DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH POST: SECURITY OFFICER SALARY: R107 886 per annum CENTRE: Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital, Rondebosch REQUIREMENTS: Minimum educational qualification: General Education and Training Certificate (GETC) /Grade 9 (Std 7). Registration with a professional council: Registration with the Private Security Regulatory Authority of South Africa in terms of the Private Security Industry Regulations Act (Act 56 of 2001) PSIRA. Experience: Appropriate experience in a Hospital/Psychiatric environment. Inherent requirements of the job: Willingness to work night shifts, public holidays, weekends, and overtime. Must have no criminal record. Competencies (knowledge/skills): Ability to function independently in challenging situations. Must be self-disciplined, self-motivated and have the ability to work under pressure. Good communication, listening, reportwriting, conflict and group handling skills. Note: No payment of any kind is required when applying for this post
DUTIES: Key result areas/outputs: Access/egress control of all wards on the establishment. Assist personnel with handling aggressive/difficult patients. Escort patients on/off hospital premises, where required. Deliver a supportive security service with the aim to prevent injuries, abonnements of patients, litigation and adverse incidents. Effective application of service delivery and efficient support. Control/monitor surveillance cameras to identify and prevent any unlawful entry, suspicious, dangerous objects and adverse incidents. Monitor and report on the compliance with SLA by the outsourced security service provider. ENQUIRIES: Mr MJ Swartz, Tel no: (021) 658-5573 APPLICATIONS: The Chief Executive Officer: Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital, Private Bag X5, Ronde NOTE: It will be expected of candidates to be available for selection interviews on a date, time and place as determined by the Department. Kindly note that excess personnel will receive preference
