Patrol Officer (Warehouse Perimeter)

The gate at an industrial park in Khayelitsha is the first line of safety, and you would be standing at it. It's a practical job: you'll see what you got done before you go home.

Home base is an industrial park on the Khayelitsha side of Western Cape.

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

• Clear, neat handwriting for the OB and registers
• Speaks and writes basic English
• Grade 10 minimum; matric preferred
• Alert, polite and firm with the public

• Previous experience at a similar site type
• First-aid Level 1 certificate

• Stable long-term site contracts
• Uniform, boots and winter jacket issued
• Paid night-shift allowance under the security sector rules
• Chance to be upgraded to Grade B with training

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