Reception Security Officer (Office Tower)

Residents and staff at a gated residential estate in Umhlanga need to feel safe when they arrive; that is your job. This role rewards consistency more than flash.

This post is in Umhlanga (KwaZulu-Natal). Please only apply if you can travel there daily.

• Check visitors' IDs and capture them on the visitor app or in the gate register
• Test the panic button and radio when you come on duty
• Write every incident and shift change in the occurrence book (OB)
• Open and close boom gates for residents, deliveries and contractors
• Keep the guardhouse clean and the OB up to date for the relieving officer

• Physically fit for foot patrols
• Grade 10 minimum; matric preferred
• Clear, neat handwriting for the OB and registers
• Able to work 12-hour day and night shifts, including weekends
• PSIRA registration at Grade C or higher, paid up to date

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

• 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.