The application deadline was 12 September 2026.
Description
The Dis-Chem Dispensary Support Learnership route at the Goodwood store is designed for candidates who want to begin training toward the basic pharmacist assistant level while working inside a retail pharmacy environment. The current official vacancy is a fixed-term Dispensary Support position in Cape Town and its main purpose is to employ learners who can complete the learner basic pharmacist assistant course. The training introduces the underlying principles of the pharmaceutical and dispensing environment and combines formal registration requirements with supervised workplace learning. Learners are employed as Dispensary Support while progressing toward registration with the South African Pharmacy Council as learner basic assistants. Once qualified as basic pharmacist assistants, Dis-Chem states that permanent employment can be offered, making the role more structured than a short general retail placement.
The Dis-Chem Dispensary Support Learnership requires a stronger school-subject foundation than many general retail learnerships. The official vacancy asks for Grade 12 or a Senior Certificate with Pure Mathematics at 50%, together with Life Science and/or Physical Science, and an overall average of at least 50%. Applicants also need to complete a proficiency test that confirms their capability to apply for SAPC registration as a learner basic assistant. Because the role involves medicines, stock control and patient-facing support under pharmacist supervision, accuracy and compliance are central to the learning process.
Available Position
📌 Dispensary Support (Fixed Term) — Goodwood, Cape Town
What the Learner Will Do
- Work toward the learner basic pharmacist assistant course and SAPC learner registration requirements.
- Support the sale of Schedule 1 medicines or scheduled substances under pharmacist supervision.
- Assist with non-sterile medicine preparation according to approved formulas and standard operating procedures.
- Help unpack, merchandise and organise dispensary and OTC stock.
- Support accurate picking, packing, labelling and medicine-handling procedures within the permitted scope.
- Assist with stock control, shelf organisation and expiry-date management.
- Follow pharmacy procedures and complete tasks assigned by the Dispensary Manager.
Minimum Requirements
Applicants need Grade 12 / Matric or a Senior Certificate with Pure Mathematics at 50%, Life Science and/or Physical Science and an average of at least 50%. The official listing also states that Dispensary Support staff must complete a proficiency test before applying for Pharmacy Council registration as a learner basic assistant.
Special Conditions
- South African citizenship.
- Proficiency test linked to SAPC learner registration.
- MIE checks.
- Clear criminal and credit record.
What to Check Before You Apply
Check your Matric certificate before spending time on the application. The Pure Mathematics and science requirements are specific and should not be replaced with assumptions about equivalent subjects. If you meet the academic criteria, prepare your school results and make sure the personal information in your CV matches the details you will use during the proficiency and registration process. Any previous retail, pharmacy, customer-service or stock-handling exposure can be useful, but the course pathway and academic requirements are more important than trying to present unrelated work as pharmaceutical experience.
Salary and Benefits
The official vacancy describes remuneration as market related and does not publish a numeric salary amount. For that reason, no salary value has been inserted into the structured-data salary fields. The main development benefit is the opportunity to complete the learner basic pharmacist assistant course while gaining supervised dispensary experience, with the possibility of permanent employment after qualification as stated in the official listing.
How to Apply
Applications are submitted through Dis-Chem’s official Simplify.hr careers page for the Goodwood fixed-term Dispensary Support role. The official page currently shows an active Apply option and does not display a public closing date, so no expiry date has been guessed.
Applications Closed
The closing date for this opportunity was 12 September 2026.
Final Summary
This Dis-Chem learner route is a specialised pharmacy-entry opportunity rather than a general store learnership. It suits Matric candidates who meet the Pure Mathematics and science thresholds and want to work toward basic pharmacist assistant registration while gaining supervised dispensary experience.
