Water & Sewage

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**BERGRIVIER MUNICIPALITY
**Bergrivier Municipality ensures the wellbeing of all communities within the Bergrivier region through economic growth, social wellbeing, community**
**involvement and effective management within a safe and healthy environment.**

**Bergrivier Municipality with its head office in Piketberg and approximately an hour’s drive from Cape Town currently has the following vacancy and awaits**
**apply.)
**VACANCY**
**INTERNAL & EXTERNAL APPLICATIONS WILL BE CONSIDERED
**GENERAL ASSISTANT: WATER & SEWAGE (VELDDRIF)**
**DIRECTORATE: TECHNICAL SERVICES**
**REF: TD121/291/VD**

**Requirements**:Proficiency in at least two of the official languages of the Western Cape (Afrikaans/English/Xhosa-Read, Write and
Speak) - High level of responsibility - Ability to give attention to detail - Must be physically fit and able bodied - Required to work in all
weather conditions - Must be prepared to enter confined areas such as manholes, inlets, pipes and culverts - Required to work
outside normal working hours during emergencies and planned overtime - Must perform duties in the whole area of municipality
when required.

**Qualifications**: Basic Literacy

**Experience**: One (1) years’ relevant experience

**Job Purpose**: Performs general labouring activities associated with providing support during the installation, repair and maintenance
of water and sewage reticulation systems by using hand tools (spade, pick-axe, wheelbarrow, rare, fork, crowbar and broom), to
excavate defined areas, laying pipes and lines, cleaning or clearing obstructions and overgrown vegetation interfering with water and
sewage reticulation systems.

**Key Performance Areas**:Undertakes general labouring tasks associated with the water and sewage maintenance - Clean
worksites, stores equipment and tools and loads material prior to departure from work sites - Undertakes specific activities
associated with maintaining the water and sewage purification plant and surroundings - Any other related duties as requested by the
Supervisor.

The competency level for this position is a level 1 as stipulates in Annexure A of the Municipal Staff Regulations as promulgated
Notice R890 in Government Gazette 45181 dated 20 September 2021 and comprises of the following competencies.

**Functional/ Professional Personal Personal**
**Competencies Competencies Competencies **

Managing workServices delivery orientationAction orientation
Work place safetyInterpersonal RelationshipsResilience
Task accountabilityCommunicationAccountability and
Quality orientation ethical conduct
Oral communicationLearning orientation

Impact and influence
Team orientation

**Salary**:R 115 344.00 per annum (T04 of a Category 3 Local Authority)***
**Date of acceptance**:01 June 2023 or as soon as possible

**Enquiries**:Mr A Petersen at 022 783 1112

**GENERAL**:
1. A service bonus equivalent to one month’s salary, where applicable, will be payable and be supplemented by the normal

2. The Municipality is an equal opportunity employer and respects the conditions of the Employment Equity Act, preference will

3. The Municipality is not bound to make any appointment.

permission to obtain a Police clearance.
5. Applications received after the closing date or which have been received without the documentation mentioned below, will

not be considered.

no feedback has been received within six weeks from the closing date.
7. Canvassing of any councillor and/or member of the Appointment Committee and/or any personnel member of the

Municipality will not be allowed and will immediately disqualify applicants.
8. In addition to the minimum job requirements and station mentioned herein, applicants may be expected to work overtime or

be on standby, as well as render services in other parts within the municipal area, as required.

process and where necessary, write a trade test.
10. The municipality respects the conditions of the Protection of Personal Information Act. By submitting your information and

11. **ONLY APPLICATIONS WITHIN THE BERGRIVIER MUNICIPAL AREA (WC013) WILL BE CONSIDERED.**

performance contract (where applicable) with the employer.

A covering letter with at least two contactable references (managers, subordinates or peers), must accompany the completed
certified copies of the necessary qualification certificates, ID document, Drivers Licence and a Curriculum Vitae (Maximum of 3
**for the attention of Ms W Terry Thomas (Human Resources Officer: Provisioning and Administration) **by no later than the
closing date.

**NO FAXES OR ELECTRONIC APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED**.

**CLOSING DATE: FRIDAY, 10 MARCH 2023 AT 15:00**

**ADV H LINDE 13 CHURCH STREET**
**MUNICIPAL MANAGER P O BOX 60**
**PIKETBERG**
**MN31 /2023 7320
**BERGRIVIER MUNISIPALITEIT
**Bergrivier Munisipaliteit verseker die welstand van alle gemeenskappe in sy gebied deur ekonomiese groei, sosiale welstand,**
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