Laundry Worker Job at Steve Biko Academic Hospital

Reference Number : refs/023739
Directorate : ADMINISTRATION AND LOGISTICS
Number of Posts : 4
Package : R138 486 PER ANNUM PLUS BENEFITS
Enquiries : MR. M.D. MATSHEKE- Tell No: 012 354 4620

Requirements :
Minimum of grade 10 and above. Minimum of 1 year laundry experience in hospital/clinical environment. Knowledge of customer service, self-driven and motivated. Must be able to read, write and work as team. Must be able to work shifts. Must have sound interpersonal, communication skills, and a caring attitude towards patients, relatives, staff members and external clients. Be able to work independently and under pressure. Must be prepared to relieve in and rotate to other sections of patient administration. Must be prepared to work shifts without transport problems.

Duties :
Collect soiled linen from the wards and out-patient department daily. Sort and count dirty linen. Wash linen daily. Pack the linen on the shelves. Ensure that clean linen is always available. Ensure that new linen is stamped before issued to the wards. Seal and mark the linen bags. Load and off load linen daily. Participate in stock count. Adhere to all linen bank policies and procedures. Report any broken machinery and equipment used to the supervisor.

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

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