Ubuhlebezwe Municipality invites applications from unemployed youth to apply for Traffic Officers Learnership Programme 2022 / 2023.
Closing Date: 12 August 2022
Location: Ixopo, KwaZulu-Natal
TRAINEE TRAFFIC OFFICER (FIXED TERM 18-MONTH CONTRACT)
STIPEND: R5 000.00 PER MONTH
No Municipal benefits will apply (pension, medical aid, etc) and applicants are required to make their own arrangements in this respect.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
- Grade 12 Certificate
- Traffic Officer’s Diploma
- Ability to communicate in both isiZulu and English
- Problem-solving and writing skills
- Computer knowledge and knowledge of NRTA 93/96
- Be physically fit and able-bodied
- Must not be more than 35 years of age
- No criminal record/pending cases
- A code C1 driver’s license
KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS
- Law enforcement and enforcement of Council by-laws
- Control traffic flow and ensure public
- Escort vehicles
- Preform point duties, process warrants of arrest, and perform other traffic-related duties
- Examine drivers’ licenses
- Communicate with the Control Room and attend to traffic bottlenecks caused by accidents, breakdowns, or peak hour congestion
- Use hand signals to communicate with drivers and pedestrians by directing, diverting, stopping, and controlling the flow of traffic
- Interact with the Control Room for specific services
- Patrol and observe the streets and suburban areas to identify non-conforming practices
- Communicate with offenders and interact with the Control Room of South Africa Police Services to facilitate arrests for more serious offenses
- Participate in routine checks, stop vehicles and conduct inspection of drivers’ licenses, vehicle registration, and road worthiness requirements and attend to specific infringements of road safety rules
- Issue fines, and warnings and serve the summons on offenders and execute arrests for more serious offenses.
UBUHLEBEZWE MUNICIPALITY IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY, AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER.
How to apply
A signed letter of application indicating the position being applied for, together with a comprehensive Curriculum Vitae and certified copies of certificates and Identity Documents, must be forwarded to The Municipal Manager, P. O. Box 132, Ixopo, 3276 by not later than 16h00 on 12 August 2022. Alternatively, applications can be hand delivered at Ubuhlebezwe Municipality, 29 Margaret Street, Ixopo, 3276. Faxed applications will not be accepted. If you do not hear from Council within 30 days of the closing date, please consider your application as unsuccessful.
All inquiries should be directed to the HR Officer, Ms. B Nondabula at (039) 834-7700.
COUNCIL RESERVES THE RIGHT NOT TO MAKE ANY APPOINTMENT FOR THE ABOVEMENTIONED POSITIONS