DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND SANITATION
POST: RECEPTIONIST
REF NO: 280717/34
SALARY: R152 862 per annum, Level 05
CENTRE: Kimberley
REQUIREMENTS: Grade 12 Certificate or equivalent. One (1) to two (2) years experience. Good written and verbal communication skills. Ability to learn the departmental service delivery components. Must be able to operate a switchboard. Must have computer and typing skills. Must be able to organise and prioritise work and have telephone etiquette. Must be able to communicate in English, Xhosa and Afrikaans. Ability to take initiative and work independently.
DUTIES: Operate the switchboard by answering incoming and making outgoing calls. Ensure that customers are referred to promptly and correctly. Take messages and administer the correct distribution thereof. Supply basic information to customers regarding the departmental services. Keep the reception area clean and tidy at all times. Receive and or visitors update and distribute the internal telephone directory and keep a database of other important contract numbers. Operate the fax machine, responsible for reporting faults on the telephone system to the service provider.
ENQUIRIES: Ms N Gool, Tel no: (053) 830 8800
APPLICATIONS: The Provincial Head: Northern Cape, Department of Water and Sanitation, Private Bag X6101, Kimberley, 8301 or hand-deliver to 28 Central Road, Beaconsfield, Kimberley, 8301.Persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply,
For attention: Ms W Malope
NOTE: Applications must be submitted on a signed and dated Z83 form, obtainable from any Public Service Department, and should be accompanied by a comprehensive CV as well as certified copies of qualifications and Identity Document. For all posts, please forward your application quoting the relevant reference number, to the address mentioned at each post. No late, faxed or e-mailed applications will be accepted. Note: If you have not heard from us within two (2) months of the closing date, please accept that your application was unsuccessful. Preference will be given to previously disadvantage groups. If no suitable candidates from the unrepresented groups can be recruited, candidates from the represented groups will be considered. Successful applicants will be required to undergo standard Government security clearance procedures and verification of qualification prior to appointment. Should you be in a possession of a foreign qualification(s), it must be accompanied by an evaluation from South African Qualification Authority (SAQA). “All SMS shortlisted candidates 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 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” People with disabilities are highly encouraged to apply for the posts. “People who are not employed by the Public Service Departments are welcomed to apply for posts
