Traffic Officer - Bergrivier Municipality

Bergrivier Municipality ensures the well-being of all communities within the Bergrivier region through economic growth, social well-being, community involvement and effective management within a safe and healthy environment.

Bergrivier Municipality with its head office in Piketberg and approximately an hour’s drive from Cape Town currently has the following vacancy and awaits applications from competent persons who comply with the minimum job requirement. (Women and persons with disabilities are encouraged to also apply.)

VACANCY

INTERNAL & EXTERNAL APPLICATIONS WILL BE CONSIDERED

RE-ADVERTISE: TRAFFIC OFFICER (PIKETBERG)

DIRECTORATE: COMMUNITY SERVICES

REF: GD30/371/PB

Job Purpose: 

Performs activities/tasks associated with the examination, testing and issuing of learner and driving licenses and road worthiness certification through the application of laid down assessment and inspection procedures, the provision of a traffic and community policing service by monitoring and attending to situations associated with minimizing traffic congestion or offences committed causing inconvenience and risk to public safety, enforcing compliance and supporting emergency and rescue personnel during major disasters to ensure that any risk to public safety or contravention of traffic regulations and laws are identified and corrective/compliance measures are enforced on offenders.

Key Performance Areas:

Responsible for the rendering of a traffic law enforcement service by the Road Traffic Act 93 of 1993, to ensure the upholding of law and order by performing operational tasks

• Municipal by-law enforcement
• Enforcement of the land and transport act
• Educate scholars
• Conduct roadblocks with SAPS and other stakeholders
• Co-ordinates and controls the application of procedures associated
  with the vehicle testing, registration and licensing
• Performs prescribed activities and duties related to the examining of vehicles for roadworthiness
• Undertakes specific activities during disasters/emergency/firefighting and/or communicates potential risk and hazard situations
• Completes specific reports, statutory documentation and registers and performs special tasks
• Attends to the application of specific maintenance sequences concerning equipment and vehicle
• Assist with driving activities to enhance service delivery in general Responsible for the execution of traffic and community policing procedures by departmental procedures and authorized to arrest or serve fines on individuals for any
  contravention of road safety laws and regulations
• Any other related duty requested by the supervisor.

The competency level for this position is level 2 as stipulated in Annexure A of the Municipal Staff Regulations, Government Notice R890, as promulgated in Government Gazette 45181, dated 20 September 2021 and comprises of the following competencies.

Public Service Core Professional Functional Personal Management / Leadership

Orientation

Competencies

• Community and customer
• Patrol,
• Interpersonal
• Action and outcome
• Team orientation focuses on enforcement and Relationships orientation
• Direction setting
• Problem-solving emergency
• Communication
• Resilience
• Coaching and mentoring
• Negotiation and influencing response
• Service delivery
• Change readiness
• Impact and influence
• Resilience orientation
• Cognitive ability
• Communication
• Client orientation and
• Learning orientation
• Ethics and professionalism customer focus

Qualifications: 

• Grade 12;
• Traffic Officer Diploma;
• Examiner of Vehicle Diploma Grade A

Experience: Two (2) – Five (5) years of relevant experience

Requirements: 

• Valid Code A & EC driver’s license Proficiency in at least two (2) of the official languages of the Western Cape (Afrikaans/English/Xhosa – Read, Write and Speak)
• No criminal record
• Good human relations, communication and interpersonal skills
• Conflict handling skills
• Ability to give attention to detail
• Firearm proficiency
• Must work overtime/ shifts when required and perform standby duties when required
• Must perform duties in other areas of the Municipality when required.

Salary: R 264 600.00 per annum (T10 of a Category 3 Local Authority)

Date of acceptance: 01 April 2024 or as soon as possible

Enquiries: Mr CA Cornelissen at 022 913 6000