Access Control Officer (Grade C)

You'll control who comes in and out of an office tower in Boksburg, and log every visitor properly. Good for someone who wants to build a solid track record they can put on their CV.

Location: Boksburg, Gauteng. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first. Weekend work is on a roster, so you won't be on every weekend.

• Write every incident and shift change in the occurrence book (OB)
• Check visitors' IDs and capture them on the visitor app or in the gate register
• Search vehicles and bags leaving the site when company policy requires it
• Keep the guardhouse clean and the OB up to date for the relieving officer
• Open and close boom gates for residents, deliveries and contractors
• Watch for loitering, broken fencing and open doors during night patrols
• Direct traffic and parking during school drop-off or big events

• Alert, polite and firm with the public
• Grade 10 minimum; matric preferred
• PSIRA registration at Grade C or higher, paid up to date
• Speaks and writes basic English

• Chance to be upgraded to Grade B with training
• Stable long-term site contracts
• Paid night-shift allowance under the security sector rules
• Uniform, boots and winter jacket issued

• Put your PSIRA number and grade right under your name. Recruiters check it on the PSIRA system before they even phone you.
• List the types of sites you have guarded, like estate, mall or factory. Security companies place officers by site experience.