Reception Security Officer (Office Tower)

The gate at a private school campus in Randburg is the first line of safety, and you would be standing at it. If you turn up on time and finish what you start, you'll fit in quickly.

The work is in Randburg, Gauteng, so you'll need a reliable way to get there every day. Start date: as soon as possible for the right person.

• Watch for loitering, broken fencing and open doors during night patrols
• Keep the guardhouse clean and the OB up to date for the relieving officer
• Test the panic button and radio when you come on duty
• Hand out and collect contractor access cards
• Patrol the perimeter on a set route and scan checkpoint tags
• Search vehicles and bags leaving the site when company policy requires it
• Write every incident and shift change in the occurrence book (OB)

• Clear, neat handwriting for the OB and registers
• Alert, polite and firm with the public
• Grade 10 minimum; matric preferred
• Clean criminal record
• Able to work 12-hour day and night shifts, including weekends

• A Code 8 licence for vehicle patrols
• First-aid Level 1 certificate
• Previous experience at a similar site type

• Stable long-term site contracts
• Provident fund contributions
• Uniform, boots and winter jacket issued
• Paid night-shift allowance under the security sector rules

• Arrive for the interview in neat clothes with your certificates in a plastic sleeve. It shows the discipline they want.
• Put your PSIRA number and grade right under your name. Recruiters check it on the PSIRA system before they even phone you.