Driver (2 Posts) - SAPS Academy

POST: Driver (2 Posts)

LOCATION:  SAPS Academy, Hammanskraal

LEVEL OF REMUNERATION:  Salary Level 2, R104 073 per annum

REFERENCES: HAM5/3/22

Core Responsibilities:

• Provide driving and transport services;
• Transporting passengers;

• Rendering of messenger services;
• Delivery of confidential post;
• Conduct vehicle inspection and inspection of logbooks (SAPS 132 B);
• Conduct administration pertaining to core functions of the post.

Generic Competencies:

• Applicants must display competency in the post-specific core functions of the post;
• Be fluent in at least two of the official languages, of which one must be English;

• Be a South African Citizen;
• Must have no previous criminal/departmental convictions or criminal/departmental cases pending;

• Applicants will be subjected to a vetting process which will include security screening and fingerprint verification.

Additional Requirements:

• A grade10 qualification will serve as an advantage;
• Must be in possession of at least a valid light vehicle driver’s license;
• Willing to work extended hours when necessary;
• Appropriate/relevant experience in the field of the post, as well as PDP (Public Driver Permit), will be an advantage;
• Code14 will be to the applicant’s advantage.

General:

• Only the official application form (available on the SAPS website and at SAPS recruitment offices) will be accepted. The Z83 previously utilized will no longer be accepted. All instructions on the application form must be adhered to. Failure to do so may result in the rejection of the application.

• The post particulars and reference number of the post must be correctly specified on the application form.
• A comprehensive Curriculum Vitae must be submitted together with the application form.
• Copies of an applicant’s ID, all educational qualifications obtained, service certificates of previous employers stating the occupation, proof of relevant experience in the field of the post and motor vehicle driver’s license.

• Qualifications and driver’s licences submitted will be subjected to verification checking with the relevant institutions. The South African Police Service will verify the residential address of applicants and conduct reference checks.
• Appointments will be made in terms of the Public Service Act, 1994 as applicable to the post environment.
• Applications must be mailed timeously. Late applications will not be accepted or considered.
• The closing date for applications is 2022-04-29 at 16:00.
• If a candidate is short-listed, it can be expected of him/her to undergo a personal interview as well as a practical assessment.
• Reference checking will be conducted on all shortlisted applicants.
• Short-listed candidates for appointment to certain identified posts, will be vetted in terms of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act, 2007 (Act No 32 of 2007) and the Children’s Act, 2005 (Act No 38 of 2005).  
• A candidate whose particulars appear in either the National Register for Sex Offenders or Part B of the Child Protection Register will be disqualified from appointment to that post.
•  All short-listed candidates will be subjected to fingerprint screening.
• Correspondence will be conducted with successful candidates only. If you have not been contacted within 3 months after the closing date of this advertisement, please accept that your application was unsuccessful.
• The South African Police Service is under no obligation to fill a post after the advertisement thereof.