Groundsman

Overview

Groundsman needed to maintain premises and gardens at Zwartkop Academy, including pruning, mowing, watering and applying insecticides.

Duties

• Maintain premises and surroundings: clean premises by providing gardening services of routine nature, watering the garden, prune and trim flowers and trees, mow the grass, remove weeds, and garden refuse, apply insecticides.
• Cultivate the soil for trees and flowers, monitor and keep gardening equipment and tools in good condition.
• Detect and report malfunctioning of gardening equipment and tools.
• Repair minor defects of gardening equipment and tools.

How to apply

To apply for the below positions, please apply online at http://jobs.gauteng.gov.za. For general enquiries please contact Human Resource on Tel No: (011) 355-7082/7043. Only online applications will be considered.

Enquiries: Ms. A. Mkhombo Tel No: (011) 355 -7521)/ Ms. P. Mabasa Tel No: (011) 355 –

Notes

In line with the Department’s employments Equity Plan, preference will be given to Persons with disabilities, Coloured Males, Indian Males, White Males Persons with Disabilities candidates. Applicants must utilise the most recent Z83 application form for employment, issued by the Minister for the Public Service and Administration in line with Regulation 10 of the Public Service Regulations, 2016. All fields in the New Z83 form must be completed, initialled and signed. Furthermore, a comprehensive Curriculum Vitae (CV) must also be attached. Failure to attach the completed Z83 and Comprehensive Curriculum Vitae (CV) will result in disqualification. The New Z83 form is obtainable from any Public Service Department or the DPSA website www.dpsa.gov.za/documents. Only shortlisted candidates who meet all the requirements of the post will be requested to submit certified copies of qualifications, identity document and valid driver’s license (where driving/travelling is an inherent requirement of the job) not older than six (06) months. All shortlisted candidates, including the SMS, shall undertake two pre-entry assessments. One will be a practical exercise to determine a candidate’s suitability based on the post’s technical and generic requirements and the other must be an integrity (ethical conduct) assessment. It is our intention to promote representation (race, gender and disability) in the Public Service through the filling of posts and candidates whose transfer/promotion/appointment will promote representation will receive preference. It is the Department’s intention to promote equity through the filling of all numeric targets as contained in the Employment Equity Plan. To facilitate this process successfully, an indication of race, gender and disability status is required. It is the applicant’s responsibility to have foreign qualifications evaluated by the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA). The Department reserves the right not to appoint. If you do not receive any response from us within 3 months, please accept your application was unsuccessful. OTHER POSTS