• Reference Number : refs/035158
• Directorate : Human Nutrition
• Number of Posts : 2

• Package : R138 486,00. per annum (plus benefits)
• Enquiries : Ms. RE Masenya (011 681 2038)

Requirements :

• Grade 10 / AET level 5 to Grade 12 certificate ( School report with School stamp and log). One year experience in Hospital environment. experience in the food service industry will be added as an advantage. Numeracy and literacy skills .Good communication (verbal & written) skills. Applicants should have a basic knowledge, understanding of food safety and various hygiene practice necessary in the food service unit. Applicants should understand the Batho Pele Principles in relation to the food service unit. Must be willing to work shifts, public holidays and weekends.

Duties :

• Perform specific duties regarding receiving, storage, preparation, cooking, dishing up and distribution of food and snacks, for patients on normal and special diets. Assist with preparation of food for normal and therapeutic diets including snacks, cooking, dishing up for the patients according to portion control measures. Ensure that portions served are according to the stipulated dietary allowances. Pack food on delivery trollies according to the wards. Responsible for the general cleanliness and hygiene of the food service unit and practice clean as you work rule (cleaning of the floor, storages, utensils and equipment, waste segregation and sanitation in the food service). Wear appropriate uniform and protective clothing. Operate and care for equipments also report broken equipments and any faulty equipment as well as any observed risks. Rotate to different areas in the food service units and undergo food service work related trainings. Ensure compliance with the Ideal Hospital Framework, Batho Pele principles, and patient rights and Infection Prevention and Control. Contribute to managing complaints and patient safety incidents

Notes :

• Applications should be submitted strictly online at the following E-Recruitment portal: http://jobs.gauteng.gov.za. No hand-delivered, faxed, or emailed applications will be accepted. For assistance with online applications please email your query to healthjobqueries@gauteng.gov.za NB: Where Driver's Licence is mandatory, exception will be granted for people with disabilities. Application should be accompanied by a fully completed and signed new Z83 application form obtainable from any Public Service Department or on the internet at www.dpsa.gov.za/documents plus a recently updated comprehensive Curriculum Vitae (CV). Applications without proof of a new Z83 application form and a detailed CV will be disqualified. (Shortlisted candidates will receive communication from HR to submit certified copies of educational qualifications and other relevant documents not older than 6 months on or before the day of the interview). It is the applicant's responsibility to have foreign qualifications evaluated by the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA). All foreign qualification must be accompanied by evaluation certificate from the South African Qualification Authority (SAQA). Correspondence will only be limited to shortlisted candidates. If you have not been contacted within 3 months of the closing date of this advertisement, please accept that your application was unsuccessful. Suitable candidates will be subjected to a personnel suitability check (criminal record, citizenship, credit record checks, qualification verification and employment verification). Where applicable, candidates will be subjected to a skills/knowledge test. The recommended candidate may be subjected to Medical Surveillance as required by the Occupational Health and Safety Act, Act 5/1993. It is Department's intention to promote representivity (race, gender, and disability) in the Public Service through the filling of these posts. The Department reserves the right not to appoint/fill this post. WOMEN AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITY ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY. Preference will be given to interns, previous interns, and EPWP’s.

Employer : Department of Health

Location : South Rand District Hospital

Closing Date : 05-02-2026

Please Notes :

• Due to the large number of applications we envisage receiving, applications will not be acknowledged. If you do not receive any response within 3 months, please accept that your application was not successful.