Dis-Chem Dispensary Support | Listing 205859

The Dis-Chem Dispensary Support opportunity at Optenhorst in Paarl North offers you a pathway into pharmacy support work and the learner basic pharmacist assistant course. You will begin in a fixed-term support position, with workplace learning and registration conditions forming part of your progression.

Dis-Chem Dispensary Support: Job details

• Employer: Dis-Chem Pharmacies Limited
• Location: Optenhorst, Paarl North, Western Cape
• Official listing ID: 205859
• Employment: Fixed-term Dispensary Support position
• Salary: Market-related
• Closing date: 4 November 2026

Minimum requirements

You need Grade 12, Matric or a Senior Certificate, Pure Mathematics at 50%, Life Science and/or Physical Science, and an average of at least 50%. Compare your own subjects and results with these thresholds before applying.

You also need English and a second language, computer literacy, numerical skills, communication and customer-service skills. Relevant retail experience is advantageous rather than essential. If you have that experience, you can explain its relevance to customer service or stock handling in your application where appropriate.

Special conditions include South African citizenship, a proficiency assessment for Pharmacy Council registration, and clear criminal and credit checks. Meeting the school requirements does not remove these conditions.

Training and duties

In the Dis-Chem Dispensary Support role, you will develop pharmacy and dispensing knowledge through workplace learning. Your support duties include stock handling, shelf organisation, patient follow-ups and telephone support. This combination involves working with stock as well as communicating with people who need assistance.

The initial fixed-term support stage continues until registration with the South African Pharmacy Council as a learner basic assistant. Once registered, learner basic assistants carry out specified pharmacy duties under a pharmacist’s direct personal supervision. You will not be working independently as a pharmacist.

Permanent employment is conditional on qualifying as a basic pharmacist assistant. Entry into the support position does not guarantee a permanent job, so consider the training and qualification commitments when deciding whether this pathway suits you.

How to apply

1. Open the official vacancy using the link below.
2. Check that the location is Optenhorst, Paarl North. The number 205859 is the listing ID.
3. Select the application option and follow the recruitment portal’s instructions.
4. Submit your application before the closing date of 4 November 2026.

For optional preparation, review your school results and think of accurate examples showing your communication, numerical and customer-service skills. Use your own experience rather than copying duties as claims about work you have not done.

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