Gate Security Officer (Residential Estate)

Residents and staff at a private school campus in Montague Gardens need to feel safe when they arrive; that is your job. People who do well here are steady, honest and not scared to ask when something is unclear.

This post is Montague Gardens-based, with most of your time spent at a private school campus.

• Check visitors' IDs and capture them on the visitor app or in the gate register
• Keep the guardhouse clean and the OB up to date for the relieving officer
• Watch for loitering, broken fencing and open doors during night patrols
• Patrol the perimeter on a set route and scan checkpoint tags
• Open and close boom gates for residents, deliveries and contractors
• Direct traffic and parking during school drop-off or big events

• Grade 10 minimum; matric preferred
• PSIRA registration at Grade C or higher, paid up to date
• Alert, polite and firm with the public
• Clean criminal record
• Able to work 12-hour day and night shifts, including weekends
• Clear, neat handwriting for the OB and registers

• Firefighting or evacuation training
• Previous experience at a similar site type

• Paid night-shift allowance under the security sector rules
• Chance to be upgraded to Grade B with training
• Stable long-term site contracts
• Uniform, boots and winter jacket issued

• 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.