Company:
City of Cape Town
Industry: Government
Deadline: Nov 2, 2025
Job Type: Full Time
Experience: 1 – 2 years
Location: Western Cape
Province: Cape Town
Field: Safety and Environment / HSE
Requirements
- A Grade 12 (Senior Certificate), with preferably 1 -2 years’ experience in either Pest Control, Health Education, Water Sampling or peace officer.
- Peace Officer qualification will be advantageous.
- PC Literate
- No Criminal record.
- Valid Code EB driver’s licence.
- Physically fit and be prepared to work on weekends and at night, if required
- Application for exam to enable registration as Environmental Health Assistant with the HPCSA within 12 months of appointment under own arrangements.
Key Performance Areas
- Assist the Environmental Health Practitioner in performance of duties relating to Water Quality Management, Food Control,Health Surveillance of premises, Environmental Pollution Control, Vector Control, Chemical Safety and Waste Management.
- Assist in the enforcement of legislation, Council policies and Bylaws relevant to Environmental Health.
- Conduct Vector Control activities, including surveillance, destruction and investigation of complaints
- Assist in the delivery of Environmental Health education programmes and special campaigns.
- Perform administrative duties, including report writing to ensure sound administrative procedures for effective service delivery.
- Identify and report environmental health factors like overgrown canals or water streams causing stagnation of water and mosquito breeding.
- Follow-up and investigate Communicable Diseases cases i.e. TB defaulters.
- Assist with training and supervision of assigned EPWP workers.
CLOSING DATE 31.10.2025
