Department of Correctional Services (DCS): Entry Level Jobs

The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) invites unemployed youth to apply for the following Government entry level Jobs / positions.

Job level: Grade 12 / Junior / Entry level SA Government Jobs

The following entry level job opportunities are open for applications:

Administrative Services / System Clerk

Location: Office of the Deputy Minister, Pretoria

Reference No: HO 2024/11/01

Salary: R216 217 per annum

Requirements: Grade 12 / Matric certificate.

Duties: Render general clerical support services. Record, organise, store, capture and retrieve correspondence and data (line function). Update registers and statistics. Handle routine enquiries. Keep and maintain the incoming and outgoing document register of the component. Provide supply chain clerical support services within the component. Liaise with internal and external stakeholders in relation to procurement of goods and services. Obtain quotations and complete procurement forms for the purchasing of standard office items. Stock control of office stationery. Provide personnel administration clerical support services within the component. Maintain a leave register for the component. Keep and maintain personnel records in the component. Arrange travelling and accommodation. Provide financial administration support services in the component. Capture and update expenditure in component. Check correctness of subsistence and travel claims of officials and submit to manager for approval. Handle telephone accounts and petty cash for the component.

Registry Clerk

Location: Office of the Deputy Minister, Pretoria

Reference No: HO 2024/11/02

Salary: R216 217 per annum

Requirements: Grade 12 / Matric certificate.

Duties: Ensure the smooth, efficient and effective flow of documents (receive and distribute) between the office of the executive authority, the department and other structures such as cluster committees, external role players, etc. File all documents in accordance with the relevant prescripts such as the National Archives Act and the MIS prescripts. Render a general support function in the office of the executive authority. Control stocks and stationery as chief user clerk for the executive authority’s office. Study the relevant Public Service and departmental prescripts/policies and other documents and ensure that the application thereof is properly understood.

Driver

Location: Office of the Deputy Minister, Pretoria

Reference No: HO 2024/11/03

Salary: R183 279 per annum

Requirements: Grade 12 / Matric certificate. Valid driver’s licence

Duties: Collect and deliver documents, which entails collecting, delivering and distributing documents for the office of the executive authority. Transport employees in the office of the executive authority, guests and special advisors of the executive authority. Render a general support function in the office of the executive authority. Record keeping of the utilization of the allocated motor vehicle e.g. log sheets and petrol receipts. Maintain knowledge on the policies and procedures that applies in the work environment.

Skills and Competencies:

• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to plan and organize.
• Punctuality.
• Confidentiality.
• Flexibility. Integrity and honesty. Assertiveness.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Good interpersonal relations.
• Good listening skills.