The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development in Limpopo is seeking qualified and interested candidates to submit their applications for the available positions.
POSITION: General Worker (Redline Gate/ Guard /Fance Patroler) X10 Posts
REFERENCE NUMBER: LDARD 23/02/2025
SALARY: R131 265 per annum (Level 02)
CENTRE: LDARD, Vhembe District, Vhembe Far North and Vhembe Central
Limpopo Department of Agriculture and Rural Development is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer with clear employment equity targets. Applications are hereby invited for the filling of the vacant posts, which exist in the Limpopo Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Grade 10/ABET/AET or equivalent qualification.
- Security qualification will be an added advantage.
- No experience is required.
Knowledge, competencies, and skills:
- Basic literacy and numeracy.
- Able to read and write.
- Knowledge of security services.
- Communication Skills.
- Good interpersonal relations.
- Report writing.
DUTIES:
- To perform routine manual farming activities.
- Control over Movement of cloven hooved animals.
- Stop, register, and search vehicle from the redline area.
- Check meat, dairy product, dung, grass, hides, skins, etc.
- Confiscate all product listed in (ii) above.
- Open and close the gate.
- Report confiscated products to the supervisor for further attention.
- Conduct fence patrol.
- Routine check of the redline fence.
- Repair of fence breakage.
- Trace animal track along the redline fence.
- Clear bushes along the redline fence.
- Control over quarantined animals.
- Check permit for animal quarantined.
- Liaise with the Animal Health Technician for inspection.
- Keep records.
- Keep permits register.
- Keep register for quarantined animals.
- Keep register for vehicle movement.
CLOSING DATE: 07 March 2025
HOW TO APPLY
APPLICATIONS: Applicants must quote the relevant reference number on the application and
apply on the following website: https://erecruitment.limpopo.gov.za
Women and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
NOTE: Correspondence will be limited to short-listed candidates only due to the large number of applications we envisage to receive and if you have not heard from us within 90 days of the closing date, please accept that your application has
been unsuccessful.
However, should there be any dissatisfaction, applicants are hereby advised to, within 90 days, request reasons from the Department for any administrative action which has adversely affected them in terms of section 5(1)(2) of the Promotion of Administrative Justice Act 3 of 2000.
By virtue of applying, you are consenting that the department subject you to personnel suitability checks e.g. the verification of educational qualifications, previous experience, citizenship, reference checks, financial check, and security vetting.
Candidates with foreign qualifications are advised to attach SAQA accreditation of their qualifications. Successful incumbents will be expected to sign a performance agreement within three months of the assumption of duty and be required to disclose their financial interest in accordance with the prescribed regulations.
Failure to comply with the above requirements will result in the disqualification of the application. The
Department reserves the right not to make any appointment for the advertised posts.
The employment decision shall be informed by the Employment Equity Plan of the Department.
Note: Due to austerity measures, the department will not carry any related costs (transport, accommodation, and meals) for candidates attending interviews.