Superintendent: Court Services

Breede Valley Municipality

2026/02/12 Worcester

Job Reference Number: CS/TSC
01/0226

Department: Court Section

Business Unit:

Industry: Government

Job Type: Permanent

Positions Available: 1

Salary: R - R

SUPERINTENDENT: COURT SERVICES (PERMANENT) SALARY: R – R  per annum (T12) TOTAL COST TO COUNCIL: R 605 044 – R 767 595 per annum (Inclusive of Municipal benefits: Group Life Scheme, Pension Fund etc.) /TSC
01/0226

Responsible for the coordination and utilization of personnel in the Court section in order to ensure the effective functioning of the section and its processes.

• Ensure proper functioning of the Traffic Contravention Systems.
• Ensure that all accused are being prosecuted for the correct offence in terms of the National Road Traffic Act, TCSP guidelines, Municipal bylaws and National Transportation Act.
• Ensuring continuous supply of Section 341 and Section 56 notice books as well as other Court Section related documents.
• Ensuring that court documents including the court role, warrant of arrest registers, control documents, speeding and red-light violations camera cases adhere to legal requirements.
• Recommend reduction/withdrawal of fines after consideration of written representation from the public to the immediate superior.
• Consult with Clerk of Court regarding warrants of arrests and Section 56 and Section 54 notices.
• Responsible for archiving of documents as per Archiving Act.
• Monitoring/reviewing capital and operating expenditure of the Section and implementing various checks and balances with a view to identifying, investigating and notifying the immediate superior/line manager of variances and outcomes.
• Exercising expenditure control over line items on the budget and analysing resource requirements against project scope and time frames with a view to optimising utilisation and achieving cost effectiveness.
• Communicating to the immediate superior through the verbal and written mediums statutory and procedural requirements for adoption and compliance.
• Inspecting work sites and/or conducting observations of work sequences and determining extent of awareness and/or the need for corrective/remedial measures.
• Consult with Public Prosecutors, Magistrates and the Department of Public Prosecutions regarding legislative guidelines and the National Road Traffic Act.
• Advise the public on interpretation of the National Road Traffic Act and Criminal Procedure Act as well as guidelines from the Prosecuting Authority.
• Liaise with service providers and other Traffic authorities within the region.
• Monitoring attendance/conduct and output and addressing deviations from agreed performance indicators through meetings/counselling and/or other approved methods designed to improve and motivate personnel.
• Leading and managing staff in the Section to ensure that they meet their career objectives and the Directorate’s objectives in line with Council’s requirements and resource constraints.
• Checking details of transactional documentation prior to approving and submitting for further processing.
• Compile a report for contempt of court and request the payment from the Supply Chain department.
• Formulating responses to correspondence and enquires from the public, internal requests, etc., referring to work schedules/programmes and management resolutions.
• Monitoring and collecting statistical information on accidents and forwarding to the immediate superior to ensure the availability of adequate management information for inclusion into specific agendas/reports.
• Ensure a safe working environment, promote a healthy workforce and to ensure the safety of the community.

• Grade 12
• National Traffic Diploma
• Diploma in Metropolitan and Traffic Policing (Institute for Traffic Officers
  3) or 2nd year B Tech in Municipal Traffic and Policing or relevant NQF 6 Level qualification
• Valid Code B Driver’s License
• No criminal record
• Computer literate – MS Word
• Proficient in at least two (2) of the three (3) official languages in the Western Cape
• 5 years or more relevant work and supervisory experience

For detail description of competencies, read competency level 4 from page 731-744 of the Competency…