Senior Security Officer (Team Leader): External Security at South African Department of Correctional Services

REQUIREMENTS :

• Matric/ Grade 12 or relevant NQF level 6 qualification in Behavioural Sciences and successful completion of the Correctional Science Learnership/ Basic Training/ Induction Training Course (ITC).
• 10 years relevant experience gained at the entry level production post (CB 1) or for a person appointed with a relevant NQF level 6 qualification, no previous experience is required for appointment to this post. Valid driver’s licence. Computer literate.

DUTIES :

• Ensure provision of Team Leader role to correctional centre prison grounds. Preventing access to/from the correctional centre by unauthorized persons. Preventing entry/removal of unauthorized items. Ensure patrol of correctional centre grounds. Detection and prevention of escapes.
• Prevention of the theft of government property. Coordinates manning of watch towers. Standing guard to prevent the escape of offenders. Prevention of the smuggling of unauthorized items. Ensure escort of offenders to courts, doctors, hospitals etc.
• Ensure correct staff utilisation when accompanying offenders to external institutions in order to prevent escapes and the smuggling of unauthorized items. Prevention of unauthorized contact with offenders. Supervision of guarding of offenders at work teams.
• Prevention of unauthorized contact with offenders outside the prison. Ensure the safety of offenders and searching of offenders. Supervision of visits to offenders. Supervision of contact visits. Control of security equipment.
• Searching of cells, offenders, other areas of prison and work areas, etc. Ensure that sufficient staff are available for the searching offenders and work areas. Ensure Team Leader role of the dog unit and the mounted unit. Management of human resources, finances and assets.