Security Dispatcher (Armed Response)

From a chair in a vehicle tracking control centre in Pretoria East, you guide officers in the field to where they are needed. People who do well here are steady, honest and not scared to ask when something is unclear.

You'll report in Pretoria East. Relocation is not covered for this one.

• Dispatch the nearest response vehicle over the radio
• Keep call-out times and client passwords up to date
• Pull and save video footage for incident investigations
• Log every event and action on the monitoring software
• Answer alarm signals and phone clients to verify them

• Able to stay focused through 12-hour day and night shifts
• Computer literate and quick on a keyboard
• No criminal convictions (vetting is done before you start)
• PSIRA registration, Grade C or higher

• Speaking more than one local language
• Experience on a CCTV or alarm monitoring platform
• CCTV operator short course

• Indoor, air-conditioned work environment
• Path to senior controller or supervisor
• Training on the monitoring software

• Show you can stay alert at night. If you have done night shift before without problems, say so.
• Mention any software you have used: alarm monitoring, CCTV or even call centre systems. Control rooms need people who learn screens fast.