CCTV Monitoring Officer (Night Roster)

From a chair in an armed response control room in Roodepoort, you guide officers in the field to where they are needed. Bring a calm head on busy days and you'll be fine.

Location: Roodepoort, Gauteng. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first. Most weeks are 45 hours, in line with the BCEA.

• Track stolen vehicles on the map and guide recovery teams
• Pull and save video footage for incident investigations
• Keep call-out times and client passwords up to date
• Talk down intruders over on-site speakers when the system allows
• Answer alarm signals and phone clients to verify them

• Clear speaking voice on radio and phone
• No criminal convictions (vetting is done before you start)
• Able to stay focused through 12-hour day and night shifts
• Matric
• Computer literate and quick on a keyboard

• Call centre work in the past
• CCTV operator short course
• Speaking more than one local language

• Indoor, air-conditioned work environment
• Path to senior controller or supervisor
• Training on the monitoring software

• Some companies give a typing and map test. Practise finding streets on a map quickly before the interview.
• Mention any software you have used: alarm monitoring, CCTV or even call centre systems. Control rooms need people who learn screens fast.