Armed Escort Officer

You'll answer alarms across a farming district in Worcester in a marked vehicle, armed and ready. If you learn fast and don't mind being shown things twice, you'll settle in within a few weeks.

Location: Worcester, Western Cape. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first. The first two weeks are spent shadowing someone experienced.

• Search the property perimeter and check doors, windows and gates
• Write detailed incident reports on the tablet or in the vehicle logbook
• Visit clients for key-holder checks and open-up requests
• Do vehicle checks: tyres, fuel, lights and siren
• Check the firearm in and out of the safe at shift start and end
• Carry out visible patrols through the sector between call-outs
• Secure a scene until SAPS arrives and hand over details

• PSIRA Grade B or C with an armed response course
• Clean criminal record and no pending cases
• At least 2 years in guarding or response
• SAPS firearm competency certificate for handguns (and shotgun if required)
• Able to work 12-hour rotating shifts

• Danger and night allowances
• Regular refresher shooting practice
• Response vehicle and firearm provided
• Group life cover through the provident fund

• Mention the areas you know well. Companies prefer officers who can find addresses fast without a GPS.
• Bring the originals of your certificates to the interview. Armed companies verify them before a shooting test.