How To Become an SIA Licensed Door Supervisor

If you are looking to become an  SIA licensed Door Supervisor you have come to the right place. GSS are perfectly suited to meet your Door Supervisor Training needs.

Note: From June 2010 forward all new licensees will need to be qualified in Physical Intervention. For detailed information on these changes click here.

GSS specialist SIA Door Supervison Course ensures:

• You get your SIA Door Supervision Qualification
• To include the new SIA module Physical Intervention (escorting and disengagement) required from June 2010
• Earn from £12,000 – £35,000 by Becoming Trained By The Best in The Business
• Over 30 Hours of Specialist Training and Step-by-Step instructions
• The Course is Structured with an Exciting and Interactive Mixture of Power Point Presentation Skills, Group work, and Scenarios and practical work
• Everything is Here, Nothing is Left Out. All You Need to Become a fully qualified Door Supervisor
• Industry Respected and Renowned Trainers with over 30 Years Experience
• GSS have multiple Specialist Door Supervisor Training Venues across the UK
• Course Fees Include All Tuition, Training Equipment and Examination Fees
• Accredited Certificate Included ensuring you are now fully qualified to renew your SIA Door Supervisors Licence

City & Guilds 1900 –  Level 2 National Certificate in Door Supervision

Door Supervisors are responsible for people’s safety in premises such as pubs, bars and nightclubs. With a Door Supervisor’s SIA Licence you can also work as a Security Guard.

Their duties include:

• checking the suitability of people as they enter the building
• searching people for drugs or weapons
• dealing with conflict
• restraining and escorting individuals from the venue if necessary
• dealing with emergencies
• Supervising people as they leave the premises.

Working hours for door supervisors vary. A full-time door supervisor may work five days a week in shifts of up to about eight hours. Some door supervisors also have other full-time or part-time jobs.

Salaries range from about £12,500 for new entrants to around £30,000 for Head Door Supervisors.

Door Supervisors need:

• good communication skills
• to be polite and courteous
• a smart appearance that is suitable for the venue
• to be alert to any potential problems
• to be able to deal with difficult situations in a calm, confident and safe manner
• to enjoy working with people in a pub/bar/club environment.

Most door supervisors work in venues such as pubs, bars and clubs in large towns and cities. Employment in this industry is growing, so there are good opportunities for people entering the work. Security companies also employ door supervisors.

All door supervisors in England and Wales need a Security Industry Authority (SIA) licence. To get a licence, applicants must be over 18, pass an identity and criminal record check and have an approved Door Supervisor qualification. There are no minimum academic requirements for entry to the Door Supervisor qualifications.

The training for these qualifications is delivered in two parts. Part one covers the Roles and Responsibilities of a Door Supervisor and part two includes Communication Skills and Conflict Management. Additional training for Door Supervisors is given on the job and on other short courses.

There may be opportunities for progression into supervisory roles and into other areas of security work.

What the Course Involves

Unit 1 – Roles & Responsibilities of a Door Supervisor

• Health & Safety at Work
• Emergency Procedures
• Recording Incidents & Crime Scene Preservation
• Equal Opportunities
• The Role& Responsibilities of a Door Supervisor
• Behavioural Standards of a Door Supervisor
• Civil & Criminal Law
• Licensing Law
• Arrestable Offences
• Searching
• Drugs Awareness

Unit 2 – Conflict Management & Communication Skills

• Assess & Reduce the Risk of Violence
• Identify Behaviour That Indicates an Escalation Towards Violence &Take Appropriate Measures
• Communication Skills
• Identify Post Incident Support & Report the Circumstances to Provide Information for Personal & Organisational Learning

The course tutor uses a mixture of power point presentation skills, group work, and scenarios to enable the Candidates to get as much information out of the course as possible.

The Course tutor has 30 years experience in martial arts as a tutor and as a pupil, he also has 20 years experience within the Security Industry working within all sectors.

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