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POST 08/291 : CIVIC SERVICES CLERK (X22 POSTS)

🏒 DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS πŸ“ Eastern Cape: Aliwal North ⏳ Closes: 20 Mar 2026 β›” Closed 🧾 Post: 08/291
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This vacancy has expired. The closing date was 20 Mar 2026.

Key details

Salary
R269 499 - β€’ per annum
Centre
Eastern Cape: Aliwal North
Closing date
20 Mar 2026

Job Highlight

Overview
Join the Department of Home Affairs as a Civic Services Clerk to provide excellent customer service, assist with identity document applications, and support various civic services.

Requirements

Competencies

Interpersonal Skills.

Client Orientation and Customer Focus.

Computer Literacy.

Communication Skills (Written and Verbal).

Telephone etiquette Analytical Skills.

Professionalism.

Compassion.

Conscientious.

Patriotic, Honesty and Integrity.


Duties

The successful candidate will be responsible for, amongst others, the following specific tasks: Attend to enquire and perform online verification.

Greet customers, and ensure that they receive a professional, warm and friendly welcome.

Provide customers with orientation and information on the services required.

Check status of the applicant (Fingerprint register on HANIS and marital status) and conduct online verification and issue a ticket.

Provide advice and direction to relevant unit and ensure the highest customer service standards.

Operate in front and behind the pay barrier and the point of contact 75 for customers.

Direct customers to relevant service departments in a timely manner and with the highest customer service standards.

Ensure that all the customers waiting areas are maintained in the highest standards as per the appearance, accessibility and demarcation.

Ensures that the customer receives the highest service standards in accordance with the departmental values and vision statements.

Monitor the records of all cases.

Monitor the influx of foreigners residing in the country with no legal documentation.

Implement incidental matters ensure that the identity of illegal foreigner who are arrested. detained or convicted Operate the live capture photo booth in the office.

Verify, validate and capture client information on system, administer fingerprints, scan client supporting documents.

Receive, scan and file smart cards upon receipt Process collections of ID smart cards to clients.

Process application of Identity Document, Registration of Birth, Marriages and Deaths, Late Registrations.

Rectifications and Amendment of particulars and issuing and Citizenship documents.

Implement policies and procedures in line with the approval Framework.

Monitor individual resources (Physical).


How to apply

Applications compliant with the β€œDirections to Applicants” above
must be submitted online at https://erecruitment.dha.gov.za or sent to the correct address specified as follows: Eastern Cape: Physical address: 11 Hargreaves Avenue
King William’s Town
5600.
Free State: Physical Address: 41 Charlotte Maxeke Street
Bloemfontein 9301 Gauteng: Physical Address: 3rd Floor
Mineralia Building
Cnr De Beer and De Korte Street.
Limpopo: Physical Address: 89 Biccard Street
Polokwane
0699.
Mpumalanga: Physical Address: 29 Bester Street
Nelspruit
1200.
Northern Cape: Physical Address: Quantum Leap Building
69 Du Toitspan Road
Kimberley
8300.
North West: Physical Address: Cnr Sheppard and Carrington Street
Mafikeng
2745.
KwaZulu-Natal: Physical address: 181 Church Street
Pietermaritzburg
3209.
Western Cape: Physical Address: 4th Floor Fair Cape Building
56 Barrack Street
Cape Town
8000.

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