Access Control Officer (Grade C) – Fixed-Term

Residents and staff at an office tower in Upington need to feel safe when they arrive; that is your job. If you like clear targets and knowing where you stand, this is for you.

The site is in Upington; early starts mean public transport timing matters, so check your route before applying. Shifts rotate, so you'll need to be flexible about days and nights.

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

• Speaks and writes basic English
• Able to work 12-hour day and night shifts, including weekends
• Alert, polite and firm with the public
• Grade 10 minimum; matric preferred
• Clear, neat handwriting for the OB and registers
• Clean criminal record

• Firefighting or evacuation training
• A Code 8 licence for vehicle patrols

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

• 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.