The Process
COPROSEC (PTY) LTD
ENSURING WE WIN
Site profiles, instructions and specific job descriptions are compiled to ensure an organized structure and unity between our teams and clients in limiting incidences of crime.
Clients are asked to complete a Service level Questionnaire on a regular basis. This helps to point out areas of concern and potential weaknesses in the security perimeter, operation and team.
SELECTION OF GUARDS
• If possible we prefer not to recruit by placing adverts.
• This is because adverts have the potential to attract applicants that are mostly unsuitable.
• We believe in approaching the solution on a personal basis, inviting selected guards either identified through our direct experience with them or alternatively recommended through a network of trusted sources we have created.
• Prospective guards are invited to apply for positions in our company.
Experience shows that much of the crime perpetrated generally is the result of in-house activity, often with guards involved. It is therefore crucial to properly select and screen applicants.
SCREENING PROCESS
Whenever possible candidates are approached who have a reputation for honesty and integrity. Notwithstanding the fact that the candidate may have been invited to apply for a position, he or she is still subjected to our selection process as with any potential employee which entails that the applicant be subjected to a pre-employment.
• Pride in himself / herself and thier personal grooming
• PSIRA registered
• Have PSIRA qualifications
• Guards must be PSIRA-registered.
• Must be in possession of a legal South African ID book.
• Only South African citizens are offered employment. This is because it is much easier to obtain a history about the person and to track them after employment.
The candidate guard must provide not only his personal details but that of his/her parent’s and those of a family member together with addresses that are verified. These people are also screened to obtain a proper profile of the guard.
Through our close ties to the SAPS, Guards also undergo the standard SAPS screening process.
All our guards are required to submit their fingerprints when accepting a position with the company these fingerprints are kept on their employment file.
Our guards are matched, based on their culture and language group. It is not practical to have guards from different language
RADIOS AND CELLPHONES
All clients are given the sites cell phone number/s to communicate with the site and when necessary report suspicious activity or to ask for assistance. In instance where community guarding is conducted clients can ask assistance from our Guards. Be it “in returning to a dark home” or “asking for an escort by a nervous resident returning home” or just the comfort of one of our security staff being present or close by for a community member who may for example think they are being followed.