Post: Counsellor (2 posts)
Centre: Labour Centre: Mdantsane – Reference No: HR 4/4/1/198 (1 post)
Labour Centre: Pinetown- Reference No: HR4/4/5/102(1 post)
Salary: Commencing: Grade 1 (R 547 917.00 - R 608 103.00)
Commencing: Grade 2 (R 626 481.00 - R 695 295.00)
Commencing: Grade 3 (R 712 950 .00 - R 791 253.00)
Enquiries: Mr. XT Madikane, Tel: (043) 7613151
Requirements: Four years B Psych qualification or a B Psych equivalent Qualification. Valid Drivers licence.
Valid Registration with Health Professional Council of South Africa as a Registered
Counsellor (Independent practice) or Psychometrist (Independent practice). Grade 1: 0 (zero)
experience. Grade 2: Eight (8) years relevant experience. Grade 3: Sixteen (16) years
relevant experience.
Knowledge: ● Knowledge of Employment Services Act ● ILO
conventions ● Financial Management ● Human Resource Management ● Psychometric
assessment.
Skills: ● Counselling ● Planning and organising ● Communication ● Computer
● Analytical ● Presentation ● Interpersonal ● Report writing ● Leadership ● Networking
Duties: ●Provide and implement employment counselling services ● Provide and implement
recruitment, psychometric assessment and selection services ● Liaise with different
organisations (Government, non-government, non-profit and private) to facilitate employability
enhancement interventions for designated groups ● Manage operations and personnel
recourses of the employment counselling support.
CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS: 19 February 2019 at 16:00
Applications must be submitted on form Z83, obtainable from any Public Service Department or on the internet at
www.gov.za/documents. The fully completed and signed form Z83 should be accompanied by a recently
updated, comprehensive CV as well as recently certified copies of all qualification(s) including a Senior
Certificate and ID-document [Driver’s license where applicable]. Non-RSA Citizens/Permanent Resident Permit
Holders must attach a copy of their Permanent Residence Permits to their applications. Should you be in
possession of a foreign qualification, it must be accompanied by an evaluation certificate from the South African
Qualification Authority (SAQA). Applicants who do not comply with the above-mentioned requirements, as well as
applications received late, will not be considered. The Department does not accept applications via fax or email.
Failure to submit all the requested documents will result in the application not being considered. Correspondence
will be limited to short-listed candidates only. If you have not been contacted within eight (8) weeks after the
closing date of this advertisement, please accept that your application was unsuccessful. Suitable candidates will
be subjected to a personnel suitability check (criminal record, citizenship, credit record checks, qualification
verification and employment verification). Where applicable, candidates will be subjected to a skills/knowledge
test. All shortlisted candidates for SMS posts will be subjected to a technical competency exercise that intends to
test relevant technical elements of the job, the logistics of which be communicated by the Department. Following
the interview and technical exercise, the selection panel will recommend candidates to attend generic managerial
competencies using the mandated DPSA SMS competency assessment tools. Successful candidates will be
appointed on a probation period of 12 months. The Department reserves the right not to make any
appointment(s) to the above post. The successful candidate will be expected to sign a performance agreement.
The Department of Labour is an equal opportunity affirmative action employer. The employment decision shall be
informed by the Employment Equity Plan of the Department. It is the Department’s intention to promote equity
(race, gender and disability) through the filling of this post(s) with a candidate whose transfer / promotion /
appointment will promote representativity in line with the numerical targets as contained in our Employment
Equity Plan.
Applications: Chief Director Provincial Operations: Eastern Cape Provincial Office: Private Bag X
9005, East London, 5200 or hand delivered at No. 3 Hill Street, East London
For Attention: Sub-directorate: Human Resources Management: Provincial Office: East London
Applications: Chief Director: Provincial Operations: PO Box 940, Durban, 4000
For Attention: Sub-directorate: Human Resources Management, Provincial Office: KZN
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