{"id":627215,"date":"2026-10-11T09:50:33","date_gmt":"2026-10-11T09:50:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/627215\/"},"modified":"2026-10-11T09:50:33","modified_gmt":"2026-10-11T09:50:33","slug":"james-wessex-in-horror-security-scare-after-knife-incident-at-uni-royal-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/627215\/","title":{"rendered":"James Wessex in horror security scare after knife incident at uni | Royal | News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-mce-linkchecker-status=\"valid\">The university is looking for a new Security and Welfare Officer to be on-site. Job Centre Plus\u2019s Gloucestershire page on X shared: \u201cHelp keep campus safe as a Security and Welfare Officer in Cirencester with<a data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RoyalAgUni\" rel=\"nofollow\"> @RoyalAgUni<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPatrol the campus, support student welfare and respond to incidents.\u201d The role is permanent with a starting salary of \u00a324,215 per year, progressing to \u00a327,319.<\/p>\n<p>The job description reads: \u201cWorking as part of the Security and Welfare team within the Estates and IT Directorate, ensure the safety and welfare of our students, staff and visitors. The team will provide a reassuring, supportive and welcoming presence delivering the highest level of customer service and satisfaction.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAdditionally, the Security and Welfare Officers protect and care for the university\u2019s estate and buildings. There may be opportunities to work additional hours\/overtime to cover for colleagues\u2019 absences, and to assist during busy periods and events.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to Hello! Magazine, the job advert comes after a brutal knife attack took place in the town earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p>On March 15, a 14-year-old boy attacked a teenage girl in a corner shop in Cirencester with a six-inch kitchen knife.<\/p>\n<p>The victim survived the attack, but in an impact statement, she described severe ongoing trauma, including flashbacks, nightmares, hypervigilance, and a loss of independence.<\/p>\n<p>The perpetrators dominated headlines again after it became known that he was given a 12-month referral order and a three-year restraining order.<\/p>\n<p>It has been in the news once again, as the culprit has been given a 12-month referral order and a three-year restraining order, sparking online backlash for not being severe enough.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The university is looking for a new Security and Welfare Officer to be on-site. Job Centre Plus\u2019s Gloucestershire&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":627216,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[46389,46390,156,279738,307866,307868,307869,307864,307863,307867,307865,111,139,69,3164,15852],"class_list":["post-627215","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-duchess-sophie","tag-duchess-sophie-news","tag-entertainment","tag-james-wessex","tag-james-wessex-education","tag-james-wessex-gcse-results","tag-james-wessex-gcses","tag-james-wessex-latest","tag-james-wessex-news","tag-james-wessex-school","tag-james-wessex-update","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-royal-family","tag-royal-family-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/627215","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=627215"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/627215\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/627216"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=627215"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=627215"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=627215"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}