Explosive Detection Dog Handler

Explosive Detection Dog Handler

Rate: £17.64ph (Based on an average of 176hrs per month)

The hourly rate equates to a basic annual salary of £37,255.68 before overtime, plus an additional company pension contribution of 3%.

Hours exceeding 176 attract overtime renumeration at time and a half.

Bank holiday hours worked attract enhanced pay equivalent to double time.

22 days paid annual leave plus the 8 prescribed Bank Holidays.

Kennelling equivalent to leave entitlement provided by the company.

Please note below the package in relation to the provision of a work vehicle and fuel for company business. This removes any costs from an employee in relation to travel to and from the workplace.

Place of Work:

Operationally deployed within London Areas, but able to travel nationally as per client requirements. Issued with a company vehicle and fuel card. All accommodation costs will be catered for on national deployments, which include tax free overnight subsistence payments.

Role Profile:

You will be trained to the new Home Office Standards (National Canine Training Accreditation Scheme – Private Security NCTAS-P). This will see you complete intensive initial training (either internally with ICTS trainers or by way of a residential course a police dog training centre depending on availability)

You will be required to work within a busy environment searching / screening locations to ensure they are free from explosives.

Conducting high visual patrols as part of a security layer acting as a deterrence and providing public reassurance to the client and their customers.

Attend to unattended items within your search procedures.

Provide clients with advice on your Explosive Detection Dog capabilities and search procedures.

You will be required to house 2 company dogs at home (all associated equipment and welfare aspects will be catered for and provided by the company).

A suitable vehicle with fuel card will be provided as a personal issue vehicle used for work purposes and canine welfare requirements. (Handlers must live within a reasonable commute to London).

Handlers will need to be proactive and motivated and have a good understanding of basic training required to maintain your dog’s standards of efficiency.

Care and control of 2 x ICTS Explosive Search Dog:

• This includes off duty care and housing at the handler’s home address.
• Duties include, feeding, grooming, exercising, and ensuring veterinary and welfare needs are met in compliance with animal welfare legislation (all associated costs provided by the company).
• Transportation of dogs and self to deployments and training (Company Vehicle and Fuel Card provided)
• Supervision and control of the dogs in compliance with legislation and BS8517
• Evaluation and reporting of dog’s performance
• High profile proactive patrols with dogs.
• Prompt response to requests for dog and handler searches and investigation of unattended items.
• Provision of specialist advice where appropriate
• Promotion of security procedures
• Compliance with ICTS Health and safety policies, procedures, and risk assessments
• Compliance with ICTS and client assignment instructions.

PERSON SPECIFICATIONS:

Abilities

• Excellent English oral and written communication skills.
• Good inter-personal skills.
• Ability to work flexible hours and adapt for short notice change of duties.
• Ability to work regular 12hr deployments where client requirements dictate.
• Ability to work under pressure and conditions of uncertainty.
• Ability to prioritise work, to observe timetables and to meet deadlines.
• Ability to house dogs at home address.
• Ability to transport dogs to work.
• Ability to identify performance issues in dogs.
• Ability to work both individually and as part of a team.
• Ability to work away from home if required.

Qualities

• Integrity, reliability, honesty.
• Self-disciplined - able to work without supervision.
• Able to work on own initiative.
• Open minded, desire to learn.
• Physically able to perform the role.
• Leading by example’ approach to deployments.
• Tidy, organised.
• Presentable.

Experience

• Ideally have experience in handling a working dog.
• Ideally possess an SIA DS Licence or above. This will be required and can be supported by the company.
• Ideally possess a current First Aid at Work Qualification. This will be required and can be supported by the company.
• Experience within the security and /or manned guarding industry an advantage, but not essential.

Additional

• Right to Work in the UK
• Vetting will be conducted to Counter Terrorism Checks level (CTC)
• Full Driving Licence (No more than 6 points)
• Statutory Sick Pay at Government rates

Full training, uniform and health and safety equipment are provided, and you will also have access to:

• Personal Pension Scheme
• Health Insurance Scheme
• Discount shopping platform
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle to Work Scheme

Established in 1987, ICTS specialises in the provision of integrated security and customer services within the most demanding environments. ICTS works with major public attractions, leisure, financial, retail, public sector, transport and government bodies. We take our commitment to principles of fairness and mutual respect for people of all faiths and cultures seriously and we expect our employees to do the same.