Patrol Officer (Warehouse Perimeter)

Residents and staff at an office tower in Durban Central need to feel safe when they arrive; that is your job. If you turn up on time and finish what you start, you'll fit in quickly.

Location: Durban Central, KwaZulu-Natal. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first.

• Watch for loitering, broken fencing and open doors during night patrols
• Call the armed response or SAPS number from the call list when needed
• Search vehicles and bags leaving the site when company policy requires it
• Direct traffic and parking during school drop-off or big events
• Check visitors' IDs and capture them on the visitor app or in the gate register
• Patrol the perimeter on a set route and scan checkpoint tags
• Keep the guardhouse clean and the OB up to date for the relieving officer

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

• Chance to be upgraded to Grade B with training
• Paid night-shift allowance under the security sector rules
• 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.
• Put your PSIRA number and grade right under your name. Recruiters check it on the PSIRA system before they even phone you.