Access Control Officer (Grade C) – Entry Level

The gate at an industrial park in Pietermaritzburg is the first line of safety, and you would be standing at it. It's the kind of job where doing the basics well every day gets you noticed.

Location: Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first. Most weeks are 45 hours, in line with the BCEA.

• Watch for loitering, broken fencing and open doors during night patrols
• Call the armed response or SAPS number from the call list when needed
• Check visitors' IDs and capture them on the visitor app or in the gate register
• Write every incident and shift change in the occurrence book (OB)
• Hand out and collect contractor access cards
• Direct traffic and parking during school drop-off or big events

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

• Provident fund contributions
• Stable long-term site contracts
• Paid night-shift allowance under the security sector rules

• 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.