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POST 11/280 : HOUSEKEEPING SUPERVISOR Chief

🏒 PROVINCIAL ADMINISTRATION: WESTERN CAPE πŸ“ Paarl Hospital ⏳ Closes: 14 Apr 2026 🧾 Post: 11/280

Key details

Salary
R193 359 β€’ per annum
Centre
Paarl Hospital
Closing date
14 Apr 2026

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Overview
Lead and coordinate cleaning, ward food, and linen services to maintain high hygiene standards in a hospital setting. Supervise staff and ensure compliance with safety and infection control policies.

Requirements

Experience

  • Appropriate cleaning and household experience in a hospital environment and in the use of cleaning equipment and stock. Supervisory experience required. Inherent requirements of the job: Willingness to work shifts
  • including weekends
  • night duty
  • public holidays and standby duty. Competencies (knowledge/skills): Knowledge of infection prevention and control
  • hospitality
  • safety and hygiene standards. Ability to work in a team environment
  • independently and self-driven. Computer literacy (Microsoft Office).

Duties

(key result areas/outputs): Responsible for overall control, organising, performing and coordinating of all tasks related to ensure effective cleaning and ward food and linen services.

Ensure the effective use, maintenance, ordering, safe-keeping and monitoring of supplies and equipment.

Ensure adherence to safety, Infection Control and Occupational Health policy and precautions in cleaning, handling of equipment, waste disposal, linen control and food handling and related training of subordinates.

Coordinate and provide effective training appropriate to service delivery.

Provide an effective relief, coordination and support service to management.

Supervise and manage personnel in their performance, as well as all other human resource related duties (i.e., staff performance and discipline).

Support, guide and direct personnel under his/her supervision.

Maintain a high standard of cleanliness and hygiene within the hospital ward.


How to apply

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

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Notes

Closing Date

14 April 2026, 17:00PM

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