LANGUAGE PRACTITIONER: SIGN LANGUAGE

Department of Sport, Arts and Culture

Directorate: Heritage

Reference number: REFS/056597
Salary: R338 106 per annum (Level 07), (plus benefits)
Centre: Johannesburg (Head Office)
Province: Gauteng
Closing date: 7 October 2026
Circular: No 34 of 2026

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Requirements

The successful candidate should have a Grade 12 Certificate. A 3-year tertiary qualification (NQF Level 6/7) in Languages or equivalent qualification with one of the relevant languages as major subject. A minimum of 3 Years’ Experience. An experience in language Development programs and Translations will be an added advantage. PFMA, Legislation, prescript, Skills: Research, Administration, planning and organization, problem solving, formulating and editing, facilitation, interpersonal relationship. Analytical thinking, Maintain discipline, project management, reporting, Policy development and analysis, supervising, budgeting, financial management, conflict management, verbal and written communication and leadership and computer literacy.

Duties

Interpreting during official sessions. Prepare and conduct research on the topic and the type of audience. Provide simultaneous and consecutive interpreting. Edit document. Submit edited documents to the supervisor for quality assurance. Discuss and effect changes proposed by supervisor. Record new terminology/ language problems with possible solutions for future reference. Record and file edited documents. Conduct research and provide professional advice and support to interpreters and clients. Participate in the development of language awareness campaigns. Undertake language awareness campaigns. Develop, populate and maintain sign language databases. Undertake research on new sign language developments. Coordinate and conduct literature writing workshops. Facilitate literature writing competitions. Establish and support reading and debating clubs. Provide guidance to budding (emerging) writers and act as a link between the writers and publishers. Editing documents of newly coined terms. Develop and maintain database on projects and programmes with regard language issues. Provide administrative and technical support regarding language programmes. Monitoring the implementation of approved sign language programmes.

Where to send your application

must be online at https://jobs.gauteng.gov.za or emailed to: SACRCentralCorridor@gauteng.gov.za

Enquiries

Ms. Cynthia Mabaso Tel No: (011) 355 2714 / 071 853 3669

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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