Onboarding and Probation for Security Services
A first day that is the same for the fifth joiner as the first.
What this looks like in security services
The parts of onboarding and probation that are specific to this sector, rather than general.
Verification Before Deployment
Nobody goes to a post until the checks are complete.
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Verification Before Deployment
Nobody goes to a post until the checks are complete.
What this coversHideSecurity onboarding is gated by verification. A guard deployed before checks are complete is a contractual and reputational exposure at a client's premises.
- Application
- Verification completed
- Training and induction
- Client-specific briefing
- Deployment to post
- Identity, address and background verification completed and recorded
- Training and certification per the role and client requirement
- Uniform, badge and equipment issue recorded
- Client-specific site briefing before first shift
- Post orders and escalation procedure explained at the post
- Attendance, relief and leave process explained
- Probation reviewed by the supervisor who visits the post
- Verification records retained for client queries
The general method — what onboarding and probation covers, the questions it answers and what an engagement produces — is the same whatever the sector, and is set out on the employee onboarding and induction page. What is above is the part that differs for security services.
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Where to start
Most engagements begin with a review of how this runs in your business today, then a written process and the sequence to implement it.
See all HR topics for security services, or another industry.