GROUNDSMAN is a South African government vacancy at Northern Cape Department of Health. This job is part of Circular 21 of 2026 from the DPSA. centre: Dr Harry Surtie Hospital | closing date: 03 July 2026. Use this page to review the requirements, duties, application instructions and official source links before applying.
Job details
Applications
Where to send your application.
For Dr Harry Surtie Hospital: Please note applications can be hand delivered at the Human Resource offices at Dr Harry Surtie Hospital, couriered via postal services to C/O Upington 26 Drive and Turner Street, Upington 8801 or EMailed at vacancies.dhsh@ncdoh.gov.za. All applicants must complete an application register when an application is hand delivered.
Salary
R144 204 per annum (Level 02)
Requirements
- Abet (Grade 1-9).
- No experience required.
Duties
- Maintenance of premises and surroundings.
- Clean premises and surroundings.
- Empty dirt bins.
- Maintain the garden.
- Watering the garden.
- Prune and trim flowers and trees.
- Mow the grass.
- Remove weeds and garden refuse.
- Apply insecticides.
- Cultivate the soil for trees and flowers.
- Maintain gardening equipment’s and tools.
- Detect and report malfunctioning of gardening equipment and tools.
- Repair minor defects of gardening equipment and tools.
Enquiries
Mr JP Berend Tel No: (054) 332 9094
Notes
Applications must be submitted on the new prescribed application form Z83 obtainable from any Public Service Department or any Public Service Administration website. The fully completed and signed Z83 should be accompanied by a detailed/comprehensive Curriculum Vitae, indicating positions held, dates and key performance responsibilities. Only short-listed candidates will be required to submit certified copies of their qualifications and relevant documents on or before the day of the interview proceedings following communication from the Human Resource Management Recruitment and Selection Unit. Failure to submit the requested documents or information will result in your application not being considered. The employment decision shall be informed by the Employment Equity Plan of the Department. It is the Department’s intention to promote equity (race, gender and disability) through the filling of this post(s) with a candidate whose transfer / promotion / appointment will promote representavity in line with the numerical targets as contained in our Employment Equity Plan. If you have not been contacted within eight (8) weeks after the closing date of this advertisement, please accept that your application was unsuccessful. Suitable candidates will be subjected to a personnel suitability check (criminal record, qualification verification and employment verification). All shortlisted candidates, including the SMS, shall undertake two pre-entry assessments. One will be a practical exercise to determine a candidate's suitability based on the post's technical and generic requirements and the other must be an integrity (ethical conduct) assessment. Where applicable, candidates will be subjected to a skills/knowledge test. The Department reserves the right not to make any appointment(s) to the above post. The successful candidate will be expected to sign a performance agreement. The Department of Health is an equal opportunity affirmative action employer. The request for certified documents will be limited to shortlisted candidates. The Human Resource Administration of the Department will inform shortlisted candidate for a post to submit certified documents on or before the day of the interview. Should an applicant wish to apply for more than one post, separate applications must be submitted for all posts OTHER POSTS
Z83 form: Government job applications usually require the Z83 application form. Download the Z83 application form before applying.
Original Text
SALARY : R144 204 per annum (Level 02)
CENTRE : Dr Harry Surtie Hospital
REQUIREMENTS : Abet (Grade 1-9). No experience required.
DUTIES : Maintenance of premises and surroundings. Clean premises and surroundings. Empty dirt bins. Maintain the garden. Watering the garden.
Prune and trim flowers and trees. Mow the grass. Remove weeds and garden refuse. Apply insecticides. Cultivate the soil for trees and flowers. Maintain
gardening equipment’s and tools. Detect and report malfunctioning of gardening equipment and tools. Repair minor defects of gardening equipment
and tools.
ENQUIRIES : Mr JP Berend Tel No: (054) 332 9094
APPLICATIONS : For Dr Harry Surtie Hospital: Please note applications can be hand delivered at the Human Resource offices at Dr Harry Surtie Hospital, couriered via postal
services to C/O Upington 26 Drive and Turner Street, Upington 8801 or EMailed at vacancies.dhsh@ncdoh.gov.za. All applicants must complete an application register when an application is hand delivered.
Official source
This vacancy was imported from DPSA Circular 21 of 2026 for reference.
Disclaimer: This vacancy was imported from the official DPSA circular PDF. Please confirm the reference number, closing date, and application instructions in the original circular before applying. View the official DPSA vacancy circulars.
