City of Cape Town invites interested and suitably qualified candidates to apply for the position Environmental Health Assistant to be based in Western Cape
POSITION: Environmental Health Assistant
SALARY: Basic Salary R 230 379 per annum
REFERENCE NUMBER: HS 06/25 ext
DIRECTORATE: COMMUNITY SERVICES and HEALTH
DEPARTMENT: City Health
ELIGIBILITY: All Candidates
CLOSING DATE: 21 February 2025
Requirements
- A Grade 12 (Senior Certificate), with preferably 1 -2 years’ experience in either Pest Control, Health Education, Water Sampling or peace officer.
- Registration with Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA).
- PC Literate
- No Criminal record.
- Valid Code EB driver’s licence.
- Physically fit and be prepared to work on weekends and at night, if required.
- Proficiency in isiXhosa language will be advantages
Key Performance Areas
- Assist the Environmental Health Practitioner in performance of duties relating to Water Quality Management, Food Control,
Health Surveillance of premises, Environmental Pollution Control, Vector Control, Chemical Safety and Waste Management). - Assist in the enforcement of legislation, Council policies and Bylaws relevant to Environmental Health.
- Conduct Vector Control activities, including surveillance, destruction and investigation of complaints
- Assist in the delivery of Environmental Health education programmes and special campaigns.
- Perform administrative duties, including report writing to ensure sound administrative procedures for effective service delivery.
- Identify and report environmental health factors like overgrown canals or water streams causing stagnation of water and mosquito breeding.
- Follow-up and investigate Communicable Diseases cases i.e. TB defaulters.
- Assist with training and supervision of assigned EPWP workers.
How to Apply
By submitting your application for a position at the City of Cape Town, you are consenting to the use of your personal information provided as part of your application and/or Recruitment process for Recruitment and Selection purposes.
In addition, you may be required to undergo, including but not limited to, Criminal and Security Checks, Personal Verification, and Lifestyle Audits, throughout your recruitment process and/or subsequent employment.
External candidates: APPLY ON LINE VIA www.capetown.gov.za/careers
Internal staff: APPLY ON LINE VIA SAP PORTAL
Certified copies of qualifications must be available on request.
Applicants are respectfully informed that, if no notification of appointment is received within three months of the closing date, they must accept that their applications were unsuccessful