Below we have listed some of the most commonly asked questions that we hear during the recruitment process.
If you're question hasn't been answered, please don't hesitate to contact us on recruitment@ward-security.co.uk and we will get back to you as soon as we can.
It’s great! But don’t take our word for it, apply online and start your journey with us.
With family values at the heart of who we are and great benefits such as our ReWard platform, Salary Sacrifice Pension Scheme, Westfield Health Cashback Plan, Uniform, SIA Licence Savings Scheme, 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme, Life Assurance, Employee Recognition Star Awards, as well as flexible working approaches, and Living Wage Foundation commitment to drive pay rates in the industry. All this coupled with investment in training for all employees.
For those who want a great career with us, we offer opportunities for training and to develop yourself through our leadership development programme, apprenticeship opportunities, eLearning courses, success profiles and annual appraisals, and training to develop your skills to enable you to deliver the best service you can.
Just click the “Apply” button in the job advert, which will redirect you to start your online application form with us.
Our recruitment team will review your application and assign it a status, such as “invited for interview” or “not suitable for the current role.” Once your application’s status is updated, our system will automatically send you an email notification. Please be sure to check your inbox regularly for updates.
If you are invited to an interview, a team member will call to confirm your availability and follow up with an email.
We aim to let you know as soon as we can once your application has been reviewed. If you haven’t heard from us within 2 weeks, and your application is unsuccessful, you will receive an email to notify you of this.
We will review your application and where we can, place you in our talent pool, to match you for other or future vacancies. However, we would recommend you visit our careers page regularly to see what new vacancies there are and apply for those based on the vacancy reference number.
You can apply for as many vacancies as you wish.
Yes, as we are an Approved Contractor Scheme (ACS) accredited company, we have to stand head and shoulders above the ‘norm’ and ensure all our employees are vetted to British Standard 7858. This entails proof of ID, SIA license check, 5-year career history check and character & employer references. Our vetting partners conduct these checks for us and once vetted, which can take up to 10 days to complete the process, you are then ready to start work for us.
All right to work checks are undertaken as part of the interview or new starter process.
Yes, we vet all employees to ensure we can retain our ACS accreditation.
We would hope if any of our employees have encouraged or referred you to apply to come and work for us, they would do so knowing you would be a great fit for our culture.
Your application is judged on having the right skills and experience for the vacancy you have applied for, and this is what your application will be selected on.
However, if you are successful, and a current employee has referred you, once you have completed your six months probationary period, your friend, colleague, family member who referred you, would be entitled to receive £200 for the referral! So be sure to let your Interviewer know who referred you so we can reward the referral.
Depending on our clients’ criteria, we are eager to support applicants in obtaining their SIA Licence. In the near future, we will offer training to help applicants acquire this licence, providing a pathway to employment with us. We are happy to sponsor you in gaining your SIA Licence and joining our team. Please keep an eye on our latest vacancies, where we will indicate if sponsorship for the SIA Licence is available.