FORESTRY SERVICE AID

Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment

Reference number: BC14/2026 (X3POSTS)
Salary: R144 024 per annum
Centre: Mpumalanga and Limpopo
Province: KwaZulu-Natal
Closing date: 5 October 2026
Circular: No 34 of 2026

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Requirements

NQF Level 1 or relevant equivalent qualification. Knowledge of: Planting and firefighting. Personal Attributes: Planning and execution, Acceptance of responsibility, Interpersonal relations, teamwork, reliability, self-discipline. Skills: Good communication skills, planning interpersonal skills and listening skills.

Duties

Render Silviculture functions within plantations and forests. Conduct the marking of plots, counting and marking of trees. Update a variety of registers regarding the aspects of work. Fight forest/veld fire or perform prescribed burning task. Render harvesting services. Monitor the propagation of activities. Produce and process poles (e.g. cutting of poles, drying of poles, and sampling of poles).

Where to send your application

All applications to be submitted online on the following link: https://erecruitment.environment.gov.za/

Enquiries

Mr SN Matsila Tel No: (015) 519 3312

Taken from Public Service Vacancy Circular 34 of 2026, published by the Department of Public Service and Administration on 18 September 2026. Open the PDF to check this post against the original. Last checked 18 September 2026.

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