Access Control Officer (Grade C)

You'll control who comes in and out of a gated residential estate in Pinetown, and log every visitor properly. People who do well here are steady, honest and not scared to ask when something is unclear.

This post is Pinetown-based, with most of your time spent at a gated residential estate.

• Test the panic button and radio when you come on duty
• Check visitors' IDs and capture them on the visitor app or in the gate register
• Call the armed response or SAPS number from the call list when needed
• Search vehicles and bags leaving the site when company policy requires it
• Write every incident and shift change in the occurrence book (OB)
• Watch for loitering, broken fencing and open doors during night patrols
• Direct traffic and parking during school drop-off or big events

• Able to work 12-hour day and night shifts, including weekends
• Alert, polite and firm with the public
• Grade 10 minimum; matric preferred
• Speaks and writes basic English
• Physically fit for foot patrols
• PSIRA registration at Grade C or higher, paid up to date

• Firefighting or evacuation training
• First-aid Level 1 certificate

• Paid night-shift allowance under the security sector rules
• Uniform, boots and winter jacket issued
• Provident fund contributions
• Chance to be upgraded to Grade B with training

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