Gate Security Officer (Residential Estate)

You'll control who comes in and out of a construction yard in Springs, and log every visitor properly. People who do well here are steady, honest and not scared to ask when something is unclear.

This post is in Springs (Gauteng). Please only apply if you can travel there daily.

• Direct traffic and parking during school drop-off or big events
• Call the armed response or SAPS number from the call list when needed
• Test the panic button and radio when you come on duty
• Keep the guardhouse clean and the OB up to date for the relieving officer
• Write every incident and shift change in the occurrence book (OB)

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

• Chance to be upgraded to Grade B with training
• Paid night-shift allowance under the security sector rules
• Provident fund contributions
• Stable long-term site contracts

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