Food Services AID

Overview

Food services aide at Wesfleur Hospital preparing and serving meals, managing food supplies, and maintaining kitchen hygiene standards.

Requirements

• Minimum requirement: Basic numeracy and literacy skills.
• Experience: Appropriate experience in a hospital Food Service Unit.
• Inherent requirements of the job: Willingness to work shifts, weekends, and public holidays.
• Ability to work in large scale freezers and cold rooms.
• Physically strong to lift heavy objects and be on their feet the entire day.
• Competencies (knowledge/skills): Ability to function in a group and to work under pressure.
• Ability to prepare food according to standardised recipes.
• Knowledge of National Food Service Guidelines.
• Knowledge of basic cleaning and maintenance of equipment.
• Ability to read, speak and write in at least two of the three official languages of the Western Cape.

Duties

• Prepare, dish up and serve food for normal and special diets.
• Assist with the receipt, storage, and stock control of food supplies.
• Prepare infant formulas & tube feeds in the milk kitchen.
• Cleaning and sterilisation of feeding cups and utensils in the milk kitchen.
• Follow and maintain hygiene and safety directives, including the use of apparatus and equipment, washing of crockery and cooking utensils.
• Assist with the informal in-service training of new employees.
• Attend prescribed training courses.

How to apply

Applicants apply online: www.westerncape.gov.za/health-jobs (click “online applications”)

Enquiries: Ms E Newing Tel No: (021) 816-8550

Notes

No payment of any kind is required when applying for this post. Candidates will be subjected to a practical/written assessment. It will be expected of candidates to be available for selection interviews on a date, time and place as determined by the Department. Kindly note that excess personnel will receive preference. All shortlisted candidates, including the SMS, shall undertake two pre-entry assessments. One will be a practical exercise to determine a candidate’s suitability based on the post’s technical and generic requirements and the other must be an integrity (ethical conduct) assessment. OTHER POSTS