Teaching Vacancies for 2024 South Africa
Choosing to pursue a career in teaching can be quite a beneficial and lucrative career choice. But much like some will tell you, finding the job can sometimes be challenging. Let’s have a look at some of the resources you can take advantage of in looking for corresponding vacancies.
So you have just earned your teaching qualification and have now idea where to start in looking for a job opening in your respective field. Well in South Africa the first step is to ensure that you are registered with the South African Council for Educators (SACE).
If you have foreign qualifications, they must be evaluated by the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) before you register with SACE. Once your application is successful, SACE will register and issue you with a registration certificate.
Following this you can then consider that there are several ways to find teaching vacancies in South Africa. Here are a few options:
Department of Basic Education: The Department of Basic Education in South Africa has a career portal where teaching vacancies across the country are advertised. You can visit the website and search for vacancies in your area of interest.
Online job portals: There are several online job portals that specialize in education vacancies in South Africa, such as Education Jobs, Careers24 , CareerJet, PNET Education, and Indeed.
Provincial Basic Education websites: You can also check the websites of the provincial basic education department that you are interested in working at. A few good examples of these websites include the Gauteng Department Of Education (GDE) and the Western Cape Education Department (WCED).
You will likely be required to register and create a profile on their website’s career section of the website on which you will be required to upload your CV and provide any additional information that is relevant to your application.
It’s important to keep in mind that teaching vacancies can be highly competitive, so it’s a good idea to apply to multiple opportunities and ensure that your application stands out.