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Tactical Response Officer (Night Shift)

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Potchefstroom, North West

Full-time

Posted 21 hours ago

Full-time Security PSIRA Grade B

R10 000 – R13 250/month

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Job Description

When a panic button goes off in a farming district in Potchefstroom, you are the one who arrives first. Bring a calm head on busy days and you'll be fine.

The site is in Potchefstroom; early starts mean public transport timing matters, so check your route before applying.

What you'll actually do

Drive the response vehicle safely at speed to client addresses
Check the firearm in and out of the safe at shift start and end
Carry out visible patrols through the sector between call-outs
Visit clients for key-holder checks and open-up requests
Search the property perimeter and check doors, windows and gates
Secure a scene until SAPS arrives and hand over details

What you need

Able to work 12-hour rotating shifts
SAPS firearm competency certificate for handguns (and shotgun if required)
PSIRA Grade B or C with an armed response course
At least 2 years in guarding or response
Valid Code 8 or Code 10 licence with at least 2 years driving
Clean criminal record and no pending cases

Helpful, not essential

Knowledge of the local streets and sectors
SAPS, SANDF or reservist background

What you get

Group life cover through the provident fund
Danger and night allowances
Response vehicle and firearm provided
Regular refresher shooting practice

How to apply for this job

Read the "What you need" list above. If you tick most of it, go ahead and apply.
Keep copies of these ready to send: driver's licence and ID copies, PSIRA registration certificate showing armed response plus service record or reference letter from past security work.
Fill in the short form below with your name and a phone number you actually answer.
If you're shortlisted you'll hear from us within 7 working days, usually by phone.

How2Apply recruits for this position on behalf of hiring employers around Potchefstroom; applications go into our talent pool and shortlisted candidates are introduced directly.

How2Apply never charges you to apply, for training, for uniforms or for a "placement fee". If anyone asks you for money, it is a scam.

How to stand out

Bring the originals of your certificates to the interview. Armed companies verify them before a shooting test.
Put your firearm competency and armed response course at the top. Without both, the CV is not read further.