Gate Guard - Rolfontein Nature Reserve

About the role

The Northern Cape Department of Agriculture, Environmental Affairs, Rural Development and Land Reform is recruiting a Gate Guard for Rolfontein Nature Reserve. The post provides a supporting role to management by welcoming visitors, managing entry and revenue, and helping with reserve maintenance and administration.

Key responsibilities

• Receive and interact with visitors to the reserve and provide public information about it
• Collect and control revenue at the entrance gate and handle revenue received at the reserve
• Maintain reserve building infrastructure and assist the maintenance team with roads, hiking trails and reserve structures
• Help with rehabilitation and landscaping programmes and perform manual labour on reserve infrastructure
• Complete and maintain tourist information profiles and relevant reports
• Perform administrative functions, attend meetings and training courses, and stay up to date with labour-related issues

Required profile

• A Grade 10 certificate with some proven experience in tourism and/or security management
• A valid Code E driver's licence
• Comfort working a revised schedule