Household AID

Overview

Cleaner position at Mossel Bay Hospital requiring basic literacy and prior cleaning experience in a health facility, with shift and weekend work.

Requirements

• Minimum requirement: Basic numeracy and literacy skills.
• Experience: Appropriate experience in a household / cleaning environment in a health facility.
• Inherent requirement of the job: Willingness to work weekends, shifts, overtime, public holidays and night duty.
• The ability to do physical tasks and operate heavy duty cleaning and household equipment.
• Willingness to assists in other wards when needed.
• Competencies (knowledge/skills): Basic knowledge of cleaning equipment.
• Support to housekeeping supervisor and adhere to policies and cleaning practices.
• Appropriate knowledge of stock, assets, linen and equipment control.

Duties

• Deliver an effective cleaning service such as dusting, washing, scrubbing, polishing, washing and refuse removal.
• Adhere to safety measures and ensure adherence to occupational health and safety policies and Infection prevention control measures.
• Render assistance to the supervisor with general housekeeping duties such as control of cleaning and household equipment, care and control of linen and serving of meals to patients.

How to apply

Applications are submitted online via www.westerncape.gov.za/health-jobs (click “online applications”).

Enquiries: Ms JA Mahlangu Tel No: (044) 604-6104

Notes

No payment of any kind is required when applying for this post. Candidates may be subjected to a competency test. 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