Work-Force
Bring your skills as a Static Guard to East London and join a team that moves fast. This Eastern Cape role is one to watch.
What This Role Involves
This Static Guard role sits within the legal and security jobs function in East London. It offers a defined scope, clear measures of success, and the support of an experienced team across Eastern Cape.
Expect a structured first ninety days, with onboarding milestones, regular check-ins, and an early focus on getting comfortable with the systems and processes that underpin the East London team.
Reasonable working hours and respectful planning are part of how the role runs. The team values strong delivery, and load is balanced fairly across the legal and security jobs group in East London.
Internal documentation, process notes and shared playbooks make it easier for the Static Guard to step into the legal and security jobs workflow quickly. Institutional knowledge is well-organised, so people are not reinventing the wheel from one week to the next.
Your Future Here
Career progression here is real, not a slogan. The legal and security jobs space in East London offers a clear runway from delivery into team leadership and beyond, and managers sit down with each team member regularly to map out the next step in Eastern Cape.
Growth conversations happen at a regular cadence — not just at year-end — so the path forward stays current and realistic for every East London team member.
Training is a mix of formal courses, structured on-the-job learning and exposure to broader projects, all geared at building practical skills.
On top of that, internal mobility is encouraged. People who start in East London have moved into roles in other branches, specialist functions and project teams across Eastern Cape.
About the Team
You will join a tight-knit, collaborative team that knows the legal and security jobs side of the business inside out. The East London group is a healthy mix of experienced operators and newer joiners, all of whom share a strong commitment to delivery and to one another.
Line management is hands-on without being heavy. Expect regular one-to-ones, honest feedback and the support needed to do good work consistently.
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.
The team mix in East London reflects a balance of experienced operators and emerging talent, with deliberate space for diverse voices and backgrounds.
A Typical Day
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.
In addition, the East London 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.
No two days look exactly the same — and that variety is part of what keeps the role engaging for the right candidate in East London.
Practically speaking, the rhythm rewards people who plan ahead but also pivot quickly when Eastern Cape operations throw up the unexpected.
Diversity and Inclusion
Equally, the organisation is committed to transformation and equal opportunity. Hiring is on merit, and applications are actively encouraged from women, youth, people with disabilities and other historically disadvantaged groups in line with the Employment Equity plan and B-BBEE objectives.
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.
Inclusive hiring extends through onboarding and into how teams operate every day. Respectful, fair conduct is expected from every team member in East London.
Practical steps back the words. Structured EE reporting, transformation initiatives and learnership programmes give real opportunities to candidates from across Eastern Cape.
Key Responsibilities
- Monitor CCTV systems and respond to alarms and incidents
- Manage matter files, court diaries and litigation deadlines
- Compile accurate occurrence books and incident reports
- Coordinate with SAPS and emergency services during incidents
- Run compliance training for staff on POPIA, FICA and ethics
- Patrol assigned premises and conduct visible security deterrence
- Operate access control points and verify visitor credentials
- Support investigations into theft, fraud and policy breaches
What You’ll Need
- Active PSIRA registration at the appropriate grade for security roles
- Relevant qualification: LLB, paralegal diploma or PSIRA grading as required
- 2+ years’ relevant experience in legal or security operations
- Sound understanding of POPIA and applicable legal frameworks
- Ability to remain calm and professional in high-pressure incidents
- Willingness to work shifts, weekends and public holidays as required
- Strong report-writing skills with accurate, factual content
If most of these boxes are ticked, you are encouraged to put your name forward.