Department of Labour Vacancies: Client Service and UI Claims Officer

When you are searching for some job opportunities in Department of Labour, this call might be for you. Currently there are some Department of Labour vacancies to apply in two positions. As a matter of fact, you can consider these following details for further considerations whether or not you are going to apply for the position.

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Programme Description

Position: Client Service and UI Claims Officers

Recruiter: Department of Labour

Location:

Client Service Officer: Randburg & Alberton Labour Centre

UI Claims Officer: Gauteng Provincial Office

Salary: R208 584 per annum

Reference number:

Client Service Officer (Randburg Labour Centre) – HR 4/4/4/08/01

Client Service Officer (Alberton Labour Centre) –  HR 4/4/4/08/03

UI Claims Officer – HR 4/4/4/08/04

Duties

Before applying for Department of Labour vacancies, there are some duties to apply when they wish to apply for the position of client service officer.

  • Rendering services at help desk as the first point of entry within the Registration Services
  • Rendering Employment Services to all clients who visit the Labour Centre
  • Resolving all complaints on all Labour Legislations received from clients
  • Receiving all unemployment insurance benefits applications and employer declarations
  • Also, receiving application forms in terms of Compensation for injuries & Diseases Act (COIDA) and Employer registration forms for COIDA

Furthermore, these are the duties to handle when you are applying for the position of UI claims officer, as follows.

  • Receiving and assessing all the UI claims on the relevant systems in line with the SOP
  • Registering all employers and verifying the declaration of employees as per the relevant prescripts
  • Executing the payment of approved claims as per the set time frames
  • Attending to enquiries relating to all the processed claims or any other matter related to the processing of claims
  • Lastly, performing administrative duties in the section

Requirements

In addition, these are the requirements to fulfill when you are about to apply for the client service officer position.

  • Having Matriculation of Grade 12 with zero experience is mandatory
  • The applicants must have the knowledge of all labour legislations, regulations, private employment agency, related ILO conventions, public service regulations, public service acts, procedures and guidelines, Departmental policies, and Batho Pele principles
  • Having interpersonal, communication, and problem solving skills is obligatory
  • Also, the applicants must have telephone etiquette and ability to interpret legislation

On the other hand, for applying for the position of UI claims officer, all applicants must have these following requirements.

  • Having Grade 12 or Senior Certificate is vital
  • The applicants must have the minimum of zero to six months experience
  • The applicants must have the knowledge of Unemployment Insurance Act, Unemployment Insurance Contribution Act, Public Service Act, Public Service Regulation, Batho Pele Principles, customer care, and also Departmental policies and procedures
  • Besides, the applicants must have listening skills, decision making skills, and also communication skills in both verbal and written
  • Lastly, the applicants must have computer literacy and customer relations skills

Application

Accordingly, having completed the requirements means nothing unless you complete these documents as well.

  • The newly implemented Z83 form
  • A comprehensive CV
  • Copies of qualifications
  • An identity document
  • SAWA evaluation certificate (for foreign qualifications)
  • Also, a valid driver’s license (when necessary)

For applying, the applicants can send the documents to Chief Director: Provincial Operations, PO Box 4560, Johannesburg, 2001. Alternatively, they can hand deliver the documents to 77 de Korte Street, Braamfontein. Besides, you can also email your documents at Jobs-GP@labour.gov.za.

Contact

Moreover, for the recruitment of client service officer, you can contact Ms. MN Tyeelbooi at 011 781 8144 or Mr. LSM Nkutha at 011 861 6130. On the other hand, for the recruitment of UI claims officer, you can contact Ms. J Ralane at 011 975 9301.

Closing Date

Lastly, the closing date of Department of Labour vacancies will be on 20 September 2021.