Health · Circular 35 of 2026
General Worker: Stores
Department of Health and Wellness
Overview
General Worker: Stores at Department of Health and Wellness in Cape Medical Depot.
Requirements
- Minimum educational qualification: Basic literacy and numeracy skills.
- Experience: Appropriate experience in a stores / warehouse environment.
- Inherent requirements of the job: Incumbent must be able and strong enough to lift heavy boxes.
- Incumbent must be able to operate loaded pallet jacks within normal limits.
- Willingness to undergo training to operate a Hyster/forklift.
- Willingness to work overtime when required.
- Competencies (knowledge/skills): Ability to communicate effectively (verbal and written).
- Ability to work independently and in a team.
- Good interpersonal and communication skills.
Duties
- Effective and efficient receiving of stock orders from the bulk store into Dispatch.
- Move goods to and from different sections via a pallet jack using a goods lift or forklift/ hyster.
- Pack stock in boxes according to standards.
- Adherence to warehouse housekeeping standards.
How to apply
Enquiries: Ms C Buthelezi Tel No: (021) 483-8804
Notes
No payment of any kind is required when applying for this post. Candidates will be subjected to a written/practical and oral assessment. It will be expected of candidates to be available for selection interviews on a date, time and place as determined by the Department. Kindly note that excess personnel will receive preference. 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. ERRATUM: Kindly note that the Post 34/300: Post: Social Worker Grade 1 To 4 (2 Posts), Institution: Mental Health Roving Team (ACT) (KESS) and Nomzamo CDC, Khayelitsha/ Eastern Sub-structure has been amended as follows: Post: Social Worker Grade 1 To 4, Institution: Mental Health Roving Team (ACT) (KESS), Khayelitsha/ Eastern Sub-structure Kindly note that the Post 34/290: Post: Professional Nurse Grade 1 To 2 (Specialty: Advanced Midwifery) (X2 Posts), Institution: Khayelitsha CHC and Macassar CDC has been amended as follows: Post: Professional Nurse Grade 1 To 2 (Specialty: Advanced Midwifery), Institution: Khayelitsha CHC OTHER POSTS
Post 35/308, sourced from the DPSA Circular 35 of 2026. Apply directly to Department of Health and Wellness. This is an unofficial index; the advert in the circular is authoritative.
- Location
- Cape Medical Depot, Western Cape
- Salary
- R144 024 p/a
- Closing date
- See advert
- Reference
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Apply directly to the department, by the closing date, quoting the reference.