• Reference Number : REFS/023733
• Directorate : PATIENT ADMINISTRATION AND LOGISTICS
• Number of Posts : 5

• Package : R138 486.00 PER ANNUM PLUS BENEFITS
• Enquiries : MRS. E. DREYER -TEL NO: 012 354 2315

Requirements :

• Grade 10 or equivalent qualification. Relevant and previous exposure in a food service environment with at least 1-year work experience. Experience in large scale cooking will be an advantage. Knowledge of hygiene, cleaning and safety. Good communication skills and willingness to work in a team. Must work shifts (early and late) as well as public holidays. Must be able to do work of a physical nature. Must be reliable and trustworthy.

Duties :

• Perform routine tasks in the food service unit and operate machinery and food service equipment. Perform cleaning tasks assigned to you to ensure hygiene and safety standards are maintained in the unit (washing of pots, floors, equipment and utensils, drains, grids, fridges and freezer rooms, storerooms and other areas in the unit). Taking out dustbins and waste and cleaning/sanitizing dustbins. Washing dishes (pots, pans, crockery and cutlery). Unpacking and packing provisions into fridges and freezers and storage areas. Cleaning of fridges and freezers and storage areas. Preparation for patient meals. (normal and special diets). Preparation of meals and decoration for functions. Dishing of patient meals according to guidelines. Adhere to set policies and guidelines regulating food service. Rotate and work as a reliever in the unit. Rotation also between 2 shifts.

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), Registration Certificate with relevant professional body (HPCSA) and a proof of current registration (Annual Practicing Certificate/Card). Applications without proof of a new Z83 application form, a detailed CV, registration certificate and a proof of current registration card/certificate with relevant professional body 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.

Employer : Department of Health

Location : Steve Biko Academic Hospital

Closing Date : 24-10-2025

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.