Door supervisor
Door supervisors guard licensed premises like pubs, bars and nightclubs against damage, theft, unauthorised access or disorderly behaviour.
Typical Salary
£17,000 – £28,000
per year
Working Hours
33–35
hours per week
Day-to-day tasks
In your day-to-day duties you may:
- manage crowds and queues
- make sure people keep to the dress code
- check tickets
- patrol inside and outside the venue
- watch people's behaviour and deal with conflict
- physically intervene and escort people out of the venue, if necessary
- deal with emergencies
- co-operate with police, first aiders and management
Skills needed
- knowledge of public safety and security
- patience and the ability to remain calm in stressful situations
- customer service skills
- the ability to work well with others
- the ability to accept criticism and work well under pressure
- to be thorough and pay attention to detail
- excellent verbal communication skills
- concentration skills
- to be able to carry out basic tasks on a computer or hand-held device
Entry requirements
SIA will make identity and criminal record checks to decide if you're a suitable person to hold a licence.
Read SIA information on applying for a licence when you have a criminal record.
How to get into this role
You can get into this job through:
- an apprenticeship
- a specialist training course
Career progression
With experience, you could progress to team leader or area supervisor.
As a door supervisor you can also work in non-licensed venues as a security guard, for example in an office building or shopping mall or on CCTV surveillance.
You could also go on to set up your own private security agency.