Night Shift Security Officer (Grade D) – Experienced

The gate at a gated residential estate in Vanderbijlpark is the first line of safety, and you would be standing at it. You don't need to be the loudest person in the room, just the one others can count on.

This post is in Vanderbijlpark (Gauteng). Please only apply if you can travel there daily. Start date: as soon as possible for the right person.

• 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
• Check visitors' IDs and capture them on the visitor app or in the gate register
• Test the panic button and radio when you come on duty
• Hand out and collect contractor access cards
• Patrol the perimeter on a set route and scan checkpoint tags
• Search vehicles and bags leaving the site when company policy requires it

• Grade 10 minimum; matric preferred
• Clean criminal record
• Clear, neat handwriting for the OB and registers
• Speaks and writes basic English
• Able to work 12-hour day and night shifts, including weekends

• First-aid Level 1 certificate
• Experience on estate access apps or biometric readers

• Stable long-term site contracts
• Paid night-shift allowance under the security sector rules
• Provident fund contributions
• Uniform, boots and winter jacket issued

• Make sure your PSIRA fees are paid. A lapsed registration gets your CV thrown out, even if you have years of experience.
• Put your PSIRA number and grade right under your name. Recruiters check it on the PSIRA system before they even phone you.