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The Importance of Good Door Supervisors
It would be fair to say that Door Supervisors get a tough time of it, from listening to people who regularly go to clubs and other venues. Given the fact that part of a Door Supervisor’s job is to deal with people who are already in something of a bad mood, though, it is always worth stopping to think just how impartial the string of insults might be. The truth of the matter is that without good doormen, many people’s nights out would be all too easily ruined. Very few people actually think to thank them at the end of a night, considering that they are often the first line of defence against troublemakers.
It is possible that this distrust and distaste for doormen is a matter of tradition, going back to times when – often as a result of much provocation – “bouncers” would physically eject a person from a club without taking every due care and attention for the safety of the individual. As times have gone on, though, the industry has changed even if people’s opinions may still be largely informed by the past. If a security guard or doorman has cause to intervene in a person’s evening, the extreme likelihood is that they will have had every reason to do so, and will only have intervened as a result of prolonged provocation.
These days, door supervisors have to show they can do a lot more than just grab a miscreant by the arm and lead them out of the club, and if they cannot do so they will find it impossible to get a job in any reputable club. To work in the security industry it is absolutely essential to have the necessary qualifications, and since the early part of this century that has included passing exams and securing an SIA licence. In order to get this licence, the prospective guard must first demonstrate that they have learned enough from an SIA training course and from general common sense to handle a very wide range of situations, ones which involve brains, as well as physical strength and courage.
The SIA take their role as the regulatory body for the security industry very seriously. While there are still some venues where a blind eye is turned to the law, these are becoming much fewer in number, and there is no get-out clause for anyone who has been a security worker since before the SIA was created. Anyone working as a Door Supervisor, Security Guard, CCTV Operator or any other job connected with premise security needs a licence, no matter when they started working in the industry.
To find out more about becoming a security professional it is worth finding out about SIA training courses near you. One advantage of having the qualification is that they entitle you to work in more than one sector of the security industry – an SIA Licence really is worth having, and the training is interesting and enlightening, allowing you to learn things which may surprise you, but will be of endless help.
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