Closing Date: 26 September 2025
- POST 32/65: SECURITY OFFICER: CORPORATE SERVICES REF NO: DOT/HRM/2025/21
- SALARY: R228 321 per annum (Level 05)
- CENTRE: Pretoria
Department of Transport Security Officer
REQUIREMENTS
National Senior Certificate/ Grade 12, Grade “C” PSIRA accredited certificate, one-year experience within the security industry. A National Certificate in Security Management is an added advantage, Knowledge of Control of Access to Public premises and Vehicle Act and other relevant legislations; Knowledge and skills: Good planning, organizing and coordinating skills; Good communication and interpersonal skills; computer literacy, ability to work under pressure.
DUTIES
The successful candidate will: Render access control services, administer access control to all employees and visitors and ensure that all aspects of access control are complied with, issue access control permits and receive same on departure, ensure that all visitors are fetched from reception/access control point and escorted throughout building by hosts, subject employees and visitors to walkthrough detection systems and ensure that weapons and unauthorized articles are not taken into the building, ensure that private firearms are locked in appropriate firearms safe facility, place baggage to X-ray examination and ensure that all unauthorized items/article detected are prevented from entering the premises, ensure that all private property brought into the building are declared in the appropriate registers, ensure that all assets removed from the premises are accompanied by appropriate asset removal permits, provide statistical reports in respect of access control administration, Provide effective control room operations and electronic security systems monitoring, monitor all electronic security systems at control room, check for the operation of all electronic systems during one’s shifts, dispatch patrolling security officers to respond to detected security breaches and irregularities, record all security breaches detected and actions initiated, test all fire equipment and two-way communications on the commencement and termination of one’s shift regularly, serve as a centre of communication for the security department by receiving, recording, and ensuring response to all internal and external requests/complaints, ensure that all fire detection and monitoring equipment are working and regular serviced, in case of emergency, set the access control doors on emergency mode, verify location of employees in the building through access control system and carry out any other duties as may be instructed, ensure that the control room serves as the integral part of the operational security.
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Activate Armed Response in case of duress situations, provide statistical reports with regard to control room operations, provide general guarding and patrolling security services, conduct inspections inside and outside the building and record all security breaches and irregularities discovered, conduct office inspections to check compliance with office security, remove all vulnerable assets abandoned in risky areas and safely keep them in safe custody, check perimeter fence and electronic security systems deployed around the building on commencement and termination of one’s shift, conduct vehicular searches where appropriate and necessary, during
emergency situations or evacuation drills, provide security services as may be necessary, conduct escort duties as may be necessary, conduct inspections on all fire equipment and OHS related risks and hazards, provide Guarding during external & internal events, monitor, report and investigate security breaches,
report all security breaches, monitor, record and investigate all incidents, provide assistance during events.
ENQUIRIES
Mr S Dube Tel No: (012) 309 3882
NOTE
Candidates must quote name of the post for the above-mentioned position on the subject line when applying i.e., “Security Officer: Corporate Services”
APPLICATIONS
Department of Transport, Private Bag X193, Pretoria, 0001 or hand deliver at the 159 Forum Building, Cnr Struben and Bosman Street, Pretoria for attention Recruitment Unit. Room 4034 or email to: Recruitment@dot.gov.za. Note: email applications must be sent as one attachment to avoid non-delivery of the email and only quotes the name of the post you are applying for on the Subject Line as directed on the post note.