Night Shift Security Officer (Grade D)

The gate at a construction yard in Randburg is the first line of safety, and you would be standing at it. It suits someone who likes knowing exactly what a good day's work looks like.

The work is in Randburg, Gauteng, so you'll need a reliable way to get there every day. Most weeks are 45 hours, in line with the BCEA.

• Test the panic button and radio when you come on duty
• Call the armed response or SAPS number from the call list when needed
• Write every incident and shift change in the occurrence book (OB)
• Open and close boom gates for residents, deliveries and contractors
• Keep the guardhouse clean and the OB up to date for the relieving officer
• Patrol the perimeter on a set route and scan checkpoint tags

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

• Experience on estate access apps or biometric readers
• Previous experience at a similar site type

• Provident fund contributions
• Stable long-term site contracts
• Paid night-shift allowance under the security sector rules

• 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.