Dental Chair Assistant Grade 1 Ref No: Mpdoh/July/26/1108

POST 25/518 : DENTAL CHAIR ASSISTANT GRADE 1 REF NO: MPDOH/JULY/26/1108

SALARY : R225 777 - R258 156 per annum

CENTRE : Amajuba Memorial Hospital (Gert Sibande District)

REQUIREMENTS : Senior Certificate / Grade 12 plus appropriate qualification that allows

registration with the Health Professional Council of South Africa (HPCSA) as a

Dental Assistant (2025). Ability to work under pressure, organizational skills,

good communication skills, self-motivated and goal orientated.

DUTIES : The incumbent should have knowledge of dental assisting including infection

prevention and control, chair side assisting, maintaining of equipment, stock

control, knowledge of dental materials and instruments and conducting

inventory. The person will work in the dental surgery in the hospital and perform

administrative duties including compiling statistics, registering patients,

answering of the telephone, filing of patient cards, ordering of materials, giving

appointments to patients. Assist Clinicians with the oral health procedures.

Preparation of instruments and dental material for the dental procedures.

Cleaning and sterilization of instruments. Ordering of consumables as needed.

Do inventory of dental instruments. Perform administrative duties. Adhere to

the Health Care Waste Management Legislation and principle. The person

should have good communication skills and good interpersonal relations.

ENQUIRIES : Mr. Emmanuel Makokoropo Tel No: (013) 766 3384 / Ms. Gugu Nkosi Tel No:

(013) 766 3103 / Ms. Sebenzile Mthisi Tel No: (013) 766 3339, Mr. Mxolisi

Maseko Tel No: (013) 766 3351, Mr. Samson Nyoni Tel No: (013) 766 3087 and

IT related queries: Help desk Tel No: (013) 766 3018.

PROVINCIAL TREASURY

The Mpumalanga Provincial Treasury is an equal opportunity, affirmative action Employer. The Provincial

Treasury intends to promote representation in terms of (race, gender, and disability) through the filling of

these posts. All appointments will be made in accordance with the Employment Equity targets of the

Provincial Treasury. Suitably qualified women and persons with disabilities remain the targeted group

and are encouraged to apply.

APPLICATIONS : Directions for Applications: All applications must be submitted through the

provincial e-recruitment portal at https://erecruitment.mpg.gov.za Applicants

are required to register/create a profile and upload all mandatory documents

on the portal to apply for these opportunities.

CLOSING DATE : 31 July 2026

NOTE : Please note the following: Only shortlisted candidates will be requested to

submit certified copies of qualifications, a valid driver's licence, and ID on the

day of the interview. Communication regarding requirements for certified

documents will be limited to shortlisted candidates. All appointments will be

subjected to a personnel suitability check process, not limited to the following:

(criminal record, credit record, qualification verification, citizenship,

employment reference, and social media). It is the applicant's responsibility to

have foreign qualifications evaluated by the South African Qualifications

Authority (SAQA). All shortlisted candidates, including the SMS, shall

undertake two pre-entry assessments. One will be a practical exercise to

determine a candidate’s suitability based on the post’s technical and generic

requirements and the other must be an integrity (ethical conduct) assessment.

All Middle Management Services (MMS) and SMS positions will be subjected

to a compulsory competency-based assessment. Successful candidates will

be required to enter into a performance contract within three (03) months of

employment. Applications received after the closing date or those that do not

comply with the requirements indicated above will not be considered. No

facsimile, post, or hand-delivered applications will be accepted. Only

applications submitted via the e-recruitment system will be accepted. The

Provincial Treasury reserves the right not to make any appointment(s) to the

advertised posts. If you have not been contacted within three (03) months of

the closing date of this advertisement, please accept that your application was

unsuccessful. However, should there be any dissatisfaction, applicants are

hereby advised to, within 90 days, seek reasons for the above administrative

action in terms of section 5 of the Promotion of Administrative Justice, 2000

(Act No. 3 of 2000).

OTHER POSTS

Senior Certificate / Grade 12 plus appropriate qualification that allows registration with the Health Professional Council of South Africa (HPCSA) as a Dental Assistant (2025). Ability to work under pressure, organizational skills, good communication skills, self-motivated and goal orientated.

The incumbent should have knowledge of dental assisting including infection prevention and control, chair side assisting, maintaining of equipment, stock control, knowledge of dental materials and instruments and conducting inventory. The person will work in the dental surgery in the hospital and perform administrative duties including compiling statistics, registering patients, answering of the telephone, filing of patient cards, ordering of materials, giving appointments to patients. Assist Clinicians with the oral health procedures. Preparation of instruments and dental material for the dental procedures. Cleaning and sterilization of instruments. Ordering of consumables as needed. Do inventory of dental instruments. Perform administrative duties. Adhere to the Health Care Waste Management Legislation and principle. The person should have good communication skills and good interpersonal relations.