security officers’ performance, conduct, and well-being in accordance with the Commission’s policies, ensuring a high level of professionalism and morale.
• Provide strong management resilience by supporting fellow security team leaders and their teams, ensuring seamless delivery of security services across all operations.
• Brief, assign, and deploy team members in accordance with Senedd security policies and procedures, ensuring full compliance and keeping the team informed of current security issues, policy updates, and procedural changes through appropriate communication channels.
• Gather, evaluate, and disseminate intelligence relevant to maintaining the safety and security of the Senedd, ensuring all information is handled in strict compliance with GDPR regulations.
• Develop, oversee and deploy as necessary incident response plans, preparing the team to effectively manage evacuations and respond to fire or civil emergencies, ensuring safety and minimal disruption.
• Conduct comprehensive risk assessments regularly and collaborate effectively with colleagues to develop and implement strategies that mitigate identified risks.
• Maintain transparent and proactive communication with senior management and team members through structured briefings and debriefings as needed to ensure alignment and clarity.
• Actively promote and uphold principles of equality and diversity within working practices, serving as a champion for inclusive and respectful environments.
• Proactively promote a safe working environment ensuring full compliance with all Health and Safety legislation, fostering a safe and secure workplace.
• Gain and maintain confidence in the operation of security systems, including Access Control and CCTV, through appropriate training and ongoing development.
• Participate in and facilitate exercises and training sessions designed to evaluate and enhance staff response capabilities to critical incidents.
• Support Senedd business by deploying and supervising ushers during plenary sessions and committee meetings to ensure smooth operations.
• Be available to provide security services outside the Cardiff Bay estate, including regional committees and other relevant locations as required.
• Undertake additional projects and responsibilities that are appropriate to the level of the role, as directed by security management.
• Adhere to all reasonable management instructions in line with business priorities and operational needs.

Person specification

Job Specific criteria:

• Experience of managing and leading a team effectively.
• Proven experience of needing to communicate clearly and concisely during times of pressure.
• Experience of working with confidential and sensitive information.
• Experience of forward planning, rostering, and team administration.

Desirable criteria:

The following qualities are not essential for this particular post but have been deemed as desirable. These will only be taken into account in the event of two (or more) candidates acquiring the same score at either application or interview stage.

• Hold (or being willing to undertake) a relevant Security Qualification (e.g. BTEC Level in Security Management)

The language skills for this post have been assessed Courtesy Level Welsh.

Candidates should have the ability to:

• To pronounce Welsh names, answer the telephone, greet people or make introductions bilingually
• To understand and use proactively familiar, every day expressions.
• To understand very short texts where people are giving basic information about themselves or others in correspondence, on forms or to interpret content using the technology available.

If the successful candidate does not possess these skills, they will be expected to commit to learn them during an agreed period. Examples of what to expect for a courtesy level Welsh assessment are provided on our resources web page.

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £32,028, Welsh Parliament contributes £9,278 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

• Learning and development tailored to your role
• An environment with flexible working options
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
• A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

Things you need to know

Artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance (opens in a new window) for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.

Selection process details

Candidates are required to complete an application form through our recruitment portal addressing the job specific and desirable criteria.

Closing Date for applications:
23:59 13 May 2026.

Your application must be submitted before midnight on the closing date.

You will be updated on your progress via the email address you first register with. Please check your Junk Mail and Spam folders to make sure you don’t miss any future correspondence.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window).

See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Medical

Successful candidates will be expected to have a medical.

Nationality requirements

Open to UK nationals only.

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see theCivil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).

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Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

• Name : Jason Allen
• Email : Jason.Allen@senedd.cymru

Recruitment team

• Email : jobs@senedd.wales

Further information

https://senedd.wales/commission/work-for-the-senedd-commission/

Attachments

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