Linen Stores Assistant

Overview

Linen Stores Assistant at Ceres Hospital responsible for collecting, sorting and delivering linen between wards and the linen bank, requiring basic literacy and physical fitness.

Requirements

• Minimum educational qualification: Basic numeracy and literacy.
• Experience: Appropriate experience in general laundry functions.
• Inherent requirements of the job: Willingness to work overtime, e.g. after- working hours, weekends and public holidays when operational needs require.
• Perform hard physical tasks, e.g. pushing heavy linen trolleys to and from the linen bank and wards.
• Competencies (knowledge/skills): Physically fit and be able to hear and speak clearly.
• Perform basic routine tasks in the linen bank under supervision.
• Ability to sort, sluice and count linen of dirty and fouled linen.
• Knowledge of stock and infection control.

Duties

• Maintain a high standard of cleanliness, hygienic and safe environment.
• Provide a supporting service to the supervisor.
• Daily collection of dirty, fouled and infected linen (in bags) from wards to the linen bank.
• Delivering of clean linen to the wards.
• Daily sorting, counting and sluicing of dirty linen prior to transfer of linen to Central Laundry.
• Daily issuing, unpacking and checking of clean linen.

How to apply

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

Enquiries: Mr. WJ Owen Tel No: (023) 316-9601

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. Selection panel shall score both technical exercises as an additional criterion in the interview process. OTHER POSTS