DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND SANITATION
POST: SECURITY OFFICER
REF NO: 290917/16
Directorate: Eastern Operations
SALARY: R107 886 per annum, Level 03
CENTRE: Midmar Dam, Howick
REQUIREMENTS: Minimum Grade 10 and recommended Grade 12. Basic security officer’s course and training. Knowledge of the access control procedures. Knowledge of measures for the and movement of equipment and stores. Knowledge of prescribed security procedures (e.g. MIS, NISA, Protection of Information Act, etc) and the authority of security officers under these documents. Knowledge on the relevant emergency procedures. Report writing skills. Work under pressure. Work long hours. Investigation and riot control skills. Effective communication skills. First aid and fire prevention competencies. Searching and evacuation skills.
DUTIES: Perform access control functions. Ensure safety in the building and the premises. Ensure that equipment, documents and stores do not leave or enter the building or premises unauthorised. Ensure all incidents are recorded in the occurrence books registers. Liaise with external stakeholders in cases of emergencies e.g. SAPS, Ambulances, Disaster Management, and Fire Department etc.
ENQUIRIES: Mr. NS. Mtshali, Tel no: (033) 239 1900
APPLICATIONS: Please forward your applications quoting the relevant reference number to The Director, Department of Water and Sanitation, Private Bag X 24 Howick, 3290. Hand deliver to Midmar Area Office, Midmar Dam, Howick. For Attention: Mr AZG Bebula
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.
