Wits: Security Officer

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Job Position: Security Officer

Location: Johannesburg

Closing Date: 29 September 2023

Organization Name: Protection Services

Job Purpose

The employee is accountable to his or her supervisor for the ongoing security of faculty, staff, and visitors, as well as the safety of university buildings and the maintenance and security of university property.

Key responsibilities

  • Patrolling on foot and in vehicles.
  • Building inspections (looking for any threats of any kind, signs of fire, criminality, and malfunctioning lights, for example).
  • Locking and unlocking offices and buildings
  • Verifying the operation of security alarms, including their activation and deactivation
  • Reacting to warnings and crises in accordance with the established protocol
  • Regular reporting to the supervisor and the counterparts
  • Accompanying workers and students as they move between and between campuses
  • Staffing fixed positions (exit points, residences, and libraries)
  • Completing access control tasks as directed
  • execute the appropriate access control procedures.
  • Carry out any one (or more, if necessary) of the necessary “specialist” tasks, such as operating the central office or operating a vehicle.
  • Assist guests by pointing them in the right directions
  • Take part in training exercises, a parade, and other events.
  • Carry out any additional duties or responsibilities that the supervisor deems necessary to fulfill the department’s overall function.
  • Complete the shift work as instructed by your superiors.

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Requirements

  • Grade 12 (Matric) is required.
  • Post-Graduate certification or training in a relevant discipline would be useful
  • A PSIRA certificate is necessary.
  • Security Guard/Patrol industry experience is required
  • A valid driver’s license is required
  • First aid or firefighting certification would be useful.
  • Effective verbal and written communication abilities
  • No prior criminal history

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