The Mpumalanga Department of Agriculture, Rural Development, Land and Environmental Affairs (DARDLEA) is seeking qualified individuals to apply for the role of Cleaners across multiple locations.
POSITION: CLEANER X23 POSTS
DIRECTORATE DISTRICT SUPPORT SERVICES
SUB DIRECTORATE CORPORATE SERVICES
SALARY: R138 486 ANNUM
CENTRE: GERT SIBANDE DISTRICT OFFICE (4 POSTS)
REF NO: DARDLEA/2025/04/82
CENTRE: BUSHBUCKRIDGE NORTH
REF NO: DARDLEA/2025/04/83
CENTRE: BUSHBUCKRIDGE SOUTH (2 POSTS)
REF NO: DARDLEA/2025/04/84
CENTRE: DISTRICT OFFICE THULAMAHASHE (3 POSTS)
REF NO: DARDLEA/2025/04/85
CENTRE: THABACHEWU OFFICE
REF NO: DARDLEA/2025/04/86
CENTRE: VICTOR KHANYE MUNICIPALITY
REF NO: DARDLEA/2025/04/87
CENTRE: NKANGALA DISTRICT OFFICE KWAMHLANGA
REF NO: DARDLEA/2025/04/88
CENTRE: STEVE TSHWETE OFFICE
REF NO: DARDLEA/2025/04/89
CENTRE: EMAKHAZENI OFFICE
REF NO: DARDLEA/2025/04/90
CENTRE: EHLANZENI DISTRICT OFFICE (3 POSTS)
REF NO: DARDLEA/2025/04/91
CENTRE: NKOMAZI MUNICIPALITY
REF NO: DARDLEA/2025/04/92
DIRECTORATE: VETERINARY ANIMAL HEALTH SERVICES
CENTRE: TWEEFONTEIN VETERINARY CLINIC
REF NO: DARDLEA/2025/04/93
CENTRE: NGONNINI VETERINARY CLINIC
REF NO: DARDLEA/2025/04/94
CENTRE: STATE VET ALBERT LUTHULI (ARNHEMBURG)
REF NO: DARDLEA/2025/04/95
CENTRE: TONGA VETERINARY CLINIC
REF NO: DARDLEA/2025/04/96
REQUIREMENTS:
- Grade 10/ABET or equivalent qualifications as recognized by South African Qualification Authority (SAQA).
- Ability for physical execution of manual tasks.
- Experience in cleaning will be an added advantange.
SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES:
- Must be physically fit to lift heavy objects.
- Ability to operate cleaning machinery and equipment such as vaccum cleaners, polishers and pressure cleaners.
- Basic knowledged of cleaning chemicals, cleaning equipments and ablution hygienic principles.
- Good personal and organisational skills.
- Communication and problem solving skills.
- Ability to work in a team and independently.
- Knowledge of Batho Pele Principles.
DUTIES:
- Provision of routine cleaning services and any other cleaning services as required in different areas within the working environment.
- Keep and maintain cleaning materials and equipment.
- Advise supervisor of any other area needing special attention in their working area.
- Perform cleaning related duties in the centre/building and/or offices, including but not limited to sweeping, scrubbing and cleaning of offices.
- Hallways, toilet and other buildings within the centre.
- Emptying of dustbins.
- Request cleaning materials from the stores when required.
- Report defects in the workplace to immediate supervisor.
- Perform other duties assigned by the supervisor.
POSITION: CLEANER
SUB-DIRECTORATE RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT SERVICE
SALARY: R138 486 PER ANNUM
CENTRE: ATHOLE RESEARCH FARM
REF NO: DARDLEA/2025/04/97
REQUIREMENTS:
- Grade 10 or equivalent
SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES:
- Basic reading and writing skills.
- Good interpersonal relations.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Ability to execute physical and manual tasks.
- Knowledge of general cleaning services, including but not limited to gardening.
- Ability to operate cleaning and gardening equipment and machinery.
- Basic equipment maintenance skills.
DUTIES:
- The cleaning in and around offices, guesthouses, conference halls and other buildings.
- Dusting and polishing of furniture, vacuum cleaning of carpets, washing of windows, polishing and sweeping floors, refuse removal.
- Cleaning of all GG- pool vehicles.
- Control over cleaning materials.
- Washing of overall being used in the abattoir.
- Assist with the preparation of meals for guests and farmer’s days.
- Assist in the maintenance of the gardens when necessary.
- Have to work overtime if required.
- Assist with other farm work if necessary.
CLOSING DATE: 16 MAY 2025
HOW TO APPLY
APPLICATIONS: Applications quoting relevant reference number should either be hand delivered, posted or e-mailed to the following addresses: For HEAD OFFICE: to the Director: Human Resource Management & Development, Samora Machel Building, Private Bag X 11219, Riverside Park, Mbombela, (1200) or Email: [email protected].
For EHLANZENI DISTRICT OFFICE: to the District Director, Block 4, Aqua Street, PO Box 266, Riverside Park, Mbombela, (1200) or Email: [email protected]. For BOHLABELA DISTRICT OFFICE: to the District Director, 101 Main Road, Private Bag X1321, Thulamahashe, (1365) or Email: [email protected].
For GERT SIBANDE DISTRICT OFFICE: The District Director, 44 Church Street, Private Bag X 9071, Ermelo (2350) or Email: [email protected].
For NKANGALA DISTRICT OFFICE: to the District Director, Ebhudlweni Building, Government Complex, Private Bag X 4017, KwaMhlanga (1022) or Email: [email protected]. Please ensure that you email your application to the relevant email.
NOTE: Applications must include only fully completed and signed new Z83 form, obtainable from any Public Service Department or on the DPSA web site link: https://www.dpsa.gov.za/newsroom/psvc/ and a detailed Curriculum Vitae. Certified copies of Identity Document, Senior Certificate and the highest required qualifications as well as a driver’s license where necessary, will only be submitted by shortlisted candidates to Human Resources on or before the day of the interview date.
Failure to do so will result in the application being disqualified. Foreign qualifications must be accompanied by an evaluation report issued by SAQA. It is the applicant’s responsibility to have all foreign qualifications evaluated by SAQA and to provide proof of such evaluation. Applicants should ensure that they submit their applications on or before the closing date as no late applications will be considered. If more than one position is applied for, a separate application for each post should be completed.
Due to the large number of applications envisaged to received, applications will not be acknowledged. Should you not be contacted within 3 months of the closing date of the advertisement, please consider your application to be unsuccessful. Should, during any stage of the recruitment process, a moratorium is placed on the filling of posts or the Department is affected by any process such as, but not limited to, restructuring or reorganisation of posts, the Department reserves the right to cancel the recruitment process and re-advertise the post at any time
in the future.
NB: The Department reserves the right not to fill a position. Shortlisted candidates will be required to be available for assessments and interviews at a date and time to be determine by the Department. All shortlisted candidates will be subjected to personnel suitability checks. The successful candidate will undergo security vetting. DARDLEA will conduct reference checks which will include social media profiles of the shortlisted candidates. Applicants must declare any pending criminal, disciplinary or any other allegations or investigations against them.
Should this be uncovered during / after the interview took place, the application will not be considered and in the unlikely event that the person has been appointed such appointment will be terminated. The successful candidate will be appointed subject to positive results of the security clearance process. The successful candidate will be required to enter into an employment contract and sign a performance agreement with the Department. IMPORTANT: DARDLEA is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. It is our intention to promote representivity in DARDLEA through the filling of posts. No Payment of any kind is required when applying for these positions