44002996 - Facilities Assistant

COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT

FACILITIES ASSISTANT 

REF NO: 44002996 / VARIOUS

RECREATION AND PARKS DIRECTORATE

PARKS LEISURE AND CEMETERIES DIVISION

Basic Salary 

R170 591.24 / R221 447.58 pa

Grade: 05 

 

Key Responsibility Areas: 

 

• Prepares for daily tasks ensuring that tools, materials and equipment are collected and in good working order. 

• Undertakes the preparation and maintenance of assigned leisure and recreation facilities. 

• Performs line function administration and control of resources. 

• Communicates, liaises and interacts with the public and stakeholders. 

• Creates a safe work environment and secure facilities for staff and general public. 

• Maintains an up-to-date working knowledge in the field of recreation facilities management. 

 

Competencies:

 

• Management work. 

• Planning and organizing. 

• Facility specific skills. 

• Workplace safety. 

• Interpersonal relationships. 

• Communication. 

• Service delivery orientation. 

• Action orientation. 

• Problem solving. 

• Accountability and Ethical Conduct. 

• Team orientation. 

Qualifications

Essential Requirements: 

 

• An appropriate level of secondary education 

 

Preferred Requirements: 

 

• 6 Months relevant experience. 

 

Special Conditions: 

 

• Required to undertake skills training. 

• Posts are interchangeable. 

• May be required to work overtime/abnormal hours. 

• May be required to act in the capacity of surrounding posts. 

 

Physical Requirements: 

 

• Required to be able to perform all the duties of the post in an efficient and effective manner. 

• Must not be susceptible to allergies resulting from contact with dust and cleaning chemicals.

The eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality is a metropolitan municipality, created in 2000, that includes the city of Durban and surrounding towns. eThekwini is one of the 11 districts of the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa.