This position can be based at DARLINGTON COUNTY COURT DARLINGTON, DL3 7RL, HARTLEPOOL MAGISTRATES HARTLEPOOL, TS24 8AG, MIDDLESBROUGH TEESSIDE MAGISTRATES MIDDLESBOROUGH, TS1 2AS, NEWCASTLE COMBINED NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE1 3LA, NPS SUNDERLAND MAGISTRATES COURT SUNDERLAND, SR1 3AP
Job Summary
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Job Description
Job role: Regional Safety and Security Officer (RSSO)
Grade: HEO
We are running three separate RSSO recruitment campaigns at the same time for different regions, however you can only apply on one campaign. Your application that is submitted first will be taken as the region you wish to apply for and any subsequent applications that you make will not be progressed.
The successful candidate can be based at any HMCTS site in the North East. As part of your role, you will be expected to work at sites across your region, with occasional travel to other locations in the country.
The building sites listed in the advertisement are not exhaustive, you will have the opportunity to discuss and agree your preferred base location within your region with your line manager at onboarding stage.
About Us
HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS) is responsible for the administration of criminal, civil and family courts and tribunals in England and Wales. Our roles support our service users and colleagues, where people and businesses access potentially life-changing justice. We’re looking for individuals who are committed to public service and want to make a difference in people’s lives in delivering justice. If you’re interested in developing a career with a real purpose, please apply.
About The Role
The Regional Safety and Security Officer (RSSO) sits within the National Support Unit (NSU), reporting to the Safety and Security Lead. You will be responsible for advising and assisting the Incident and Safety Lead and Delivery Directors on Security, Health and Safety and Fire Safety matters to ensure that Operations complies with HMCTS operational and legislative requirements.
You will provide real-time advice, support and guidance to Senior Operational Managers and their staff to enable compliance with HMCTS’ security and safety policies and requirements.
You will be expected to work flexibly across geographical areas.
Your role as the RSSO encompasses several key aspects (but not limited to):
- Advise and support Delivery Directors and Senior Operational Managers on Health and Safety, security, and fire safety matters, identifying risks and issues faced and ensuring compliance with operational and legislative requirements.
- Advise, support and where appropriate undertake incident and accident investigations of significant events producing lessons learned and ensure future incidents are mitigated against.
- Conduct Fire Risk Assessments, checking compliance with operational and legislative requirements.
- Conduct Health and Safety and Security inspections and audits, checking compliance with operational and legislative requirements.
- Advise and assist Senior Operational Managers and their staff on security and safety risk assessments and share best practice across the region and wider Operations.
- Act as the first “specialist” point of contact on the region for all security and safety matters with managers, staff, judicial office holders and justice partners/stakeholders.
- Deliver/facilitate training on security and safety matters, including Fire and Incident Control Training.
Please refer to the attached role profile for a comprehensive overview of the role.
Who are we looking for? (Person Specification)
Essential
The ideal candidate for this position should demonstrate:
- Experience or basic knowledge of Health and Safety, Fire Safety or Security policies, strategies, and systems.
- Proven ability to conduct thorough investigations and audits, with strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Strong organisational skills, with the ability to operate through ambiguity to plan ahead, proactively identifying and solving problems to improve performance and manage risks.
- Experience in operational delivery, managing safety and security incidents at both local or/and regional levels.
- Interpersonal, consultative, and negotiating skills including the ability to successfully persuade and influence senior stakeholders.
- Strong communication skills, with the ability to clearly and concisely convey complex information to diverse audiences.
The Successful Candidate Will Be Required To Complete The Following Training As Part Of The Role And Achieve And Maintain Their Technical Competence In:
- Specialist Health and Safety qualification, as a minimum NEBOSH General Certificate, and attain membership of relevant professional institute(s) - Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (Technical, Graduate or Chartered), Security Institute (member), ‘Institution of Fire Engineers’ (IFE) Institute of Fire Safety Managers’ (IFSM).
- Knowledge and understanding of British Standards on Fire Safety (in particular BS 9999 and BS 9997) and the Fire Safety Order 2005
- PAS79 Fire Risk Assessor training/accreditation
- National Protective Security Authority (NPSA) protective security training
Further details
The successful candidates must obtain Security Check (SC) Clearance.
Due to the nature of the role, a minimum of 30 hours over 5 days would be considered to meet the needs of the business.
Application Process
To apply for this role please submit a Statement of Suitability of no more than 500 words. Your statement of suitability should give us real life examples of how your skills and experience match those needed for this role. Consider addressing particular points in the person specification requirements and key responsibilities. We recommend following the
STAR format.
Please also give evidence of no more than 250 words of the behaviour (Level 3) “
Making Effective Decisions”. Please ensure you cover both ‘what’ you do but also ‘how’ you do it. (i.e., the effective skills, knowledge & experience needed to undertake the role)
In the event of a high number of applications, the panel may perform a pre-liminary sift on the lead behaviour, Making Effective Decisions, candidate who pass the pre-liminary sift will then progress to a full sift where the Statement of Suitability will also be assessed.
Your application must factually accurate – You must ensure that any evidence submitted as part of your application are truthful and factually accurate. Please note that plagiarism can include presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own.
Interview
If successful at sift you will be invited to a Civil Service Success Profiles interview which will include assessment of the following behaviours (Level 3).
- Making Effective Decisions
- Communicating and Influencing
- Delivering at Pace
Strengths will also be assessed however these are not shared in advance.
About Our Benefits
We reward our people for their hard work and commitment. We have a number of family friendly and flexible working polices that will help you achieve a healthy work-life balance. In addition, we offer a range of employee benefits which include generous annual leave, a highly competitive contributory pension scheme, childcare benefits, season ticket and bicycle loans.
Skilled Worker Sponsorship
From 22 July 2025, the Government increased the salary threshold and skills level for Skilled Worker visas. This role does not meet the eligibility criteria for sponsorship in accordance with the current immigration rules if you looking to apply for a Skilled Worker Visa for the first time.
The Department cannot consider sponsoring you for this role unless you have held a Skilled Worker visa continuously since before 22 July 2025. If you have held a Skilled Worker visa continuously, please raise this during your vetting checks and eligibility will be assessed in accordance with the immigration rules and transitional provisions in place.
If you are applying for this role and you do not meet the new eligibility criteria for sponsorship (or the transitional provisions), you will need to consider your options for obtaining and/or maintaining your right to work in the UK in light of these changes. Successful applicants must ensure they have and maintain the legal right to live and work in the Civil Service and in the United Kingdom.
The Department will continue to comply with UK Immigration Rules applied in the UK and Civil Service.
You can read more about Skilled Worker visas and the eligibility criteria here.
Proud to Serve. Proud to keep justice going.
Job role: Regional Safety and Security Officer (RSSO)
Grade: HEO
We are running three separate RSSO recruitment campaigns at the same time for different regions, however you can only apply on one campaign. Your application that is submitted first will be taken as the region you wish to apply for and any subsequent applications that you make will not be progressed.
The successful candidate can be based at any HMCTS site in the North East. As part of your role, you will be expected to work at sites across your region, with occasional travel to other locations in the country.
The building sites listed in the advertisement are not exhaustive, you will have the opportunity to discuss and agree your preferred base location within your region with your line manager at onboarding stage.
About Our Benefits
We reward our people for their hard work and commitment. We have a number of family friendly and flexible working polices that will help you achieve a healthy work-life balance. In addition, we offer a range of employee benefits which include generous annual leave, a highly competitive contributory pension scheme, childcare benefits, season ticket and bicycle loans.
Skilled Worker Sponsorship
From 22 July 2025, the Government increased the salary threshold and skills level for Skilled Worker visas. This role does not meet the eligibility criteria for sponsorship in accordance with the current immigration rules if you looking to apply for a Skilled Worker Visa for the first time.
The Department cannot consider sponsoring you for this role unless you have held a Skilled Worker visa continuously since before 22 July 2025. If you have held a Skilled Worker visa continuously, please raise this during your vetting checks and eligibility will be assessed in accordance with the immigration rules and transitional provisions in place.
If you are applying for this role and you do not meet the new eligibility criteria for sponsorship (or the transitional provisions), you will need to consider your options for obtaining and/or maintaining your right to work in the UK in light of these changes. Successful applicants must ensure they have and maintain the legal right to live and work in the Civil Service and in the United Kingdom.
The Department will continue to comply with UK Immigration Rules applied in the UK and Civil Service.
You can read more about Skilled Worker visas and the eligibility criteria here.
Proud to Serve. Proud to keep justice going.
Person specification
Please Refer To Job Description
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Making Effective Decisions
- Communicating and Influencing
- Delivering at Pace
Alongside your salary of £35,335, HM Courts and Tribunals Service contributes £10,236 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
- Access to learning and development
- A working environment that supports a range of flexible working options to enhance your work life balance
- A working culture which encourages inclusion and diversity
- A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
- Annual Leave
- Public Holidays
- Season Ticket Advance
For more information about the recruitment process, benefits and allowances and answers to general queries, please click the below link which will direct you to our Candidate Information Page.
Link: https://justicejobs.tal.net/vx/candidate/cms/About%20the%20MOJ
Selection process details
This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths and Experience.
https://justicejobs.tal.net/vx/candidate/cms/About%20the%20MOJ
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths and Experience.
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.
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.
Nationality requirements
This Job Is Broadly Open To The Following Groups:
- UK nationals
- nationals of the Republic of Ireland
- nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
- nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
- nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
- individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
- Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)
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.
The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.
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.
The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.
Diversity and Inclusion
The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).
This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) initiative.
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Contact point for applicants
Job Contact :
- Name : SSCL Recruitment Enquiries Team
- Email : moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@resourcing.soprasteria.co.uk
- Telephone : 0345 241 5359
Recruitment team
- Email : moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@resourcing.soprasteria.co.uk
Further information
Appointment to the Civil Service is governed by the Civil Service Commission’s Recruitment Principles. I you feel a department has breached the requirement of the Recruitment Principles and would like to raise this, please contact SSCL (Moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@gov.sscl.com) in the first instance. If the role has been advertised externally (outside of the Civil Service) and you are not satisfied with the response, you may bring your complaint to the Commission. For further information on bringing a complaint to the Civil Service Commission please visit their web pages: http://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/civil-service-recruitment/complaints/
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