Careers at GSS
Bring your discipline to a team that values it — veterans and specialists from every background.
Global Support Services recruits into specialist canine, close protection and surveillance roles across the UK — work that puts your training, professionalism and judgement to use.
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Why join GSS
A career that takes your development seriously
GSS employs its people directly — accredited training, clear progression, and steady UK-wide work across detection dogs, protection dogs, close protection and surveillance. Whatever your background, if you bring discipline and standards, we'll invest in the rest.
Ex-military and ex-service
From service to a second career
We are passionate and intensely proud of our work with ex-uniformed personnel, including military veterans — actively partnering with UK charities, including Veterans Aid, to bring these men and women into our business. Your discipline, calm under pressure, and ability to operate as part of a tight team are exactly what make our canine, protection, and surveillance teams so effective.
Careers and companionship
A new purpose after service
Hear how Global Support Services creates meaningful careers for former service personnel — combining specialist security work, strong teams, and the companionship of working dogs.
Where we recruit from
More backgrounds than you'd expect
Many of our people came to us from the forces and uniformed services — and our teams are stronger for the range of backgrounds in them. Here's where our people come from, and why we look there.
Discipline, calm, and a natural bond with working dogs
Our roots are in the forces. Many of our handlers and operators are ex-military, and we actively partner with UK charities to support the transition from service into a specialist security career. The composure under pressure, attention to detail, and teamwork you built on operations are exactly what our work demands.
Roles that fit: Detection & protection dog handlers, close protection
What we offer
What you get as part of GSS
Employer of choice
Real investment in your development — accredited training, clear progression, and the support of a team that understands where you've come from.
Purpose & camaraderie
Work that matters alongside people who share your standards, your humour, and your bond with working dogs. The unit feeling, without the deployment.
Stability you can plan around
An independent, UK-registered company built for the long term, with UK-wide work so you can build a steady civilian career.
Benefits
What's in it for you
Practical support designed around people leaving the forces and uniformed services.
—Accredited training & qualifications
—Clear routes to progress
—UK-wide deployments & variety
—Veteran-friendly, ex-forces culture
—Charity partnerships supporting transition
—A team that backs its people
How to join
How our hiring process works
A straightforward process that respects your time and recognises the experience you already bring.
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Send your CV
Email careers@global-support.org with your CV and a note on the roles and locations that suit you.
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Initial conversation
We talk through your background, experience, and what you're looking for in a civilian role.
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Assessment & vetting
Role-relevant assessment plus the security vetting and licensing checks our work requires.
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Onboarding & training
We get you trained, accredited, and matched to a team — with support as you find your feet.
Current opportunities
Roles we recruit for
Many of our best people joined us from the forces, the police and the private sector. These are the positions we recruit for most often — and we're always keen to hear from the right people, even when a role isn't listed.
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—Detection Dog Handler
Full-time · UK-wide
Deploy with NCTAS-P-standard detection dogs…
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—GP Handlers
Full-time
Don't see your role? We welcome speculative applications — send your CV and tell us how you'd like to contribute.
Ready to put your training back to work?
Send us your CV and tell us how you'd like to contribute. Every application gets a personal read.
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