Environmental Health Practitioner

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PERMANENT POSITION:
Environmental Health Practitioner (Region A and G)

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS

• Complete the online job application form and attach all relevant and updated documents
  (Certified Qualification/s/Certificates, ID, and CV).
• Applicants should take note that they can be required to provide proof of original documents
  during the selection process.
• You will be requested to provide a brief description of your work experience relating to the
  vacancy.
• Applicants with membership to professional bodies need to provide a membership number and
  expiry date.
• If you are an internal applicant, your employee number will be required.
• Applicants are advised to use Google Chrome when applying for CoJ positions

DISCLAIMER

• The City of Johannesburg is currently recruiting and will not demand payment in any form for any
  job placement. All vacancies are advertised in newspapers and on the CoJ website.
• The City of Johannesburg applies the principles of employment equity as per the National
  legislation and policy guidelines and will consider designated groups in line with these
  requirements. We are an equal-opportunity employer.
• By submitting your application for a position at the City of Johannesburg, you are consenting that
  the personal information submitted as part of your application may be used for the purposes of
  the Recruitment and Selection and related process.
• However, registering your CV and/or receipt and acknowledgment of any kind shall not be an
  indication that your application will be successful and/or lead to employment.
• The City of Johannesburg shall not be liable for any damage, loss, or liability of whatsoever nature
  arising from your use of the job opportunity section of this website.
• The City of Johannesburg reserves the right not to make an appointment.
• Any misrepresentation or failure to disclose material information on the application form or CV will
  automatically disqualify your application.

VACANCY CIRCULAR 068/2025 City of Johannesburg

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PRACTITIONER

Department: Health
Branch: Environmental Health Services
Designation: Environmental Health Practitioner
Remuneration: R33 321.80 pm (basic salary, excluding benefits)
Location: Region A and G

Minimum Requirements:

• Grade 12 plus National Diploma in Environmental Health (NQF level 6);
• Registration with the Health Professional Council of South Africa as an Independent
  Practitioner;
• Completion of Compulsory Community Service; Environmental Health;
• 1 – 3 years’ experience including Completion of Compulsory Community Service:
  Environmental Health;
• Must have a valid driver’s license.

Primary Function:
Ensure that Municipal Health Services as defined in the National Health Act are
implemented by determining community profiles and needs through the coordination,
investigation, inspection, monitoring, evaluation, reporting, and direct compliance
enforcement procedures related to environmental health. Avail information: educate
as well as advice on practices that negatively impact on the environment. Implement
measures to prevent and control risk in order to ensure the provision of a clean and
healthy environment conducive to and supporting a better quality of life in the City of
Johannesburg.

Key Performance Areas:

• Utilise specialized knowledge in ensuring that the Municipal Health Services are rendered
  as defined in the National Health Act;
• Responsible for all administrative responsibilities and functions related to the position;
• Responsible for their own assets and tools as provided by the council;
• Communicate and liaise with stakeholders (internal and external)l
• Enforce compliance to all Environmental Health Activities and instituting law enforcement
  actions for any non-compliance;
• Ensure that all financial matters are complied with in accordance with the MFMA and other
  legislation.

Leading Competencies:

• Strong decision-making skills;
• Conflict management;
• Intermediate Computer literacy including MS Office Applications;
• Basic project management skills;
• Analytical and investigative skills;
• Good interpersonal skills;
• High level of confidentiality and organisational skills;
• Time Management, working independently, under pressure, and the ability to prioritise.

Core Competencies:

• Knowledge of Environmental Health Legislation;
• Policies affecting Environmental Health Services;
• Collaborative/Teamwork, Values and Integrity, Attention to detail, and quality-focused;
• Customer and Service Delivery Management (Batho Pele) Ethics, Professionalism.

“All suitably qualified candidates are encouraged to apply and will be considered. The
City of Johannesburg applies the principles of employment equity as per National
legislation and policy guidelines and will consider designated groups in line with these
requirements. Preference will be given to previously disadvantaged groups including
those with disabilities. Appointments will be made in accordance with the approved
Employment Equity Plan to promote its equitable representation in terms of race,
gender and disability.”

Please take note that only online applications will be considered. Please apply by
using the following link below:
Region A – https://share-eu1.hsforms.com/1rsPhpqS0RoaRSN-YUswV-wew554
Region G – https://share-eu1.hsforms.com/10TLTPvmZTXKf7uice5vuVAew554

APPLY ONLINE VIA THIS LINK: www.joburg.org.za

ENQUIRIES ONLY:
Contact Person: Mathapelo Nare
Tel No: 011 407 6680

CLOSING DATE: WEDNESDAY, 25 JUNE 2025

Applicants are respectfully informed that, if no notification of appointment/response is
received within six (6) weeks of the closing date, they must accept that their application
was unsuccessful. By submitting your application for a position at the City of
Johannesburg, you are consenting that the personal information submitted as part of
your application may be used for the purposes of the Recruitment and Selection and
related process. In terms of the Talent Acquisition Policy of the City of Johannesburg,
you hereby consent to the following risk checks should your application be shortlisted:

• Credit Record,
• CV validation,
• Employment record verification,
• Criminal check,
• Identity validation.

We wish you all the best with your applications

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