Security manager to hospitality establishment security officer
A security manager already meets 40% of what the hospitality establishment security officer role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.
62.4/ 100
1 How much of what a hospitality establishment security officer is expected to do is already part of a security manager’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 hospitality establishment security officer role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A hospitality establishment security officer role treats 10 of its required skills as things a security manager already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- handle surveillance equipment
- legal use-of-force
- maintain incident reporting records
- manage budgets
- manage outsourced security
- manage security equipment
What stands in the way is 11 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 10 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A hospitality establishment security officer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a security manager background worth leading with.
- already held manage outsourced security management skills
- already held undertake employee screening information skills
- already held perform internal investigations information skills
- already held protect important clients assisting and caring
- already held manage security equipment information skills
- already held maintain incident reporting records information skills
All 10 carried skills, including the 10 the hospitality establishment security officer role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 23 missing skills fall into 6 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 deal with unforeseen incidents in hospitality required
- still to learn create solutions to problems required
- still to learn ensure cross-department cooperation required
- still to learn manage emergency evacuation plans required
- optional, not held procure hospitality products optional
- optional, not held assist clients with special needs optional
- optional, not held handle customer complaints optional
- optional, not held maintain customer service optional
- still to learn comply with food safety and hygiene required
- still to learn detain offenders required
- still to learn detect drug abuse required
- still to learn manage health and safety standards required
- optional, not held ensure protection of car parking optional
- optional, not held ensure the privacy of guests optional
- still to learn ensure hotel security required
- still to learn monitor work for special events required
- still to learn human dynamics as part of hospitality security required
- optional, not held set standards for handling valuables optional
- optional, not held develop working procedures optional
- optional, not held plan medium to long term objectives optional
- optional, not held plan shifts of employees optional
- optional, not held set payment handling strategies optional
- optional, not held tend to clients' personal items optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a hospitality establishment security officer role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 deal with unforeseen incidents in hospitality practise this
- 02 human dynamics as part of hospitality security study this
- 03 ensure hotel security practise this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 10 skills that carry over
- already held handle surveillance equipment skill
- already held legal use-of-force knowledge
- already held maintain incident reporting records skill
- already held manage budgets skill
- already held manage outsourced security skill
- already held manage security equipment skill
- already held manage staff skill
- already held perform internal investigations skill
- already held protect important clients skill
- already held undertake employee screening skill
12 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held set standards for handling valuables optional
- optional, not held procure hospitality products optional
- optional, not held tend to clients' personal items optional
- optional, not held assist clients with special needs optional
- optional, not held develop working procedures optional
- optional, not held ensure protection of car parking optional
- optional, not held ensure the privacy of guests optional
- optional, not held handle customer complaints optional
- optional, not held maintain customer service optional
- optional, not held plan medium to long term objectives optional
- optional, not held plan shifts of employees optional
- optional, not held set payment handling strategies optional
34 held skills the hospitality establishment security officer role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role advise on strengthening security skill
- not needed by the target role consultation methods knowledge
- not needed by the target role corporate social responsibility knowledge
- not needed by the target role cyber security knowledge
- not needed by the target role define security policies skill
- not needed by the target role ensure equipment availability skill
- not needed by the target role ensure equipment maintenance skill
- not needed by the target role establish daily priorities skill
- not needed by the target role establish site security routines skill
- not needed by the target role ethical hacking principles knowledge
- not needed by the target role follow company standards skill
- not needed by the target role implement ICT security policies skill
- not needed by the target role information confidentiality knowledge
- not needed by the target role inspect government policy compliance skill
- not needed by the target role internal risk management policy knowledge
- not needed by the target role investigate security issues skill
- not needed by the target role lead disaster recovery exercises skill
- not needed by the target role liaise with government officials skill
- not needed by the target role liaise with managers skill
- not needed by the target role liaise with security authorities skill
- not needed by the target role maintain facility security systems skill
- not needed by the target role manage disaster recovery plans skill
- not needed by the target role manage logistics skill
- not needed by the target role manage supplies skill
- not needed by the target role manage the security team skill
- not needed by the target role organisational resilience knowledge
- not needed by the target role oversee planning of security systems skill
- not needed by the target role plan health and safety procedures skill
- not needed by the target role security engineering knowledge
- not needed by the target role security regulations knowledge
- not needed by the target role security threats knowledge
- not needed by the target role strive for company growth skill
- not needed by the target role supervise daily information operations skill
- not needed by the target role write security reports skill
1 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 human dynamics as part of hospitality security required
Common questions about this move
Can a security manager become a hospitality establishment security officer?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. A security manager already covers 40% of what a hospitality establishment security officer is expected to do: 10 skills carry over, 10 of which the hospitality establishment security officer role treats as required.
What skills does a security manager need to become a hospitality establishment security officer?
11 required skills are missing, plus 12 optional ones. They fall into 6 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is deal with unforeseen incidents in hospitality.
How hard is the move from security manager to hospitality establishment security officer?
Its learning distance is 62.4 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.