Traffic Officer at Kouga Municipality

TRAFFIC OFFICER 

REQUIREMENTS:

• Traffic Training Diploma accredited by the Institute of Traffic and Municipal Officers of Southern Africa NQF Level 5;
• 12 -18 months relevant experience;
• Code B Driver’s License;
• Computer Literacy- Office Application
• Sound knowledge of Road Traffic Legislation, Regulation and Municipality By-Laws;
• Examiner of Driver Licenses/Examiner of vehicle qualification Grade A will be advantageous
• Good communication skills when dealing with members of the public;
• Good Management skills and Ability to work under pressure;
• The incumbent must be physically fit and able bodied;
• Must be able to speak, read and write in at least two of the official languages in Kouga Municipality (Afrikaans, English, and Xhosa).

SPECIAL CONDITIONS:

• Be required to work additional hours relating to special functions/ operations/public holidays, etc.
• Exposure to all weather conditions;
• May be required to perform shift work.
• SALARY: R267 989.40 Per Annum

TASK:                                                              

DUTIES:

• Use hand signals to communicate with drivers and pedestrians, directing, diverting, stopping and controlling the flow of traffic;
• Interacting with the Control Room for specific services (breakdown, fire, etc.) to remove obstacles (broken down vehicles, rocks on the road, etc) or contain specific disasters to facilitate traffic flow;
• Conducting scholar patrol functions when required and interacting with members of the public, schools, taxi associations, etc. & educating them on the rules and regulations of the road;
• Attending to accidents and securing the scene, identifying vehicles involved and ascertaining the nature of accidents, summonsing for an ambulance where required, recording the details of the accidents for insurance claims/ any civil claims, conducting arrests when necessary;
• Assessing the condition of road traffic signage and/ or the need for replacement to damaged signage and, communicating requirements to relevant departments for attention;
• Patrolling and observing the streets and suburban areas and identifying with non-conforming practices;
• Acting on distress calls or information related to crime in progress, communicating with the Control Room to establish location and details and executing specific policing sequences on the scene (crowd control, arrests, etc.);
• Performing specific control and monitoring sequences at official functions and providing security to guests/ dignitaries and preventing any acts that could threaten the events;
• Participating in routine checks and setting up and operating speed timing devices and, stopping vehicles and conducting inspection of driver licenses, vehicle registration and roadworthiness requirements and/ or attending to specific infringement of road safety rules;
• Attending to the documentation and notification procedures i.e. summons, compliance orders, warrants of arrests and preparing statements;
• Completing and submitting case files to facilitate prosecution and attending and defending specific actions in the court of law, including the issuing of summons;
• Submitting and testifying in court to protect the evidence of the case in question, helping to maintain order in the court during the proceedings of the case, and assisting to safe guard the prisoners during court cases;
• Assisting with VIP escorts, security, etc;
• Recording the statements of witnesses and offender’s and/ or completing details of traffic offences/ contraventions prior to issuing the fines;
• Updating the occurrence book inserting details of incidents and activities attended to;
• Completing procedural documentation (vehicle log sheets, time sheets, statements, inspection check-lists, etc) and inserting the appropriate details;
• Executing laid down procedures to test and determine the functionality of equipment/ vehicles and reporting defects to the immediate superior for attention;
• Cleaning speed trapping equipment and firearm, dismantling and assembling components and testing functionality;
• Communicating with the Control Room and attending to traffic bottlenecks caused through accidents, breakdown or peak hour congestion;
• Communicating with the offender and/ or interacting with the Control Room or South African Police Services to facilitate arrest for more serious offences;
• Acting on distress calls or information related to crime in progress, communicating with the Control Room to establish location and details and executing specific policing sequences on the scene (crowd control, arrests, etc.);
• Attending to accidents and securing the scene, identifying vehicles involved and ascertaining the nature of accidents, summonsing for an ambulance where required, recording the details of the accidents for insurance claims/ any civil claims, etc;

BENEFITS: As per standard conditions of service.

• Applicants must submit a formal application form and a comprehensive CV, certified copy of qualifications, identity document and driver’s license. Applications must be submitted electronically as one PDF document to [email protected]. Application forms can be obtained from the Municipal website, www.kouga.gov.za and must reach the Human Resource Manager on or before Friday, 21 November 2025 at 12:00.

Disqualification:

• Please note that the following can lead to disqualification:
• Canvassing of councillors.
• Submission of fraudulent qualifications and/ or documents.