NEWCASTLE LOCAL MUNICIPALITY VACANCIES

​CS/26/2025
 
The following vacancies exists in the department as mentioned hereunder:-
 
DEPARTMENT: COMMUNITY SERVICES
 
SEASONAL POSTS: CASHIERS x4: COMM3798A; COMM3798B; COMM3798C & COMM3798D
Remuneration R228 166,77 per annum (Task Grade 7)
 
Qualifications
• Grade 12 with Mathematics or Accounting passed.
• Computer literacy
 
Experience
• 1 Year relevant experience
 
Responsibilities
CASH RECEIPTING:
• Receive payment against services rendered from the Public by communicating with the customer and attending to specific payments.
• Collecting and counting payment tendered, verifying total against amount due.
• Issuing receipt reflecting amount tendered and confirms recording with the customer.
• Daily balancing and cashing up procedures.
• Assisting the public with their queries where applicable.
• Cleaning of offices where applicable.
• Maintaining the security controls of the office where applicable.
• Compilation of registers such as caravan parks and picnic areas and adherence to the relevant procedures thereof where applicable.
• To ensure customer enquiries and payment transactions are effectively attended to and accurately processed in accordance with laid down departmental guidelines.
 
CASH RECONCILIATION:
• Reconciles cash received against receipts issued to customers.
• Separating denominations and commencing with control counting sequences.
• Tallying amounts and verifying cash totals to receipts issued.
• Verifying cash receipts schedule/ reports against cash/ cheque totals with the immediate supervisor and/ or attending and rectifying deviations in recordings or counts prior to forwarding for depositing.
• Maintaining transactional information and records, filling transactional documentation and notification in alpha-numeric/ chronological sequence and/ or retrieve information to support query resolution.
• Preparation of deposit slips (banking) for collection by the fidelity group where applicable.
• Allocation of receipts from bank statements where applicable.
• Relevant adjustment to the customer accounts in respect of correcting misallocations where applicable.
• To ensure cash received and receipts issued and reconciled, totals confirmed and schedules verified in accordance with laid down departmental guidelines.
 
Where advertised Internal / Newcastle Municipality Website
 
 
 
 
 
 
SEASONAL POSTS: LIFEGUARDS X9: POST ID: COMM3786; COMM3787; COMM3788; COMM3789; COMM3790; COMM3791; COMM3792; COMM3793 & COMM3794; COMM3792; COMM3793 & COMM3794
Remuneration R188 720,92 per annum (Task Grade 6)
 
Qualifications
• Grade 12
• Valid Lifeguard Certificate or Equivalent with current annual re-test
• Valid Level 2 First Aid Certificate
 
Experience
• 1 Year relevant experience
 
Additional requirements
• Shortlisted Candidates will undergo a swimming test.
 
Responsibilities
• Providing information to pool users on the depths of the specific areas and defined zones / restriction for new users.
• Observing swimmers in the pool and issuing warnings to stop unsafe practices / activities.
• Controlling crowds during festive holidays / organized swimming events, checking and communicating with group leaders or individuals to confirm understanding of rules.
• Checking of pool equipment (high diving boards, etc), observing and / or reprimanding unsafe practices.
•Responding to distress calls and removing bathers who are in difficulty at specific depths.
• Resuscitating victims using first aid techniques to revive breathing and pulse.
• Checking on the condition / recovery and / or determining the need to further treatment and arranging for emergency services to collect and transport patient.
• In order to ensure public behaviours is monitored, unsafe actions identified and stopped enabling all users to enjoy the facilities safely.
 
Where advertised Internal / Newcastle Municipality Website

NB: The successful candidates will be contracted for two (2) seasons. The first season will be in effect from 01 September 2025 to 31 March 2026. The second season will effect from 01 September 2026 to 31 March 2027.
 
Detailed CV’s can be placed in the box with the Security: Rates Hall, Tower Block, 1st Floor, Murchison Street, Private Bag X6621, NEWCASTLE, 2940. For further information you may contact Mr. NI Ndlovu: Director Sport, Arts, Culture and Amenities: Community Services at 034 – 328 7600.
 
• Canvassing for an appointment will automatically disqualify an applicant.
• If no reply to your application has been received within 60 days of the closing date, you should consider your application as being unsuccessful.
• The Directorate: Human Resources will not accept responsibility for information not mentioned in applications.
• Applicants must submit copies of supporting documents. Note that certified copies must be submitted by shortlisted applicants
• NO late applications will be accepted.
• NO e-mails or faxes will be accepted.
• The Directorate: Human Resources will not be held responsible for lost applications unless proof of submission can be supplied.
• All applicants may be required to undergo a proficiency test.
• The Newcastle Municipality adheres to the provisions as contained in the Employment Equity Act to ensure representatively through the process of affirmative action.
• It would be expected of candidates to be subjected to thorough evaluations and that previous and current employers and references will be contacted. Verifications will be done on his / her qualifications, criminal and credit records.
• Applicants with criminal records or pending criminal / departmental or civil cases must disclose. Failure to disclose may lead to disqualification.
• Applicants will be subjected to a vetting process which will include security screening and fingerprint verification.
• Applicants should be a South African citizen or permanent resident.
• SHOULD the candidate be successful in the interview and thereafter decline the offer, such candidate will be liable for all costs incurred to have the position re-advertised.
• The attached application form for employment must be completed in full, accurately, and legibly.
• All information relevant to the candidate must be provided on this form.
• Any additional information may be provided on the cv.
• Newcastle Municipality reserves the right not to make an appointment, if you do not receive any response within 90 days of the closing date, please accept that your application has been unsuccessful. Regret correspondence will only be sent to interviewed candidates
 
NB: INDIAN MALES AND INDIAN FEMALES ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY
 
CLOSING DATE: 15 AUGUST 2025