Government vacancies in Western Cape
198 Government vacancies are open in Western Cape right now, from the DPSA Public Service Vacancy Circular published every Friday. Updated 23 October 2026. Applying is always free, and every post needs a Z83 form, which you can fill in here.
From the 3 most recent DPSA Public Service Vacancy Circulars. Browse every circular or download the latest PDF from dpsa.gov.za.
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Control Environmental Officer Grade A: Offshore Sources of Marine Pollution
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Western Cape: Cape Town
Electrical Engineer/Technician
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Western Cape: Marion Island
Environmental Officer Specialised Production Land-Based Sources
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Western Cape: Cape Town
Diesel Mechanic
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Western Cape: Marion Island
Medical Orderly
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Western Cape: Marion Island
Senior Meterological Technician
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Western Cape: Marion Island
Environmental Officer: Marion Island
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Western Cape: Marion Island
Assistant Environmental Officer: Marion Island
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Western Cape: Marion Island
Assistant Meteorological Technician
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Western Cape: Marion Island
Assistant Director: Curriculum Implementation Services
Higher Education and Training
Western Cape: False Bay TVET College, Westlake Campus
Assistant Director: Management Accounting
Higher Education and Training
Western Cape: False Bay TVET College, Central Office
Chief Professional Surveyor
Land Reform and Rural Development · Directorate: Surveys Services
Western Cape (Mowbray)
Chief Professional Surveyor
Land Reform and Rural Development · Directorate: Examination Services
Western Cape (Cape Town)
Deputy Director: Land Development Support
Land Reform and Rural Development · Directorate: Land Development Support
Western Cape (Cape Town)
Assistant Registrar of Deeds: Deeds Training Development Support and Library Services
Land Reform and Rural Development · Directorate: Examination, Execution and Deeds Training Services
Western Cape (Cape Town)
Assistant Registrar of Deeds: Examination and Sorting
Land Reform and Rural Development · Directorate: Examination, Execution and Deeds Training Services
Western Cape (Cape Town)
Registra’S Clerk
Office of the Chief Justice
Western Cape Division of The High Court: Cape Town
Administration Officer: Acquisition Management (Scm)
Public Works and Infrastructure
Western Cape: Cape Town Regional Office
Cleaner
Police
Western Cape: Component: National Operational Command Centre
Garden Worker
Police
Western Cape: Component: National Operational Command Centre
Assistant Director: Criminologist
Correctional Services
Western Cape region: Regional Office
Assistant Director: Occupational Health and Safety Practitioner
Correctional Services
Western Cape region: Breederiver
Assistant Director: Occupational Health and Safety Practitioner
Correctional Services
Western Cape region: Drakenstein
Assistant Director: Occupational Health and Safety Practitioner
Correctional Services
Western Cape region: Overberg
Assistant Director: Occupational Health and Safety Practitioner
Correctional Services
Western Cape region: Voorberg
Assistant Director: Occupational Health and Safety Practitioner
Correctional Services
Western Cape region: West Coast
Assistant Director: Occupational Health and Safety Practitioner
Correctional Services
Western Cape region: Southern Cape
Head Clinical Unit (Medical) Grade 1 (General Surgery) (Burns)
Health
Western Cape: Tygerberg Hospital, Parow Valley
Head Clinical Unit Grade 1 (Radiology)
Health · Chief Directorate: Rural Health Services
Western Cape: George Regional Hospital
Medical Specialist Grade 1 To 3 (Plastic Surgery)
Health
Western Cape: Groote Schuur Hospital, Observatory
Deputy Director: Comprehensive Services
Health
Western Cape: West Coast District Office, Malmesbury
Registrar (Medical) (Medicine: Internal)
Health
Western Cape: Groote Schuur Hospital, Observatory
Registrar (Emergency Medicine)
Health
Western Cape: Groote Schuur Hospital (X3 Posts) Mitchells Plain District Hospital (X1 Post)
Registrar (Medical): Public Health Medicine
Health · Directorate: Health Intelligence /University of Cape Town
Western Cape: Head Office, Cape Town
Medical Officer Grade 1 To 3 (Trauma Centre)
Health
Western Cape: Groote Schuur Hospital, Observatory
Registrar (Ophthalmology)
Health
Western Cape: Groote Schuur Hospital (X1 Post) George Hospital (X1 Post)
Registrar (Medical) (Surgery: General)
Health
Western Cape: Groote Schuur Hospital, Observatory
Registrar (Medical) (Dermatology)
Health
Western Cape: Tygerberg Hospital, Parow Valley
Registrar (Emergency Medicine) (4-Year Contract)
Health · Chief Directorate: Emergency And Clinical Support Service
Western Cape: Emergency Medical Services
Registrar (Medical) (General Surgery) (5-Year Contract)
Health
Western Cape: Tygerberg Hospital, Parow Valley
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Where Western Cape government also advertises
Not every Western Cape vacancy is in the DPSA circular. Provincial departments also advertise on the province's own recruitment system, and some posts appear only there. These are the official sites. Applying is free on all of them.
- Western Cape Government jobs: The Western Cape Government’s recruitment site. Its departments advertise and take applications here.
Common questions
How do I apply for government vacancies in Western Cape?
Every post above shows the department that advertised it, its reference number and where to send your application. You complete a Z83 form, attach a CV, and send both to the address on that specific post before its closing date. Applications go directly to the department, never through this site, and there is no fee at any stage.
Can I apply for government vacancies online?
For most posts, no. The circular tells you where each post wants its application, and that is usually a postal address or an email address at the department itself. Some departments do run their own e-recruitment portals, and where a post uses one the address on that post says so. There is no single national portal, no account to create, and nothing to pay. Whichever route a post uses, you send the same thing: a completed Z83 and a CV.
Do I need to register with DPSA to apply?
No. There is no DPSA register, database or membership to join, and no application is required to "activate" your profile. You apply to each post individually. Anyone charging you to register for government jobs, or to place you on a list, is taking your money for something that does not exist.
What is the Z83 form and do I need one?
The Z83 is the official Application for Employment form issued by the Department of Public Service and Administration, and every national and provincial post requires it. You can fill in the real gazetted form on this site and download it completed, with the post title, department and reference already carried across from whichever vacancy you opened.
What is the DPSA vacancy circular?
The Public Service Vacancy Circular is a document DPSA publishes every Friday, listing every vacancy across national and provincial government. It runs to several hundred pages as a PDF, which is difficult to search on a phone. Every post on this page comes from that circular, split into individual pages you can search and filter, filtered here to Western Cape.
Are government vacancies in Western Cape ever advertised on WhatsApp?
Government posts are advertised in the circular and on the department's own website, not through WhatsApp groups or unsolicited messages. A message offering you a government post, asking for a fee, or requesting your ID and bank details before any interview is a scam. You can paste it into the checker on this site if you are unsure.
Government jobs are free to apply for. If a post is not in the DPSA circular, or someone asks you to pay a registration, application or "background check" fee for a government job, it is a scam. Check the message here before you pay anything.