Recruitment Advertisement

Salary: HK$705 per day (9 net working hours per day)

Entry Requirements:

Candidates should –

1. obtain education level at Secondary 3;
2. be able to speak fluent Cantonese and read simple Chinese; and write simple Chinese or simple English. Knowledge of spoken English would be an advantage; and
3. hold valid driving licence (Hong Kong Driving Licence Class Code (1, 2 & 18)) for at least 5 years.

Obtaining at least 1 year’s driving duty experience in carrying passengers in the past 2 years is an advantage.

Notes:

1. Appointed candidates will be under full-time employment. The exact office hours will be subject to the operational need of the office.
2. Selected candidates may be required to provide a copy of the Certificate of Previous Conviction Record issued by the Hong Kong Police Force.
3. Selected candidates will be arranged to attend a Manual Medium Goods Vehicle driving test to be held in early July 2018 for applying the Government Driving Permit. Prior to the appointment, the selected candidate should have obtained a pass in the driving test.
4. Selected candidates will be required to attend a trade test (lifting and transporting a 19 litres distilled carboy from one corner of the interview room to the other).
5. Candidates should attach documentary proof of meeting the entry requirements, including education level, skills and working experience.

Duties:

Outdoor Assistants will be mainly responsible for –

1. performing driving duty for conveying passengers and delivery of documents;
2. cleansing and the maintenance of vehicle; and
3. performing general office work as instructed.

Terms of Appointment:

Successful candidates will be appointed on non-civil service contract terms for one year with the first three months as the probationary period. Further renewal of contract will be subject to the candidates’ performance and the service needs of OFCA.

Fringe Benefits:

1. A gratuity may be granted if the contract is satisfactorily completed with consistently high standard of performance and conduct. Such gratuity, plus any contribution made by the Government to a Mandatory Provident Fund (MPF) Scheme in respect of the appointee as required by the MPF Schemes Ordinance, will be equal to 10% of the total basic salary drawn during the contract period.
2. Rest days, statutory holidays, annual leave, maternity leave, sickness allowance, where appropriate, will be granted on terms not less favourable than the provisions of the Employment Ordinance.

How to Apply:

Application Forms [G.F. 340 (Rev. 3/2013)] are obtainable from any Home Affairs Enquiry Centres of District Offices, Home Affairs Department or any Job Centres of the Employment Services Division, Labour Department. The said form can also be downloaded from the Civil Service Bureau's web site (http://www.csb.gov.hk). Applicants should attach a separate sheet to the application form setting out their employment record, as well as a detailed account of their relevant experience and skills. Those who do not provide this separate employment record may not be considered for interview/driving test.Completed application form and the separate sheet of employment record, together with copies of the academic certificate/transcript, driving license, Government Driving Permit (if any) and other documentary proof, should be sent to the address below on or before the closing date for application (the postmark date on the envelope will be regarded as the date of application). Please specify on the envelope “For Application of Outdoor Assistant”. Applications which are incomplete or applications without the required supporting documents may not be considered. Applicants should ensure that sufficient postage is paid to avoid unsuccessful delivery of application. Underpaid mails will not be delivered by the Hong Kong Post. Candidates who are selected for interview/driving test will normally receive an invitation in about three to four weeks from the closing date for application (i.e. 11 June 2018). Those who are not invited for interview/driving test may assume that their applications are unsuccessful.

Address and Enquiry Tel:

Personnel Registry, Office of the Communications Authority, 20/F, Wu Chung House, 213 Queen’s Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong (Tel No. : 2961 6719)

Closing Date for Applications:

11 June 2018

Newspaper Advertised and Date:

Oriental Daily (31 May 2018)

General Notes:

1. Candidates must be permanent residents of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region at the time of appointment unless specified otherwise.
2. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, the Government is committed to eliminating discrimination in employment. The vacancy advertised is open to all applicants meeting the basic entry requirement irrespective of their disability, sex, marital status, pregnancy, age, family status, sexual orientation and race.
3. Non-civil service vacancies are not posts on the civil service establishment. Candidates appointed are not on civil service terms of appointment and conditions of service. Candidates appointed are not civil servants and will not be eligible for posting, promotion or transfer to any posts in the Civil Service.
4. The entry pay, terms of appointment and conditions of service to be offered are subject to the provisions prevailing at the time the offer of appointment is made.
5. Where a large number of candidates meet the specified entry requirements, the recruiting department may devise shortlisting criteria to select the better qualified candidates for further processing. In these circumstances, only shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend recruitment examination and/or interview.
6. It is Government policy to place people with a disability in appropriate jobs wherever possible. If a disabled candidate meets the entry requirements, he/she will be invited to attend the recruitment examination/selection interview without being subject to any further shortlisting criteria.
7. Holders of academic qualifications other than those obtained from Hong Kong institutions/Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority may also apply but their qualifications will be subject to assessments on equivalence with the required entry qualifications. They should submit copies of their official transcripts and certificates by mail to the above enquiry address.