Senior Protective Services Officer (Shift)

Job Advert Summary

Reporting to the Protective Services Supervisor, the successful candidate will be responsible for the protection of Rand Water staff, assets, and property in line with the National Key Point Act, the MPSS, and other legislation as well as site-specific procedures and training guidelines. It will be required from time to time to relief on Shift.

Minimum Requirements

• Grade 12
• PSIRA and NKP registration
• Five years relevant security experience, of which two years must be within a National Key Point installation.
• Competency certificate in handling pistol, rifle, or hand machine carbine and shotgun, as well as successful completion of the following unit standards: 123515, 123514, and 123511
• Code B Driver’s license and the ability to pass the Rand Water K53 drivers evaluation.

Primary Duties

• Access and egress control, including patrolling and guarding of the perimeter area as well as building patrol.
• Searching of vehicles, people, and packages.
• Traffic control and bio-metric system monitoring, pedestrians, and vehicles including contractors, suppliers, and visitors.
• Administration of access control register, occurrence book, permits, and reception duties, verification of outgoing/incoming assets as per gate release.
• Crime investigation and prevention, information gathering.
• Emergency preparedness in terms of first aid, firefighting, evacuation of personnel and vehicles, industrial accidents, threats, and disasters.

Knowledge

• NKP and PSIRA regulation knowledge
• Patrolling and guarding
• Access and egress control
• Current relevant legislation and company policy
• ISO9001, ISO14001, and OHSAS45001

Skills

• Decision making
• Good communication (both written and verbal)
• Conflict handling
• Good interpersonal skills

Attitude

• Analytical ability
• Initiative
• Awareness
• Alertness
• Assertiveness
• Customer service
• Results driven