Reception Security Officer (Office Tower)

Residents and staff at a gated residential estate in Mahikeng need to feel safe when they arrive; that is your job. Expect to be trusted with real work from your first week.

The work is in Mahikeng, North West, so you'll need a reliable way to get there every day. Most weeks are 45 hours, in line with the BCEA.

• Hand out and collect contractor access cards
• Search vehicles and bags leaving the site when company policy requires it
• Watch for loitering, broken fencing and open doors during night patrols
• 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
• Direct traffic and parking during school drop-off or big events

• Grade 10 minimum; matric preferred
• Able to work 12-hour day and night shifts, including weekends
• Speaks and writes basic English
• Clear, neat handwriting for the OB and registers
• Physically fit for foot patrols

• Experience on estate access apps or biometric readers
• First-aid Level 1 certificate
• Firefighting or evacuation training

• Provident fund contributions
• Stable long-term site contracts
• Paid night-shift allowance under the security sector rules
• Chance to be upgraded to Grade B with training

• Put your PSIRA number and grade right under your name. Recruiters check it on the PSIRA system before they even phone you.
• List the types of sites you have guarded, like estate, mall or factory. Security companies place officers by site experience.