The Department of Education invites suitable qualified applicants to apply for their General worker vacancy.
Closing date for applications: 10 June 2025
GENERAL WORKER VACANCY / GROUNDSMAN
- REF NO: 85
- Directorate: Cape Teaching & Leadership Institute
- SALARY : R138 486 per annum
- CENTRE : Kuils River
REQUIREMENTS:
- ABET (Basic Literacy).
- Knowledge: Basic safety precautions in handling hazardous material liquids.
- Use of cleaning equipment.
- Maintenance / care of cleaning equipment
- Skills: Basic communication skills. Basic literacy skills. Ability to work in garden and handle equipment. Ability to work in office with cleaning utensils.
DUTIES:
- Perform general work.
- Load and off load furniture, equipment’s and any other goods to relevant destination.
- Clean government vehicles.
- Clean relevant workstation / offices.
- Prepare and clean venues.
- Raise / lower SA Flag.
- Maintain premises / building.
- Cleaning premises and surroundings.
- Cleaning offices corridors, elevators and boardrooms by: Dusting and waxing office furniture.
- Sweeping, scrubbing and waxing of floors.
- Vacuuming and shampooing floors.
- Cleaning walls, windows and doors.
- Emptying and cleaning of dirt bins.
- Collect and removing of waste papers.
- Freshen the office areas.
- Closing of windows.
- Clean general kitchens by: Cleaning of basins.
- Wash and keep stock of kitchen utensils.
- Cleaning the restrooms by: Refilling hand wash liquid soap.
- Replace toilet papers, hand towels and refreshers.
- Empty and wash waste bins.
- Keep and maintain cleaning materials and equipment.
- Report broken cleaning machines and equipment.
- Cleaning of machines (microwaves, vacuum cleaners, etc) and equipment after use.
- Request cleaning materials.
- Keep and maintain stock register.
- Maintain and water interior garden / plants.
- Refresh water cooler daily.
- Maintain the garden and outside areas.
- Watering the garden.
- Clean gutters, furrows and drains.
- Prune and trim flowers and trees.
- Mow the grass.
- Remove weeds and garden refuse.
- Apply insecticides and other poisons.
- Cultivate the soil for trees and flowers.
- Maintain gardening equipment’s and tools.
- Detect and report malfunctioning of gardening equipment and tools.
- Repair minor defects of gardening equipment and tools.
- Request maintenance material. Keep and maintain stock register.
ENQUIRIES: Ms M. Van Wyk Tel No: (021) 900 5026
APPLICATIONS:
Applications must be submitted by using the following URL
NOTE: The applicants are advised to read the foreword available on the WCED website before applying for the post/s. Applications must be made via the department’s on-line E-Recruitment system.
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