The Eastern Cape Department of Social Development invites qualified individuals to apply for the positions outlined below. This is your opportunity to be part of something meaningful! Act now and shape your career!
- Admin Clerk X3 Posts
- Child and Youth Care Worker Grade 1 X12 Posts
- Driver
- Groundsman
- Laundry Aid
- Food Aid X3 Posts
ADMIN CLERK X3 POSTS
REFERENCE NO: DSD 03/06/2025
(12 Months Contract)
SALARY: R228 321 – R268 950 per annum (Level 5), plus 37% in lieu of benefits
CENTRE : NMM: Kwanobuhle One Stop Outreach Centre
REQUIREMENTS:
- National Senior Certificate / Equivalent qualification.
- Computer literacy.
- No experience required
Competencies: Communication skills (verbal and written), Interpersonal relations. Basic knowledge of Supply Chain duties, Practices as well as the ability to capture data and collect statistics. Basic knowledge and understanding of the legislative framework governing the Public Service. Basic knowledge of work procedures in terms of the working environment.
DUTIES:
- Render general clerical support services.
- Provide supply chain clerical support services within the component.
- Provide personnel administration clerical support services within the Component.
- Provide financial administration support services in the component.
ENQUIRIES: NMM Enquiries: Ms L. Thompson Tel No: (041) 406-5750.
e-Recruitment Technical Support: Yandisa.Singqandu@.ecdsd.gov.za
CHILD AND YOUTH CARE WORKER GRADE 1 X12 POSTS
REFERENCE NO: DSD 04/06/2025
(12 Months Contract)
SALARY: R184 320 – R206 802 per annum (OSD), plus 37% in lieu of benefits
CENTRE: NMM: Kwanobuhle One Stop Outreach Centre
REQUIREMENTS:
- National Senior Certificate
Competencies: Communication: Must be able to convey clear, simple and easy-to-understand messages/ information to children and youth.
Empathy: Must be able to respect and build positive relationships with children and youth.
Trustworthiness: Must be able to build a relationship of trust with children and youth.
Honesty: Must be principled and true to oneself and others.
Teamwork and collaboration: Must be able to work cooperatively with others and be part of a team.
Understanding of principles: Must understand and be able to apply the principles applied in child and youth care. Computer literacy.
DUTIES:
- Care and Development: Must be able to understand and provide care and development of children and youth.
- Understanding of basic needs: Must be able to understand the physical, emotional, spiritual, cognitive, and social
needs of children and youth. - Administration: Must be able to perform administrative activities relating to the completion of logbooks, incident reports,
etc. - Role modelling: Must be able to identify, allocate and participate in practical activities to transfer skills to children and youth.
- Implementation of programs: Must be able to assist in the Implementation of planned programs and activities for children and youth based on their identified developmental needs.
- Understanding of children’s rights: Must be able to promote and uphold the rights of children and youth.
- Knowledge of rules and procedures: Must know the rules and procedures of the care center.
ENQUIRIES: NMM Enquiries: Ms L. Thompson Tel No: (041) 406-5750.
e-Recruitment Technical Support: Yandisa.Singqandu@.ecdsd.gov.za
DRIVER
REFERENCE NO: DSD 05/06/2025
(12 Months Contract)
SALARY: R163 680 – R192 810 per annum (Level 03), plus 37% in lieu of benefits
CENTRE: NMM: Kwanobuhle One Stop Outreach Centre
REQUIREMENTS:
- National Senior Certificate/ NQF Level 4 qualification / equivalent relevant experience.
- A valid South African driver’s license is a prerequisite.
- Possession of PDP will be an added advantage.
- At least 2 years’ experience as a driver.
- Shortlisted candidates will undergo a competency assessment on driving.
Competencies: The ability to communicate in Xhosa and English. Reading and writing skills. Preparedness to work during weekends, holidays and after hours as and when necessary.
DUTIES:
- Responsible for transporting goods/mail, people to and from the Centre, to the post office, as well as the Area/District office, and wherever it is required to deliver and collect goods.
ENQUIRIES: NMM Enquiries: Ms L. Thompson Tel No: (041) 406-5750.
e-Recruitment Technical Support: Yandisa.Singqandu@ecdsd.gov.za
GROUNDSMAN
REFERENCE NO: DSD 06/06/2025
(12 Months Contract)
SALARY: R138 486 – R163 131 per annum (Level 02), plus 37% in lieu of benefits
CENTRE: NMM: Kwanobuhle One Stop Outreach Centre
REQUIREMENTS: ABET Level 1 – 4 or equivalent
Competencies: Special requirements/skills needed: Knowledge of a few repetitive tasks such as equipment, gardening, health and safety measures and incident handling procedures. Basic numeracy, interpersonal relationships, ability to operate elementary equipment and machines, organizing and literacy. Must be physically fit and healthy as the work is of physically demanding nature.
DUTIES:
- Performing physical tasks to maintain a high standard of neatness in garden facilities and grounds. Planting trees, flowers, shrubs, grass, and other plants in gardens.
- Preparation of soil for the planting of plants.
- Maintenance of flower and other beds by fertilising, irrigating, weeding and pruning where necessary.
- The mowing of lawns and the cutting of grass edges.
- The loading and unloading of a variety of articles needed on the grounds on/off trucks.
- The irrigation of lawns.
- Removing refuse from the terrain and loading it on trucks for transport to the refuse dump.
- Keeping other structures on the grounds clean and tidy (e.g., barbeque facilities, parking areas, ditches and gutters).
- Maintaining fences.
- Practice pest control.
- Assist with the preparation of grounds for functions.
- Check the serviceability of machinery and equipment.
- Reporting any defaults on the terrain to the Groundsman Foreman.
- Ensure safety awareness with the use of all equipment on all tasks.
ENQUIRIES: NMM Enquiries: Ms. L. Thompson, Tel: (041) 406-5750.
e-Recruitment Technical Support: Yandisa.Singqandu@.ecdsd.gov.za
LAUNDRY AID
REFERENCE NO: DSD 07/06/2025
(12 Months Contract)
SALARY: R138 486 – R163 131 per annum (Level 02), plus 37% in lieu of benefits
CENTRE: NMM: Kwanobuhle One Stop Outreach Centre
REQUIREMENTS: NQF Level 2 (Grade 10 certificate) / Equivalent qualification. No experience is
required.
Competencies: Competencies: Possess strong attention to detail and a desire to work efficiently. The employees must also have a drive to work thoroughly without cutting corners, in order to properly care for each article.
DUTIES:
- Clean the laundry area and operate various machines in the laundry (i.e., washing, drying, and pressing).
- Iron, fold, and pack laundered items, then seal the linen or clothes bags.
- Sort, count, and record dirty linen/clothes.
- Report any machine defaults to the supervisor.
ENQUIRIES: NMM Enquiries: Ms L. Thompson Tel No: (041) 406-5750.
e-Recruitment Technical Support: Yandisa.Singqandu@ecdsd.gov.za
FOOD AID X3 POSTS
REF NO: DSD 08/06/2025
(12 Months Contract)
SALARY: R138 486 – R163 131 per annum (Level 02), plus 37% in lieu of benefits
CENTRE: NMM: Kwanobuhle One Stop Outreach Centre
REQUIREMENTS:
- NQF level 1 or 2 (Abet level 2 certificate or equivalent).
- No working experience is required, but food service experience will be an added advantage
Competencies: Good communication and interpersonal skills. Motivated and willing to work under pressure and work shifts, including weekends, night shifts, and public holidays.
DUTIES:
- Clean kitchen utensils and equipment, provide catering support services, keep stock of kitchen utensils and equipment, apply hygiene and safety measures, maintain quality control measures of all food provided.
- Removal of garbage disposal, prepare food, snacks and beverages (water, tea, coffee, milk, sugar, and cold drinks), set up and convey crockery, cutlery and equipment to dining areas, serve food and beverages, responsible for food supplies and report waste and losses.
ENQUIRES : NMM Enquiries: Ms L. Thompson Tel No: (041) 406-5750.
e-Recruitment Technical Support: Yandisa.Singqandu@ecdsd.gov.za
APPLICATIONS: can be forwarded via the following option: All applicants must utilise the e-recruitment system, which is available on www.ecprov.gov.za or https://e-recruitment.ecotp.gov.za. No hand-delivered applications will be accepted.
The e-recruitment system is available on https://erecruitment.ecotp.gov.za.
The e-Recruitment System closes at 23:59 on the closing date. To report technical glitches, for assistance regarding the system, and/or for activation of your profile, send an email with your ID Number, your profile email address, and details of the issue to: Yandisa.Singqandu@ecdsd.gov.za (NB: FOR Technical Glitches Only – NO CVs).
Technical support is limited to working hours: (08:00-16:30 Monday-Thursday and 08:00-16:00 on Fri). Should you submit your applications/CVs to: Yandisa.Singqandu@ecdsd.gov.za and not as specified, your application will be regarded as lost and will not be considered.
Enquiries can be directed to Mr. Y Singqandu 043 605-5042.
CLOSING DATE: 11 July 2025. No late/ Faxed/ Posted, Hand-delivered, and e-Mailed applications will be accepted
NOTE: Applications must be submitted on the Z83 and a comprehensive CV, indicating three reference persons: Name and Contact Numbers, and A relationship with reference. Certified copies of qualifications will be requested from shortlisted candidates.
Applicants must note that further checks will be conducted once they are short-listed and that their appointment is subject to the outcome of these checks, including security clearance, security vetting, qualification verification, and criminal checking. Note that correspondence will only be conducted with the short-listed candidates.
If you have not been contacted by the department within three (3) months of the closing date of the advertisement, please accept that your application was unsuccessful. We thank all applicants for their interest. All shortlisted candidates for SMS posts will be subjected to a technical exercise that intends to test relevant technical elements of the job, the logistics of which will be communicated by the department.
Following the interview and the technical exercise, the selection panel will recommend candidates to attend a generic managerial competency assessment (in compliance with the DPSA Directive on the implementation of competency-based assessments). The competency assessment will be testing generic managerial competencies using the mandated DPSA SMS
Competency assessment tools.
NB: People with disabilities, whites, coloureds and Indians are encouraged to apply for these posts.