Health · Circular 36 of 2026

Linen Stores Assistant

Department of Health and Wellness

Overview

Linen Stores Assistant needed at Tygerberg Laundry in Cape Town to support linen handling, loading, unloading and cleaning practices.

Requirements

  • Minimum educational qualification: Basic literacy and numeracy skills.
  • Experience: Appropriate Laundry and Linen experience in a Central Laundry setting.
  • Inherent requirement of the job: Physically fit to do manual labour.
  • Competencies (knowledge/skills): Good communication skills.

Duties

  • Provide effective, efficient, safe hygiene and cleaning practices within the laundry.
  • Provide a support service to Linen Supervisor.
  • Daily unloading of soiled linen from trucks.
  • Daily loading of trucks.
  • Return of clean linen to linen bank.
  • Packing of shelves in Linen bank.
  • Sorting of soiled linen under the supervision of the Linen Supervisor.

How to apply

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

Enquiries: Mr J Roberts Tel No: (021) 933-0834

Notes

No payment of any kind is required when applying for this post. 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. ERRATUM: Kindly note that the Post 35/278: Senior State Accountant: Financial Accounting (X2 Posts), Centre: Directorate: Financial Accounting, R413 001 per annum has been cancelled. MANAGEMENT ECHELON

Post 36/382, sourced from the DPSA Circular 36 of 2026. Apply directly to Department of Health and Wellness by 23 October 2026, 17:00 PM. This is an unofficial index; the advert in the circular is authoritative.

Location
Cape Town, Western Cape
Salary
R144 024 p/a
Closing date
23 October 2026, 17:00 PM
Reference
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Apply directly to the department, by the closing date, quoting the reference.