Department of Home Affairs: Hospital Clerks

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Company: Department of Home Affairs
Job Type: Permanent
Location: South Africa
Closing Date: 10 July 2026

Job Description

The Department of Home Affairs (DHA) welcomes jobless youngsters to apply for the following government entry-level jobs and positions.

Position Title: Hospital Clerk.
Salary: R237 453 annually (Level 5)
Job Level: SA Government Jobs at the Grade 12 / Junior / Entry level.

Location and Reference Numbers:

  • Eastern Cape: Large Office: Gqeberha – Reference Number: HRMC 41/26/4a
  • Eastern Cape: Large Office: Lusikisiki – Reference Number: HRMC 41/26/4b
  • Free State: Medium Office: Bloemfontein – Reference Number: HRMC 41/26/4c
  • Gauteng: Coronation – Reference: HRMC 41/26/4d.
  • Gauteng: Temba – HRMC 41/26/4e.
  • Gauteng: Medium Office in Brakpan (Ref No: HRMC 41/26/4f) Kwa-Zulu Location: Dundee – Reference: HRMC 41/26/4g.
  • Prospecton, Kwa-Zulu Natal – Reference: HRMC 41/26/4h.
  • Reference numbers: HRMC 41/26/4i for WF Knobel Hospital and HRMC 41/26/4j for Louis Trichard Hospital in Limpopo.
  • Limpopo: Medium Office: Bochum – Reference Number: HRMC 41/26/4k.
  • Mpumalanga: Embuleni – HRMC 41/26/4l.
  • Mpumalanga: Volksrust – Reference Number: HRMC 41/26/4m
  • North West: Taung – Reference Number: HRMC 41/26/4n.
  • North West: Itsoseng – Reference Number: HRMC 41/26/4o
  • Northern Cape: Upington – Reference: HRMC 41/26/4P
  • Reference numbers for Jan Kempdorp in the Northern Cape and Wynberg in the Western Cape are HRMC 41/26/4q and 41/26/4r, respectively.
  • Western Cape: Medium Office: Cares – Reference Number: HRMC 41/26/4s.

Requirements

  • Grade 12 / Matric certificate.
  • An NQF Level 5 or higher certification, or a DHA certification in Home Affairs Services (NQF Level 5).
  • Understanding of all departmental legislation and guidelines.
  • Basic understanding of the public service regulatory framework.
  • Basic grasp of the Batho Pele Principles.
  • Follow the Standard Operating Procedures for registration of births and deaths.
  • A valid driver’s licence.

Skills and competencies:

  • Planning and organising.
  • Pay attention to detail.
  • Communication skills.
  • Analytic talents.
  • Problem-solving abilities.
  • Financial administration.
  • Clerical work and administration.
  • Multitask.
  • Teamwork.
  • Record keeping and time management.
  • Professionalism.
  • Proven Client Focus and Orientation.
  • Computer literacy.
  • Patriotism, honesty, integrity, and accountability.

Responsibilities

  • Receive your birth certificate and any other necessary documentation.
  • Complete DHA 24.
  • When online verifications are unavailable, verify the informant online or take a full set of fingerprints.
  • Record the application on the National Population Register.
  • Submit an application for quality assurance to the supervisor.
  • Confirm the informant’s details. Print the birth certificate.
  • Sign and issue the birth certificate as delegated.
  • The informant signs the register to acknowledge receiving the birth certificate.
  • Record and keep a birth incidence vs. registered births registry.
  • Record and register overseas birth occurrences.
  • Provide consumers with death registration services.
  • Maintain strong governance, risk, and compliance.
  • Ensure the effective and efficient administration of the Unit’s people, physical, and financial resources.

How To Apply

Applications must include a Z83 form (download pdf / editable Z83 form) and a recently updated CV. Please provide the reference number, position, and area/center on your application form.

Only selected candidates will be asked to provide certified copies of their identification papers, credentials, and most current academic transcripts/records.

Position Title: Hospital Clerk.
Use the reference number for the location for which you are applying.

Applications can be hand delivered to:

  • 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, Braamfontein, 2017.
  • KwaZulu-Natal: Physical Address: 181 Church Street, Pietermaritzburg 3209.
  • Limpopo: Physical Address: 89 Biccard Street, Polokwane 0699.
  • Mpumalanga Physical Address: 29 Bester Street, Nelspruit, 1200.
  • North West: Physical Address: Cnr. Sheppard and Carrington Street, Mafikeng, 2745
  • Northern Cape Physical Address: Quantum Leap Building, 69 Du Toitspan Road, Kimberley, 8300.
  • Western Cape: Physical Address: 4th Floor Fair Cape Building, 56 Barrack Street, Cape Town, 8000 

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Submitted online at: https://erecruitment.dha.gov.za