Night Shift Security Officer (Grade D)

Residents and staff at a gated residential estate in Bloemfontein 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 Bloemfontein-based, with most of your time spent at a gated residential estate.

• Write every incident and shift change in the occurrence book (OB)
• 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
• Open and close boom gates for residents, deliveries and contractors
• Direct traffic and parking during school drop-off or big events

• Alert, polite and firm with the public
• Speaks and writes basic English
• Clear, neat handwriting for the OB and registers
• Grade 10 minimum; matric preferred

• Chance to be upgraded to Grade B with training
• Provident fund contributions
• Stable long-term site contracts

• Put your PSIRA number and grade right under your name. Recruiters check it on the PSIRA system before they even phone you.
• List the types of sites you have guarded, like estate, mall or factory. Security companies place officers by site experience.