Police officer to door supervisor
A police officer already meets 39% of what the door supervisor role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.
59.7/ 100
1 How much of what a door supervisor is expected to do is already part of a police officer’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the door supervisor role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A door supervisor role treats 8 of its required skills as things a police officer already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- comply with the principles of self-defence
- control crowd
- detain offenders
- ensure public safety and security
- identify security threats
- illegal substances
What stands in the way is 8 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 11 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A door supervisor role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a police officer background worth leading with.
- already held control crowd assisting and caring
- already held illegal substances services
- already held comply with the principles of self-defence assisting and caring
- already held detain offenders assisting and caring
- already held restrain individuals assisting and caring
- already held patrol areas assisting and caring
All 11 carried skills, including the 8 the door supervisor role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 25 missing skills fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.
- still to learn check tickets at venue entry required
- still to learn deal with aggressive behaviour required
- still to learn monitor guest access required
- still to learn perform security checks required
- still to learn react calmly in stressful situations required
- still to learn screen clients required
- optional, not held ensure escape routes optional
- optional, not held manage lost and found articles optional
- optional, not held ban cameras optional
- optional, not held operate fire extinguishers optional
- optional, not held perform body searches optional
- optional, not held provide first aid optional
- still to learn handle veterinary emergencies required
- still to learn fire safety regulations required
- optional, not held assist emergency services optional
- optional, not held assist police investigations optional
- optional, not held communicate with customers optional
- optional, not held liaise with security authorities optional
- optional, not held manage emergency evacuation plans optional
- optional, not held monitor parking areas to maintain security optional
- optional, not held identify terrorism threats optional
- optional, not held assess character optional
- optional, not held handle cash flow optional
2 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a door supervisor role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 check tickets at venue entry practise this
- 02 deal with aggressive behaviour practise this
- 03 fire safety regulations study this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 11 skills that carry over
- already held comply with the principles of self-defence skill
- already held control crowd skill
- already held detain offenders skill
- already held ensure public safety and security skill
- already held identify security threats skill
- already held illegal substances knowledge
- already held practice vigilance skill
- already held restrain individuals skill
- already held law enforcement knowledge
- already held manage major incidents skill
- already held patrol areas skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held first aid optional
- optional, not held operate radio equipment optional
17 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held assist emergency services optional
- optional, not held ensure escape routes optional
- optional, not held manage lost and found articles optional
- optional, not held monitor parking areas to maintain security optional
- optional, not held assess character optional
- optional, not held assist police investigations optional
- optional, not held ban cameras optional
- optional, not held communicate with customers optional
- optional, not held first aid optional
- optional, not held handle cash flow optional
- optional, not held identify terrorism threats optional
- optional, not held liaise with security authorities optional
- optional, not held manage emergency evacuation plans optional
- optional, not held operate fire extinguishers optional
- optional, not held operate radio equipment optional
- optional, not held perform body searches optional
- optional, not held provide first aid optional
44 held skills the door supervisor role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role analyse legal evidence skill
- not needed by the target role analyse road traffic patterns skill
- not needed by the target role anticipate foreseeable problems on the road skill
- not needed by the target role apply first response skill
- not needed by the target role apply knowledge of human behaviour skill
- not needed by the target role assess railway operations skill
- not needed by the target role check diving equipment skill
- not needed by the target role check official documents skill
- not needed by the target role comply with legal regulations skill
- not needed by the target role conduct drug abuse tests skill
- not needed by the target role conduct frisk skill
- not needed by the target role diving operation requirements knowledge
- not needed by the target role educate public on road safety skill
- not needed by the target role ensure compliance with types of weapons skill
- not needed by the target role ensure law application skill
- not needed by the target role examine crime scenes skill
- not needed by the target role execute working instructions skill
- not needed by the target role first response knowledge
- not needed by the target role handle case evidence skill
- not needed by the target role hear witness accounts skill
- not needed by the target role instruct public skill
- not needed by the target role investigate forgery cases skill
- not needed by the target role investigate road accidents skill
- not needed by the target role investigation research methods knowledge
- not needed by the target role issue fines skill
- not needed by the target role legal use-of-force knowledge
- not needed by the target role maintain diving equipment skill
- not needed by the target role maintain order at scenes of accidents skill
- not needed by the target role manage theft prevention skill
- not needed by the target role perform drug investigations skill
- not needed by the target role perform underwater investigations skill
- not needed by the target role physical characteristics of railways knowledge
- not needed by the target role present evidence skill
- not needed by the target role provide care for horses skill
- not needed by the target role railway law knowledge
- not needed by the target role regulate traffic skill
- not needed by the target role respond to enquiries skill
- not needed by the target role ride horses skill
- not needed by the target role road traffic laws knowledge
- not needed by the target role safe horseback riding principles knowledge
4 further entries not listed here
2 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- still to learn fire safety regulations required
- optional, not held first aid optional
Other moves recorded from police officer
- police trainer 68% covered · moderate
- police inspector 63% covered · moderate
- police detective 63% covered · moderate
- prison officer 58% covered · moderate
- juvenile correctional officer 54% covered · moderate
- civil enforcement officer 51% covered · moderate
- immigration officer 47% covered · moderate
- infantry soldier 43% covered · moderate
Common questions about this move
Can a police officer become a door supervisor?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. A police officer already covers 39% of what a door supervisor is expected to do: 11 skills carry over, 8 of which the door supervisor role treats as required.
What skills does a police officer need to become a door supervisor?
8 required skills are missing, plus 17 optional ones. They fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by assisting and caring. The single most important is check tickets at venue entry.
How hard is the move from police officer to door supervisor?
Its learning distance is 59.7 out of 100, which is the substantial band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
How this record was compiled
Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.