Reception Security Officer (Office Tower)

Steady 12-hour shifts at a construction yard in Brackenfell for PSIRA-registered officers. Expect to be trusted with real work from your first week.

Home base is a construction yard on the Brackenfell side of Western Cape.

• Keep the guardhouse clean and the OB up to date for the relieving officer
• Open and close boom gates for residents, deliveries and contractors
• Watch for loitering, broken fencing and open doors during night patrols
• Patrol the perimeter on a set route and scan checkpoint tags
• Hand out and collect contractor access cards
• Write every incident and shift change in the occurrence book (OB)

• Clear, neat handwriting for the OB and registers
• Grade 10 minimum; matric preferred
• Clean criminal record
• PSIRA registration at Grade C or higher, paid up to date
• Alert, polite and firm with the public
• Able to work 12-hour day and night shifts, including weekends

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

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

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