Armed Response Officer (Residential Patrols)

Serious work for a serious officer: armed response across a business park in Richards Bay. Expect to be trusted with real work from your first week.

Home base is a business park on the Richards Bay side of KwaZulu-Natal.

• Check the firearm in and out of the safe at shift start and end
• Secure a scene until SAPS arrives and hand over details
• Do vehicle checks: tyres, fuel, lights and siren
• Carry out visible patrols through the sector between call-outs
• Respond to alarm and panic signals sent by the control room
• Write detailed incident reports on the tablet or in the vehicle logbook
• Give first aid at an incident until paramedics take over

• SAPS firearm competency certificate for handguns (and shotgun if required)
• PSIRA Grade B or C with an armed response course
• Valid Code 8 or Code 10 licence with at least 2 years driving
• At least 2 years in guarding or response

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

• Put your firearm competency and armed response course at the top. Without both, the CV is not read further.
• Bring the originals of your certificates to the interview. Armed companies verify them before a shooting test.