Porter Jobs 2026 (X32 Posts)Eastern Cape Department of Health

Job Description

The Eastern Cape Department of Health is inviting applications for 32 Porter positions in the Amathole District.

These government vacancies offer a salary of R144,024 – R169,656 per annum (Level 02). Applicants need NQF Level 3 (Grade 10 certificate or equivalent) and no experience is required.

Job Details

• Department: Eastern Cape Department of Health
• Position: Porter
• Post Number: POST 31/133
• Reference Number: ECHEALTH/POR/AMA/ES/10/08/2026
• Number of Posts: X32 Posts
• Salary: R144,024 – R169,656 per annum
• Salary Level: Level 02
• Centre: Amathole District
• Minimum Qualification: NQF Level 3 (Grade 10 certificate or equivalent)
• Experience: No experience required
• Closing Date: 11 September 2026

Minimum Requirements

Applicants must have:

• NQF Level 3 (Grade 10 certificate or equivalent) with no experience.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Must be willing to work shifts and under pressure.
• Sound knowledge of Customer care.

Duties and Responsibilities

Hospital and Patient Support Services

The successful candidates will be responsible for:

• Wheel patients to and from the wards.
• Transport patients to various service areas e.g. operating theatre.
• Transport patients to vehicles or other transportation.
• Collect and transport corpses to the mortuary.
• Deliver equipment, stores and documentation to wards and other departments.
• Collect and deliver specimens.
• Offloading of patients from ambulance and private cars to the stretchers.
• Cleaning of stretchers and wheelchairs after usage at all times.
• Report all faulty or broken equipment to your supervisor immediately.

Mortuary Services

• Receive corpses – record date and time received and released.
• Store corpses in the cool room.
• Release and keep record of corpses handed over to next of kin.
• Load and off-load corpses.
• Keep proper identification and maintain accuracy of records in the field of work.
• Maintain equipment.
• Clean equipment.
• Safe keeping of equipment.

How to Apply

Applications must be submitted on a duly completed New Z83 form (effective from 01 January 2021).

The e-Recruitment System automatically generates a Z83 immediately when you press apply and generate Z83.

Applicants are not required to submit copies of qualifications and other relevant documents upon application but must submit:

• Fully completed Z83 form
• Detailed Curriculum Vitae

The Z83 in the e-Recruitment System is currently not signable. Applicants who submit applications through the e-Recruitment System will therefore not be disqualified for an unsigned Z83 and will instead be requested to sign on or before the interview day.

Shortlisted candidates will be required to submit certified copies of qualifications and other relevant documents to HR on or before the interview date.

Selection Process

Selected candidates will be subjected to a personnel suitability check, including:

• Criminal record check
• Citizenship verification
• Financial/asset record check
• Qualification/study verification
• Previous employment verification

Where applicable, candidates will be subjected to a skills/knowledge test.

Successful candidates will also be subjected to security clearance processes.

Correspondence will be limited to shortlisted candidates only. If you have not been contacted within six months after the closing date, please accept that your application was unsuccessful.

Enquiries

Ms S Njokweni
Tel: (043) 709 2487/2532
Email: Themba.Toko@echealth.gov.za

Ms S Ndlabhu
Tel: (040) 608 1272

e-Recruitment Enquiries:
RecruitmentHeadOffice@echealth.gov.za

Closing Date

11 September 2026

Applications received after the closing date will not be considered.