Are you a natural Night Security Officer with strong people skills? Keen to make a positive difference to people’s lives?
We have a fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic and compassionate Night Security Officer working a minimum of 37.5 hours per week (some of which will be unsocial and will consist of 3 x 12.5 hour shifts,) to join our team based at our hostel Service in Coventry on a permanent basis. Murray Lodge is a hostel that provides housing and tenancy services for male ex offenders. The successful candidate will receive a salary of £23,932.50 per annum plus excellent benefits . Langley Trust gives you support and free training to make a rewarding difference to people’s lives every day.
REWARDS PACKAGE
- SmartHealth – free online GP service 24/7.
- Up to 30 days annual leave (after 2 years’ service)
- Pension scheme, matched up to 8%
- Life Assurance up to 3 times your salary
- Eyecare vouchers
- Flu vaccine vouchers
- Paid DBS and renewals
- Access to private holiday home getaway in Torquay
- Wellbeing Support – our 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme including free counselling and legal advice
- Chaplaincy and pastoral support
- Funded Health Cash Plan
- Flexible benefits package, including Holiday Trading and Cycle Scheme - can be tailored to meet your individual needs
- Menopause support
- Enhanced Maternity Pay
- Access to Blue Light Card discounts
- Long Service Awards
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Working in partnership with the Service staff in line with the Trusts Lone Worker Policy
- Ensuring that residents, visitors and staff receive a quality service at all times
- Providing a safe and secure environment for all occupants of the premises and grounds
- Being responsible for Emergency Procedures, and the actions to be taken
- Actively ensuring the physical security of the hostel, including any out buildings
- Having a comprehensive knowledge of the security systems
- Ensuring locked areas such as storage areas, laundry and boiler rooms are checked at regular intervals to ensure they are secure
- Assisting in the issue and receipt of residents keys, where appropriate and ensure all accesses are adequately locked
- Cleaning duties in the kitchen and office
- Liaising with Police if necessary
- Reporting faulty or misplaced firefighting equipment to the Hostel manager
Please copy and paste this link into your browser to view the full job description. If you want to join our team as our Night Security Officer , please apply now as we would love to hear from you.
Closing date: 20th September 2025
About Murray Lodge
Murray Lodge is a hostel that provides housing and tenancy services for male ex-offenders based in Coventry. Murray Lodge provides a sign posting service for men to access specialist support in the community e.g. for substance misuse and mental health. The service offers accommodation to a diverse client base with low needs, who are supported by a strong multi-disciplinary housing team.
About LANGLEY TRUST
For over 65 years Langley Trust has been supporting people with convictions to transform their lives. As a Christian charity working across England, we believe everyone deserves another chance. With a wide range of services – including complex needs care, supported housing, and specialist advice services – our work prevents crime, promotes rehabilitation, and reduces the risks of re-offending.
Diversity and Inclusion is integral to Langley Trust. We're committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included, and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits that a diverse workforce with different values, beliefs, experience, and backgrounds brings to us as an organisation.
DISABILITY CONFIDENT
As a Level 2 Disability Confident Committed employer, we run a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria listed in the job description. If you would like to be considered under this scheme, please state this in your application.
We're proud to be an Investors in People Gold employer which means we invest in our people. This is a huge achievement as our assessment covers the last 3 years of unprecedented challenges through the pandemic; additionally, Investors in People have raised the bar and acknowledge that it is harder now to secure the Gold standard than in previous years as they want to keep it meaningful.
If you want to join our team, please apply now as we would love to hear from you.
We reserve the right to close earlier if we receive sufficient applicants.
A satisfactory Enhanced DBS check is required for this role and job offers will be subject to the Trust receiving satisfactory evidence of the successful applicant’s right to work in the UK.
This role is eligible for consideration under the Employee Referral Scheme. For further information around the referring principals and scope, please consult the Employee Referral Scheme Guide.