Work-Force
Bring your skills as a Security Guard to Uitenhage and join a team that moves fast. This Eastern Cape role is one to watch.
About This Position
An experienced Security Guard is needed to support operations in Uitenhage. The role forms part of how the business keeps its legal and security jobs portfolio strong in Eastern Cape.
Day-to-day, the role balances focused delivery with the kind of collaboration that keeps things moving. The successful candidate is trusted to make sensible decisions inside the agreed scope, with line-management support whenever a sounding board is useful.
Stakeholders for this position include line managers, peers across the legal and security jobs team and trusted external partners. Building those relationships early makes the next twelve months in Uitenhage much easier.
Tools, systems and information are there to support the role rather than slow it down. The company continues to invest in the technology that backs its Uitenhage teams, and the new Security Guard will feel that from the first week.
Day in the Life
Your day is built on focus and detail. You work through matter files or post lists, review evidence or contracts and check that every required record is in place. Communication with site teams, attorneys, clients or SAPS is constant, and you keep your reports factual, precise and timely. When something out of the ordinary happens, you respond calmly and follow procedure, knowing that good documentation today protects the business tomorrow.
No two days look exactly the same — and that variety is part of what keeps the role engaging for the right candidate in Uitenhage.
The rhythm rewards people who plan ahead but also pivot quickly when Eastern Cape operations throw up the unexpected.
Notably, the Uitenhage office buzzes through peak hours and settles into focused, productive lulls in between, giving you time to plan and reset before the next stretch of work.
Why This Role
Importantly, the hiring organisation may provide onboarding or skills development for this legal and security jobs role in Uitenhage; the available support will be confirmed in the final vacancy details for Eastern Cape.
Importantly, the package, working arrangements and any available support will be confirmed by the hiring organisation for this vacancy.
Career development may be available depending on the role, business needs and the hiring organisation’s policies.
Equally, the role’s development opportunities, training and benefits, if offered, will be set out in the final vacancy details.
About the Team
Equally, the team you will be working with is fast-paced and energetic. Things move quickly across the Uitenhage office, and the people who thrive here are the ones who plan ahead, communicate openly and pick up the slack when Eastern Cape operations get busy.
Line management is hands-on without being heavy. Expect regular one-to-ones, honest feedback and the support needed to do good work consistently.
Beyond that, the team structure and working relationships for this role in Uitenhage will be explained during the hiring process.
Collaboration is the default working mode. Whether picking up a quick query or working through a complex project, you will find colleagues willing to lean in and help.
Our Commitment to Transformation
Equally, the organisation supports a respectful workplace. Applications are welcome from suitably qualified candidates across Eastern Cape, and recruitment is intended to be fair and transparent.
Inclusive hiring extends through onboarding and into how teams operate every day. Respectful, fair conduct is expected from every team member in Uitenhage.
Equally, the hiring organisation’s applicable employment-equity and inclusion practices will be explained in the final vacancy details for Eastern Cape.
B-BBEE compliance is more than a scorecard here. It informs how the business invests in skills development, supplier diversity and community engagement across the country.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Monitor CCTV systems and respond to alarms and incidents
- Operate access control points and verify visitor credentials
- Conduct searches and inspections in line with site procedures
- Liaise with the Sheriff, Master’s Office and external counsel
- Run compliance training for staff on POPIA, FICA and ethics
- Maintain PSIRA registration and uphold the security industry code of conduct
- Draft, review and amend commercial contracts and service agreements
What You’ll Need
- Valid driver’s licence where required for the advertised duties; transport arrangements should support the scheduled shifts
- Able to perform the essential duties of a site-based security role safely, with reasonable accommodation where applicable
- Relevant qualification: LLB, paralegal diploma or PSIRA grading as required
- Excellent attention to detail when reviewing documents and evidence
- Strong report-writing skills with accurate, factual content
- Commitment to ongoing professional development and refresher training
- Any checks required by law or the specific duties will be explained during the hiring process
If most of these boxes are ticked, you are encouraged to put your name forward.