Off-Site Video Monitoring Operator

Sharp eyes and a calm voice are the tools of the trade at a shopping mall security office in Kuruman. Bring a calm head on busy days and you'll be fine.

This post is in Kuruman (Northern Cape). Please only apply if you can travel there daily.

• Dispatch the nearest response vehicle over the radio
• Report camera faults and offline sites to the technicians
• Answer alarm signals and phone clients to verify them
• Hand over open incidents clearly at shift change
• Pull and save video footage for incident investigations

• Matric
• Good memory for sites, streets and procedures
• Clear speaking voice on radio and phone
• Computer literate and quick on a keyboard
• No criminal convictions (vetting is done before you start)
• Able to stay focused through 12-hour day and night shifts

• Experience on a CCTV or alarm monitoring platform
• CCTV operator short course

• Training on the monitoring software
• Shift allowance for nights
• Indoor, air-conditioned work environment
• Path to senior controller or supervisor

• Mention any software you have used: alarm monitoring, CCTV or even call centre systems. Control rooms need people who learn screens fast.
• Show you can stay alert at night. If you have done night shift before without problems, say so.