Access Control Officer (Grade C)

Steady 12-hour shifts at an office tower in Pinetown for PSIRA-registered officers. It suits someone who likes knowing exactly what a good day's work looks like.

The work is in Pinetown, KwaZulu-Natal, so you'll need a reliable way to get there every day. There's a probation period of three months before the contract is confirmed.

• Hand out and collect contractor access cards
• Open and close boom gates for residents, deliveries and contractors
• Direct traffic and parking during school drop-off or big events
• Call the armed response or SAPS number from the call list when needed
• Keep the guardhouse clean and the OB up to date for the relieving officer

• Speaks and writes basic English
• Clear, neat handwriting for the OB and registers
• Clean criminal record
• Able to work 12-hour day and night shifts, including weekends
• Alert, polite and firm with the public
• Physically fit for foot patrols

• Stable long-term site contracts
• Provident fund contributions
• Paid night-shift allowance under the security sector rules
• Uniform, boots and winter jacket issued

• List the types of sites you have guarded, like estate, mall or factory. Security companies place officers by site experience.
• Arrive for the interview in neat clothes with your certificates in a plastic sleeve. It shows the discipline they want.