Branch: Corporate Management – Security Management
Location: Johannesburg
Salary: R163 680 per annum (plus benefits)
The Gauteng Provincial Government invites suitably qualified and disciplined individuals to apply for the position of Security Officer within the Corporate Management – Security Management division. This role is essential in ensuring the safety, security, and protection of departmental staff, visitors, assets, and infrastructure.
If you have a passion for security services, strong attention to detail, and the ability to remain calm under pressure, this is a valuable opportunity to join a professional and structured working environment.
Minimum Requirements
Applicants must meet the following criteria:
- Grade 10 qualification
- PSIRA Grade C obtained from a PSIRA-registered or recognised training centre
- Valid PSIRA registration – Grade C
- No experience required – ideal for entry-level security officers
- Knowledge of:
- Government sector operations and organisational structure
- Public Service regulations, policies, and procedures
- Access control procedures
- Control and movement of equipment and stores
- Prescribed security procedures (MIS, NISA, Protection of Information Act, etc.)
- Emergency procedures
- Skills:
- Communication
- Computer literacy
- Interpersonal relations
- Problem solving
- Analytical thinking
- Report writing
- Leadership and strategic planning
- Organising skills
- Attributes:
- Ability to work under pressure
- Decisive
- Diversity awareness
- Innovative and proactive
- Teamwork-oriented
- Cost-conscious
- Quality-driven
Key Duties and Responsibilities
1. Perform Access Control
- Verify whether visitors have appointments or determine the services they require
- Contact relevant employees to confirm appointments or guide visitors to appropriate service points
- Control admission registers and issue visitor cards or control documents
- Escort visitors when required
- Operate X-ray machines to detect prohibited or dangerous items such as firearms or knives
- Use walk-through metal detectors to ensure effective access control
2. Ensure Safety Within Buildings and Premises
- Conduct regular patrols to check:
- Doors that must be locked or unlocked
- Water leaks and open taps
- Fire hazards and exposed electrical wiring
- Suspicious objects or packages
- Lighting (switching lights on/off where required)
- Apply emergency procedures during incidents such as bomb scares, riots, or fire outbreaks
- Monitor and respond to alarm systems
- Immediately report all incidents to the relevant emergency services and departmental management
3. Prevent Unauthorized Removal or Entry of Assets
- Maintain and complete registers controlling movement of equipment, stores, and documents
- Ensure departmental assets do not leave or enter the premises without authorization
- Inspect vehicles entering or exiting the premises
- Report missing or stolen assets
- Handle documents according to their security classification
4. Operate Control Room Security Equipment
- Monitor departmental premises using CCTV systems
- Ensure all security systems are functional and report faults immediately
- Record incidents in occurrence books or registers
- Monitor all access points to ensure compliance with access control procedures
- Report suspicious conduct and follow up on incidents
5. Lock-Up and Compliance Duties
- Perform proper lock-ups of offices and access points
- Identify, record, and report all security breaches and non-compliance issues to the supervisor
Enquiries
For more details about the post, contact:
Mr. Leon Steyn – 083 234 4399