Night Shift Security Officer (Grade D)

Residents and staff at an office tower in Fourways need to feel safe when they arrive; that is your job. Bring a calm head on busy days and you'll be fine.

This post is Fourways-based, with most of your time spent at an office tower. Most weeks are 45 hours, in line with the BCEA.

• Check visitors' IDs and capture them on the visitor app or in the gate register
• Call the armed response or SAPS number from the call list when needed
• Direct traffic and parking during school drop-off or big events
• Write every incident and shift change in the occurrence book (OB)
• Patrol the perimeter on a set route and scan checkpoint tags
• Test the panic button and radio when you come on duty

• Physically fit for foot patrols
• Grade 10 minimum; matric preferred
• Clean criminal record
• Speaks and writes basic English
• Alert, polite and firm with the public
• PSIRA registration at Grade C or higher, paid up to date

• A Code 8 licence for vehicle patrols
• Previous experience at a similar site type
• Experience on estate access apps or biometric readers

• Provident fund contributions
• Chance to be upgraded to Grade B with training
• Stable long-term site contracts
• Uniform, boots and winter jacket issued

• List the types of sites you have guarded, like estate, mall or factory. Security companies place officers by site experience.
• Make sure your PSIRA fees are paid. A lapsed registration gets your CV thrown out, even if you have years of experience.