Elundini Local Municipality has advertised 57 EPWP security-related positions within its Community Services Department, creating opportunities for applicants with qualifications ranging from Grade 9 to post-school security and safety qualifications.
The largest intake is for 50 Security Guards, while the municipality is also recruiting six Security Services Team Leaders and one Superintendent: Security Services. All three categories are offered on 12-month contracts, with monthly stipends ranging from R5,895 to R9,000.
Applications close on 21 August 2026 at 16:00. The official advert states that faxed and emailed applications will not be accepted.
Quick Overview
- Organisation: Elundini Local Municipality
- Department: Community Services Department
- Programme: Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP)
- Employment type: 12-month contract
- Total advertised positions: 57
- Security Guards: 50 positions
- Team Leaders – Security Services: 6 positions
- Superintendent – Security Services: 1 position
- Security Guard minimum education: Grade 9
- Security Guard stipend: R5,895 per month
- Team Leader stipend: R7,500 per month
- Superintendent stipend: R9,000 per month
- Areas: Nqanqarhu, Tlokoeng and Ugie
- Closing date: 21 August 2026 at 16:00
- Application method: Postal submission or delivery to designated municipal recruitment application boxes
- Important restriction: Faxed and emailed applications will not be accepted
- Local requirement: Proof of address and a sworn affidavit confirming the applicant is born and bred within Elundini Municipality are required.
Positions Available
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Security Guards (EPWP) X50
This is the biggest recruitment category in the advertisement.
The 50 positions are distributed as follows:
- Nqanqarhu: 15 positions
- Tlokoeng: 22 positions
- Ugie: 13 positions
- Contract: 12 months
- Stipend: R5,895 per month
Official Requirements for Security Guards
According to the official advertisement, applicants must have:
- Grade 9
- Security Guard Qualification/Certificate – Grade D
- Qualification recognised by the relevant security industry authority
- Valid PSIRA Certificate
- Proof of medical fitness from a registered medical practitioner
- 12 months’ relevant security experience
- No criminal record
These are the municipality’s advertised requirements, not additional requirements created by Edupstairs.
What Will Security Guards Actually Do?
The duties listed in the official advert give applicants a useful picture of the role.
Security Guards may be expected to:
- Safeguard municipal assets and property at designated sites.
- Record incoming and outgoing equipment or assets in an inventory control book.
- Update occurrence registers.
- Record routine activities and incidents.
- Control the entry and exit of employees, visitors and other people.
- Search vehicles on arrival and departure.
- Communicate with members of the public and direct them to relevant offices.
- Monitor possible risks and threats to employees, councillors, delegations and municipal property.
- Protect and secure municipal buildings.
- Monitor movement into and out of municipal premises.
- Apply municipal security protocols.
This means applicants should not view the position as simply “standing at a gate.” Record keeping, access control, communication, observation and compliance with procedures are important parts of the work.
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Team Leader – Security Services (EPWP) X6
There are six Team Leader positions.
They are distributed as follows:
- Nqanqarhu: 2 positions
- Tlokoeng: 2 positions
- Ugie: 2 positions
- Contract: 12 months
- Stipend: R7,500 per month
Official Requirements for Team Leaders
The official advert lists:
- Grade 12
- Security Training Certificate – Grade A or Grade B
- Valid PSIRA Registration Certificate
- Valid Firearm Competency Certificate and/or Firearm Licence
- Valid Code B driver’s licence
- Computer literacy
- At least two years’ relevant experience in a security environment
- Supervisory or team-leading experience is preferable
- No criminal record
Applicants should pay attention to the difference between a Security Guard application and a Team Leader application. Having general security experience does not automatically mean you satisfy the Team Leader requirements.
Team Leader Responsibilities
The municipality says Team Leaders will perform duties including:
- Supervising and coordinating security guards.
- Ensuring staff are deployed according to approved duty rosters.
- Monitoring access control, patrols and security posts.
- Ensuring security procedures are followed.
- Conducting regular inspections.
- Reporting risks, incidents and security breaches to the Superintendent.
- Maintaining and checking occurrence books and incident reports.
- Helping respond to security incidents.
- Checking whether security personnel are properly equipped and punctual.
- Assisting the Superintendent with security programmes and operational plans.
- Liaising with municipal officials, security personnel, SAPS and other relevant stakeholders when necessary.
This is clearly a supervisory position rather than an ordinary guarding role.
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Superintendent – Security Services (EPWP) X1
The most senior position advertised is:
Superintendent – Security Services (EPWP)
- Number of positions: 1
- Location: Nqanqarhu
- Contract: 12 months
- Stipend: R9,000 per month
Official Requirements for Superintendent
Applicants are required to have:
- Grade 12
- National Diploma in Safety and Security Management or equivalent qualification
- Security Training Certificate – Grade A or B
- Valid PSIRA Registration Certificate
- Valid Firearm Competency Certificate/Firearm Licence
- Valid Code B driver’s licence
- Computer literacy
- Two years’ relevant supervisory experience in a security environment
- No criminal record
Main Responsibilities
According to the municipality, the successful applicant will be expected to supervise and coordinate security personnel to protect:
- Municipal assets
- Property
- Employees
- Councillors
- Visitors
- Municipal facilities
Other responsibilities include monitoring access control, patrols, occurrence registers, incident reports and security operations; identifying security risks; investigating incidents; preparing duty rosters; inspecting security operations; monitoring employee performance; and liaising with SAPS and other law-enforcement stakeholders.
The Superintendent may also assist with planning, implementing and monitoring security programmes and operational plans.
Who Should Consider Applying?
The answer depends on which position you are targeting.
If you have Grade 9, Grade D security training, valid PSIRA registration and at least 12 months of relevant security experience, the Security Guard positions may be the most appropriate category to examine.
Applicants with Matric, higher security grades, firearm competency, a driver’s licence and stronger security experience may potentially qualify for Team Leader roles, provided they meet all the advertised requirements.
The Superintendent position is aimed at a more qualified applicant because a National Diploma in Safety and Security Management or an equivalent qualification is required in addition to the other specified credentials.
Do not apply for the more senior position simply because its stipend is higher. Match your application to the vacancy whose requirements you can actually prove.
Important Local Eligibility Requirement
This section deserves particular attention.
The municipality’s advertisement states:
Applicants are to attach proof of address and a sworn affidavit that they are born and bred at Elundini Municipality.
That wording appears in the official advertisement and applicants should treat it as a material application requirement.
Edupstairs recommends that applicants do not assume that living elsewhere in the Eastern Cape is sufficient. The advert specifically refers to Elundini Municipality.
If you are uncertain whether your circumstances satisfy the municipality’s wording, contact the Recruitment and Selection Officer using the enquiry details in the advertisement before applying.
How to Apply
Interested candidates who meet the requirements must submit:
- An application letter
- A detailed CV
- Certified copies of all required documentation
- Proof of address
- The required sworn affidavit
Applications should be addressed to:
Director Corporate Services
Elundini Local Municipality
P.O. Box 1
Nqanqarhu
5480
The municipality also states that applications may be dropped at its recruitment application boxes at municipal offices in Nqanqarhu, Ugie and Tlokoeng.
Applicants are encouraged to apply close to their place of residence and indicate their location preference.
Faxed and emailed applications will not be accepted.
For recruitment enquiries, the advert provides the Recruitment and Selection Officer, Ms Linda Sam, at (045) 932 8192/8191 during office hours.
The general telephone number listed is (045) 932 8100.
Closing date: 21 August 2026 at 16:00.
Edupstairs Application Guidance
The following advice is from Edupstairs and should not be confused with additional official eligibility requirements.
Make the position clear in your application letter
There are three different job categories in the advertisement. Your application should make it immediately clear whether you are applying for:
- Security Guard
- Team Leader – Security Services
- Superintendent – Security Services
For Security Guard and Team Leader positions, it is also sensible to state your preferred location because the municipality specifically asks applicants to indicate a location preference.
Make your security experience easy to verify
Do not simply write:
“Worked as a security guard.”
A stronger CV explains what you actually did, provided those statements are true.
Examples may include:
- Access control
- Patrols
- Visitor management
- Occurrence book administration
- Incident reporting
- Vehicle searches
- Asset protection
- Gate control
- Monitoring entrances and exits
These duties closely correspond with the work described in the municipality’s advertisement.
Check your PSIRA documentation
PSIRA registration is expressly required for these security vacancies.
Before submitting your application, ensure the documentation you provide accurately reflects your current status and details. Do not alter certificates or submit documents that cannot be verified.
Do not overlook the medical-fitness requirement
For the Security Guard positions, the advert specifically asks for proof of medical fitness from a registered medical practitioner.
This requirement could easily be missed by applicants concentrating only on Grade 9, PSIRA and the Grade D certificate.
Senior applicants should demonstrate leadership experience
For the Team Leader and Superintendent positions, your CV should clearly describe any genuine supervisory responsibilities you have held.
For example, if applicable, explain whether you have previously:
- Supervised guards
- Prepared or worked with duty rosters
- Conducted inspections
- Reported incidents
- Coordinated security posts
- Managed occurrence books
- Liaised with SAPS or other stakeholders
Never claim supervisory experience you did not have.
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Common Application Mistakes to Avoid
Applicants can reduce avoidable problems by checking the following before submission:
- Applying without the required PSIRA registration.
- Applying for Security Guard without the required Grade D security qualification.
- Forgetting the proof of medical fitness required for Security Guard applicants.
- Applying for Team Leader without meeting the Grade A/B requirement.
- Applying for Superintendent without the required diploma or equivalent qualification.
- Leaving security experience unexplained on the CV.
- Forgetting certified supporting documents.
- Failing to attach proof of address.
- Forgetting the sworn affidavit required by the advertisement.
- Not indicating a preferred location.
- Attempting to submit by email or fax.
- Waiting until after 16:00 on 21 August 2026.
Because physical delivery is one of the permitted application methods, applicants should avoid leaving submission until the final minutes of the closing day.
Why This Opportunity May Be Valuable for Security Job Seekers
South Africa’s private and public security environments place considerable emphasis on demonstrable workplace experience, regulatory compliance, incident reporting and disciplined operational procedures.
A municipal security environment can expose workers to more than basic access control. The advertised duties cover protection of public assets, interaction with members of the public, occurrence registers, security protocols, incident management and municipal facilities.
For an applicant building a longer-term security career, these are useful competencies to document.
However, applicants should maintain realistic expectations: the official advertisement promises a 12-month EPWP contract, not permanent employment or automatic appointment into another municipal position.
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Edupstairs Advice
The 50 Security Guard positions may attract substantial interest because Grade 9 is accepted, but applicants should not focus on the education requirement alone.
This is not a “Grade 9 and no experience” vacancy.
The municipality also requires relevant security credentials, valid PSIRA registration, medical fitness and 12 months of relevant security experience.
Before applying, compare your documents against the requirements one by one.
For Security Guard applicants, a practical pre-submission check would be:
- Grade 9 evidence
- Grade D security certificate
- Valid PSIRA documentation
- Medical-fitness proof
- Evidence/CV showing 12 months’ relevant experience
- Certified required documents
- Proof of address
- Sworn affidavit
- Application letter
- Detailed CV
- Correct location preference
Applicants targeting Team Leader or Superintendent positions should conduct the same document-by-document check against the higher requirements for those posts.
Most importantly, submit before the deadline and use only the application channels authorised in the advertisement.
Frequently Asked Questions
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How many Elundini Municipality security positions are available?
There are 57 advertised positions: 50 Security Guards, six Team Leaders and one Superintendent.
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Can I apply for the Security Guard positions with Grade 9?
Yes, Grade 9 is the minimum educational level stated for Security Guards. However, Grade 9 alone is not enough. Applicants must also meet the security qualification, PSIRA, experience, medical-fitness and other advertised requirements.
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Do I need Matric to apply as a Security Guard?
The Security Guard requirements specify Grade 9, not Grade 12.
Grade 12 is required for the Team Leader and Superintendent positions.
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How much will Security Guards receive?
The advertised stipend is R5,895 per month.
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How much do Team Leaders receive?
The advertised stipend is R7,500 per month.
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How much does the Superintendent receive?
The advertised stipend is R9,000 per month.
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How long are the contracts?
All three advertised categories are 12-month contracts.
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Do Security Guard applicants need experience?
Yes. The official advertisement requires 12 months of relevant security experience for Security Guard applicants.
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Is PSIRA registration compulsory?
Yes. A valid PSIRA certificate/registration is included in the advertised requirements.
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Where are the Security Guard positions located?
The 50 Security Guard positions are distributed between:
- Nqanqarhu – 15
- Tlokoeng – 22
- Ugie – 13
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Can I email my CV?
No. The official notice specifically says faxed and emailed applications will not be accepted.
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Do I need proof of address?
Yes. The advertisement instructs applicants to attach proof of address as well as a sworn affidavit concerning the local requirement.
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When do applications close?
Applications close on 21 August 2026 at 16:00.
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Are these permanent municipal jobs?
No. The official advertisement describes them as 12-month EPWP contracts. Applicants should not interpret the opportunity as guaranteed permanent employment.
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Disclaimer
This article is an independent opportunity explainer and is not an official Elundini Local Municipality recruitment notice. Edupstairs does not recruit on behalf of the municipality and cannot guarantee selection, interviews or employment.
Applicants should rely on the official advertisement for final eligibility and application requirements and should contact the municipality directly if clarification is needed.
The municipality states that it reserves the right not to continue with interviews if it determines that no suitable candidate can be found. The advert also includes an Employment Equity statement referring to the advancement of previously disadvantaged and disabled persons.
Never pay anyone who claims they can guarantee you one of these positions.
Editorial Integrity
Edupstairs independently explains employment, learnership, internship, bursary and training opportunities to help applicants understand official advertisements.
The vacancy numbers, stipends, locations, qualifications, experience requirements, duties, application instructions and closing date in this article are based on the Elundini Local Municipality internal advertisement dated 13 August 2026 supplied as the official source for this explainer.
Sections identified as Edupstairs Application Guidance are editorial guidance intended to help applicants prepare stronger and more complete applications. They do not replace, amend or add to the municipality’s official requirements.
Where the advertisement does not specify information, Edupstairs does not present assumptions as official facts.
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