HOUSEKEEPING EXECUTIVE REFERENCE
Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment · Cape Town
- Closing date
- 26 October 2026
- Reference
- CMS/CT15/2026
- Salary band
- R 144 024
- Application method
- Email application
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Vacancy information from the employer
Department: Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Location: Cape Town Salary: R144 024 per annum Requirements: Grade 9 or ABET Level 1 or 2 Certificate. Experience in rendering cleaning services will be an added advantage. Understanding one of the official languages used in the Department. Ability to work individually and in a team. Skills required: Good interpersonal relations, Communication, Sound organizing, and planning skills. Have a sense of responsibility and loyalty. Ability to work long hours voluntarily. Duties: Provide cleaning service in the department, Cleaning of offices, boardrooms, kitchen, and passages, Clean the computer printer and cabinets, Provide support for meetings in the department, washing cups and filling up water bottles removing waste and disposing of the main dustbin, handling cleaning material, using the cleaning material and equipment in a prescribed manner, prepare tea and water for meetings, removing and washing cups after the meeting, maintain and update stock levels. Keep stock (cutlery, crockery, cleaning equipment, refill beverage) list and levels of cutlery and crockery. Receive and pack stock, and report faults, loss, and breakage of utensils/ equipment. Application instructions: All applications must be hand delivered at: 389 Sophie De Bruyn Street, Pretoria. To submit an application online, please click the link under the post you wish to apply for. Attach only a copy of CV and completed Z83 form. Email size must be limited to 2MB. Failure to follow instructions will result in your application being disqualified. Enquiries: Ms Dumezweni- Sogayise, Cell: (071) 507 0130 26 Notes: All attachments for online applications must include an application form (Z83) and detailed CV combined in one PDF or attachment. Pictures/Snapshot, Zipped, IMG and JPEG documents will not be accepted. Indicate the correct job title and the reference number of the post on the subject line of your email. Use the correct email address associated with the post. Failure to do so, your application will be disqualified. Applications quoting the relevant reference number must be submitted on the new form Z83, obtainable from any Public Service Department or on the internet at www.gov.za/documents. Received applications using the incorrect application for employment (old Z83) will not be considered. Each post(s) advert must be accompanied by its own application form for employment and must be fully completed, initiated and signed by the applicant. Only shortlisted candidates will be required to submit certified copies of qualifications and other related documents on or before the day of the interview following the communication from Human Resources and such qualification(s) and other related document(s) will be in line with the requirements of the advert and duly certified. The Department does not accept applications via fax. Applicants who do not comply with the above-mentioned instructions/ requirements, as well as
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Turn the advert into an application plan
This guide is built from the visible vacancy details to help you prepare. It does not replace the employer’s instructions.
1. Check your match
Match your CV to the 7 listed requirements using truthful examples from work, study, volunteering or projects.
2. Prepare only what is needed
Keep a current CV and, where the advert asks for it, a completed Z83 form ready. Do not add certificates or ID copies unless the vacancy requests them.
3. Tailor your evidence
Use the 10 listed responsibilities to choose your strongest relevant examples before you apply.
4. Submit and keep a record
Use the email address in the official advert. Write a clear subject line with the role and reference CMS/CT15/2026, then attach only the documents requested.
Requirements
- ✓Grade 9 or ABET Level 1 or 2 Certificate
- ✓Experience in rendering cleaning services will be an added advantage
- ✓Understanding one of the official languages used in the Department
- ✓Ability to work individually and in a team
- ✓Skills required: Good interpersonal relations, Communication, Sound organizing, and planning skills
- ✓Have a sense of responsibility and loyalty
- ✓Ability to work long hours voluntarily
Key responsibilities
- •Provide cleaning service in the department
- •Cleaning of offices
- •boardrooms
- •and passages
- •Clean the computer printer and cabinets
- •Provide support for meetings in the department
- •washing cups and filling up water bottles removing waste and disposing of the main dustbin
- •handling cleaning material
- •using the cleaning material and equipment in a prescribed manner
- •prepare tea and water for meetings