Job Vacancies at Swartland Local Municipality

Stipend:

• R1 500 & cell phone airtime. Free accommodation, excursions & meals will be provided.
• Opportunity for: 11 Youth Workers . (4 Male + 7 Female), 22 to 28 years old Attendance of camp: 2 – 11 December 2026 at Ganzekraal on the West Coast
• Attendance of compulsory Training: 13 – 14 November 2026 in Malmesbury

Job description:

• To provide supervision and manage youth during the 10-day camp

Requirements:

• Grade 12 qualification with experience in youth work after Grade 12.
• Between the ages of 22 and 28.
• Must be a South African citizen.
• Provide own transport to Malmesbury for the training on 13 & 14/11/2026.
• Physically medium fitness level required.
• Speak, read and write English fluently.
• Previous attendance of Sondeza youth camps will be a recommendation.

Skills recommended:

• Leadership, responsibility, interpersonal skills, Co-ordination and taking control of groups, adaptability on short notice, administrative skills, facilitating skills, reliability and performance of duties.
• Degree or Diploma in Education, Social Science or youth work.
• Previous involvement with youth development and/or community projects.

Applications:

Complete the municipal Application form and hand in with the following:

• Completed CV;
• Certified copy of ID document;
• Proof of banking details on bank letterhead.
• SARS number – necessary for stipend.
• Proof of a Name Clearance certificate obtainable from SAPS must be handed in before 2/12/26

Applications to be handed in at: Marouise Meyer, Swartland Municipality, 1 Church Street, Development Services, 2nd floor, Malmesbury or mail to [email protected] Enquiries: Clerise du Plessis tel 022-4813561 or Gaynor April tel 022-4879400

Closing date: 25 September 2026

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• Salary: R 249 480 – R 323 808 per annum(T-08 of a Category4 Local Authority)

Requirements: 

• Good communication skills
• Interpersonal skills;
• Ability to function under stress /pressure.
• Ability to make independent decisions

Qualification: 

• Grade 12 or higher;
• Firefighter I course;
• Hazmat Awareness;
• First Aid Level 3;
• Code: EB Driver’s License;
• Physically and Mentally fit;
• No criminal record; plus;
• Code C Driver’s License;
• Firefighter II course;
• Hazmat Operational / Fire & Rescue; and
• Relevant Firefighter Certificate
• Experience: 3 years’ operational experience

Job Purpose:

• Performs a variety of tasks associated with responding to and dealing with firefighting, emergency rescue services, rendering basic medical care, fire prevention and training activities, operating and maintaining firefighting equipment and apparatus, maintaining fire station facilities and related work as required in order to protect the lives and property in accordance with the Fire Brigade Services Act (Act 99 of 1987) and Municipal Structures Act (Act 117 of 1998)

Key Performance Areas:

• Firefighting activities
• Staff supervision
• Fire and life safety training and preparation
• Maintenance functions: vehicles, equipment and fire station
• Administrative functions
• Apparatus and machinery operation
• Control center duties
• Fire prevention compliance 

Core Professional Competencies

• Community and
• Customer Focus
• Problem Solving
• Negotiation and
• Influencing
• Resilience
• Communication
• Ethics and
• Professionalism

Functional Competencies

• Fire fighting
• Rescue
• Operations
• Special
• Operations
• (Hazmat, Urban Search and Rescue).
• Fire Safety and Prevention
• Safety and Welfare
• Emergency
• Medical Care
• Call Taking and
• Dispatch
• Public Service
• Orientation
• Interpersonal
• Relationships
• Service Delivery Orientation

Personal Competencies

• Action and
• Outcome
• Orientation
• Resilience
• Change
• Readiness
• Cognitive
• Ability
• Learning
• Orientation
• Problem
• Solving

Management/Leadership Orientation

• Impact and
• Influence
• Team Orientation
• Direction Setting
• Coaching and
• Mentoring 

NB:

• A covering letter with at least two (2) contactable references (managers, subordinates or peers), must accompany the completed prescribed application form (available on request at Tel. 022 487 9400 or on the municipality’s website www.swartland.org.za) with certified copies of the necessary qualification, certificates, ID document, driver’s license and a Curriculum Vitae (Maximum of three (3) pages).
• Completed applications on which the post reference numbers are clearly indicated must be delivered to the Municipal offices, 1 Kerk Street, Malmesbury or posted to Private Bag X52, Malmesbury, 7299 for the attention of Mrs R van Zyl (Snr HR Practitioner: Recruitment and Selection) by no later than the closing date.
• NO FAXES OR ELECTRONIC APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED.

CLOSING DATE: FRIDAY, 25 SEPTEMBER 2025 AT 12:00

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• Salary Scale: R1 419 621 – R1 453 692 – R1 488 580 – R1 524 306 – R1 560 890 per annum – Total Cost of Employment, in terms of Upper Limit notice of 14 April 2026 (Category 4 municipality) or as applicable at date of appointment
• The successful candidate will be employed permanently.
• The core functions of the successful incumbent shall be: Electrical Operations, Maintenance and Construction; Electrical Design and Planning; Information Management; Strategic Management; Financial Management and Human Resource Management.

Minimum Requirements

• Post Graduate Degree in Electrical Engineering / Engineering (Electrical) or equivalent – NQF 8.
• A minimum of seven years relevant experience at senior and middle management level of which at least two years must be at senior management level or as programme/project manager and have proven successful institutional transformation within public or
• private sector. Three to four years must be at professional/management level engineering management experience.
• Eligible for registration with the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) as Professional Engineer (Electrical) or Professional Engineering Technologist (Electrical). Registration must be confirmed within 18 months from the date of appointment.
• Government Certificate of Competency (GCC) as required in terms of the General Machinery Regulations, 1988.
• Good knowledge and understanding of relevant policy and legislation and a good understanding of institutional governance systems and performance management.
• Extensive knowledge of the public office environment.
• Must be able to formulate engineering master planning, project management and implementation.

Understanding of council operations and delegation of powers, as well as

• Electrical Operations, Maintenance and Construction
• Electrical Design and Planning
• Information, Communication and Technology Management
• Good knowledge of Supply Chain Management Regulations and the Framework for Preferred
• Procurement Policy (Act 5 of 2000).
• Core competencies as contained in the Local Government: Regulations on Appointment and
• Conditions of Employment of Senior Managers, 17 January 2014.
• Recommended: Certificate in Municipal Finance Management (SAQA qualification ID 48965) as prescribed in Regulation 493 dated 15 June 2007 to be attained within 18 months from the date of appointment.
• Competency areas for senior managers in municipalities in terms of the Municipal Regulations on Minimum Competency Levels issued in terms of the Local Government: Municipal Finance Management Act, 2003: Strategic leadership and management, strategic financial management, operational financial management, governance, ethics and values in financial management, financial and performance reporting, risk and change management, project management, legislation, policy and implementation, stakeholder relations, supply chain management, audit and assurance.
• Computer skills.
• Excellent facilitation and communication skills in at least two of the three official languages of the Western Cape.
• South African Citizen.
• A valid Code B driver’s license.
• Own transport.

NB:

• Full details and the prescribed application form can be requested telephonically from Ms S de Jongh at 022 487 9400 or on our website at www.swartland.org.za.
• All applications must be submitted with a detailed CV (maximum 6 pages), certified copies of qualifications, ID document and driver’s license, the names and e-mail addresses of three references from current and previous employers and a fully completed official application form, must be addressed to the Human Resources Department, Private Bag X52, Malmesbury, 7299. ONLY hard-copy applications will be considered.
• No faxed or electronic applications will be accepted.
• Fraudulent qualifications or documentation will immediately disqualify an applicant. If an applicant has not received any feedback within six weeks of the closing date, it can be assumed that the application has been unsuccessful.
• Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. Council reserves the right not to make an appointment. Late application will not be considered. Canvassing of Councillors for the purpose of being appointed is not permitted, and proof hereof will result in disqualification.

Closing date for applications: 25 September 2026 at 12h00.