Junior Fire Fighter
City of Cape Town · Cape Town, Western Cape
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- Grade 12
- Accredited Firefighter 1 Certificate
- Accredited Hazmat Operations Certificate
- Wildland Firefighter 1 Certificate advantageous
- Respiratory protection advantageous
- First Aid Level 3 Certificate in-dated
- Medically fit
- Physical and mental fitness
- Code B Driver's license
- No Criminal Record
- Note: Training programs successfully completed
Key Performance Areas
- Carries out firefighting and emergency operations under guidance, mentorship and supervision of seniors and officers in charge.
- Preparing for emergency incidents and protection duties to reduce the incidents and severity of fires and providing a safer environment for fire-fighters and communities.
- Preparing for emergency incidents by ensuring that equipment is safe, available and in sound working order for operational efficiency at emergency incidents as well as to maintain a safe and hygienic working environment.
- Performs basic administrative functions to ensure that adequate records are maintained.
- Managing training and skills development and the transfer of skills and knowledge
SPECIAL CONDITIONS ATTACHED TO THE POSITION
- Specific physical attributes, which can become essential for the execution of tasks /duties inherent in the job design, necessitates that the incumbent be physically fit and able bodied.
- Deals with people under stress
- Performs heavy lifting and strenuous physical activity in confined areas and at elevated temperatures whilst wearing personal protective clothing and equipment weighing 25 kilograms
- Required to work in hazardous locations at considerable above grade elevation
- Faces exposure to carcinogenic dusts such as asbestos, toxic substances such as hydrogen cyanide, acids, carbon monoxide, organic solvents and ionising radiation either through inhalation or skin contact.
- Enter structures on fire wearing protective bunker gear and breathing apparatus and carrying a variety of service related to tools and equipment.
- Faces exposure to infectious agents such as Hepatitis and HIV
- Makes rapid transition from rest to near maximal exertion without warm up periods.
- Exposure to grotesque sights and smells associated with major trauma and burn victims
- This post currently requires incumbent to work shifts.
- Must be prepared to work at any fire station within the area of jurisdiction, as determined by the Chief Fire Officer.
CLOSING DATE 03.08.2026