About Homeland Security
Specialised Security for Select Clientelle
About Homeland Security
CCTV | Guarding | Retail | Commercial
Homeland Security was founded in 2016. The Company now offers a quality, professional and value added service nationwide to retails, shopping centers, residential estates, warehousing, factories and business parks. We are B-BEE Level One (135% B-BBEE procurement recognition level).
Homeland Security has remained a private owned company. The Company currently employs 600+ employees and secures business and premises nationally. Its growth and success can be attributed to the efforts of our well trained staff, experienced managers and turnkey security solutions.
Homeland Security prides itself in stablishing, developing and growing long term partnerships with all our clients. Homeland Security is a well known name in the security industry and provides security services in the Free State, Mpumalanga, Inland KwaZulu Natal, Gauteng, the North West Province and the Northern Cape.
Our Staff
Homeland Security recruits and employs only PSIRA registered guards with no previous criminal convictions and that are South African Citizens. The minimum schooling qualification required is that of Grade 12.
Our staff forms the backbone of the Company and their capabilities are a direct reflection on our ability to supply our clients with a superior and professional service, Homeland Security therefore have designed a very detailed employment process which ensures that the staff employed is properly screened, vetted, checked and complies will of requirements prior to placement with a client.
Our Employment Process
New recruits’ are subjected to an initial interview by middle management to ascertain if they qualify for employment, this interview will include verification of PSIRA registration qualifications, ability to converse in English and S.A. Citizenship.
Once the candidate passes the initial interview phase, he/she will be subjected to an aptitude test which has been designed in order to ascertain the thought processes of the candidate and capabilities to reason, read, write and calculate. A minimum pass rate of 80% is required to ensure that the candidate will be moving on to the next phase.
The Candidate will then be subjected to an online criminal verification check. Once cleared, the will be subjected to a pre-employment polygraph test, designed to ascertain if the candidate has the integrity required by Homeland Security and questions such as previous
substance abuse, honesty etc. is tested during the Polygraph test.
The candidates that successfully complete the above employment process will then be interviewed by a panel of middle management. Once all interviewers on the panel are in agreement as to the placement of the candidate an offer of employment is extended to the applicant.
Site specific training is the key to the placement of the Officer prior to placement of such an officer on site. Homeland Security extends the option to all our clients whereby they have the right to participate in the final interview with all candidates prior to placement at his site. If the client is not in agreement with the placement of a candidate, he will not be deployed.
Training
Once the Security Officer has been appointed he/she will be inducted into the company. The induction process will inform the guard of all Company Processes and procedures so that he/she is fully aware of our policies and labour law requirements.
Depending on the industry where the Security Officer will be deployed, they will also undergo training in industry-related procedures and basic fire prevention and detection skills.
