Reception Security Officer (Office Tower)

You'll control who comes in and out of a construction yard in Durban Central, and log every visitor properly. People who do well here are steady, honest and not scared to ask when something is unclear.

This post is Durban Central-based, with most of your time spent at a construction yard.

• 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
• Search vehicles and bags leaving the site when company policy requires it
• Call the armed response or SAPS number from the call list when needed
• Test the panic button and radio when you come on duty
• Patrol the perimeter on a set route and scan checkpoint tags

• Clean criminal record
• Able to work 12-hour day and night shifts, including weekends
• Alert, polite and firm with the public
• Speaks and writes basic English

• A Code 8 licence for vehicle patrols
• Firefighting or evacuation training
• First-aid Level 1 certificate

• Chance to be upgraded to Grade B with training
• Provident fund contributions
• Uniform, boots and winter jacket issued
• Paid night-shift allowance under the security sector rules

• Make sure your PSIRA fees are paid. A lapsed registration gets your CV thrown out, even if you have years of experience.
• Arrive for the interview in neat clothes with your certificates in a plastic sleeve. It shows the discipline they want.