Gate Security Officer (Residential Estate)

How2Apply Talent Network
Alberton, Gauteng
Full-time
Posted 2 hours ago
Full-time Security PSIRA Grade C
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Job Description

You'll control who comes in and out of an office tower in Alberton, and log every visitor properly. This is a good step for someone who wants proper routine and a manager who notices good work.

This post is in Alberton (Gauteng). Please only apply if you can travel there daily. Shifts rotate, so you'll need to be flexible about days and nights.

The work, day to day

  • Call the armed response or SAPS number from the call list when needed
  • Hand out and collect contractor access cards
  • Search vehicles and bags leaving the site when company policy requires it
  • Watch for loitering, broken fencing and open doors during night patrols
  • Write every incident and shift change in the occurrence book (OB)
  • Open and close boom gates for residents, deliveries and contractors

You'll need

  • Speaks and writes basic English
  • PSIRA registration at Grade C or higher, paid up to date
  • Physically fit for foot patrols
  • Able to work 12-hour day and night shifts, including weekends
  • Clean criminal record

Nice if you have

  • First-aid Level 1 certificate
  • Experience on estate access apps or biometric readers

On offer

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

How to apply

  1. Make sure the role, the hours and working in Alberton really suit you before you apply.
  2. Get these ready, because shortlisted people are asked for them straight away: certified copy of your ID plus Grade 10 or matric certificate.
  3. Send your details with the form below. Add one or two lines about similar work you've done.
  4. If you're shortlisted you'll hear from us within 8 working days, usually by phone.

Your application joins the How2Apply talent pool for this role, and we put shortlisted people forward to employers hiring in and around Alberton.

Applying is free. Nobody from How2Apply will ever ask you to pay for anything to get this job.

Before you hit apply

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

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Job details
SalaryDiscussed at interview
Job TypeFull-time
LocationAlberton, Gauteng
CategorySecurity
Experience2+ years
LicensePSIRA Grade C
Posted2 November 2026
Closing Date27 November 2026
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