CLEANER

Department of Health; Trompsburg; On-site; ZAR 139 000; Full time

Job summary

A government health department is seeking candidates for cleaning roles at Kopanong Hospital District Hospital in Trompsburg, Free State. Applicants must have a minimum of Grade 10 and the ability to read and write. Responsibilities include cleaning various hospital areas and managing health care waste. The role requires working in shifts and under pressure. This position promotes representivity and encourages applications from women and people with disabilities.

Qualifications

• Must be able to read and write.
• Prepared to work under pressure and shifts including public holidays.
• Honest, reliable, and a team player.
• Knowledge of health and care waste management.

Responsibilities

• Clean bathrooms, showers, toilets, wards, and waiting areas.
• Dust, wash, scrub, and polish various surfaces.
• Remove waste including medical waste adhering to Health Care Management Policy.
• Operate cleaning heavy duty machines.

Skills

Basic numeracy

Literacy

Good communication skills

Sound human relation ability

Education

Grade 10 or equivalent

Job description

• Package : R 138 486 PER ANNUM PLUS BENEFITS

Requirements :

• Grade 10 or equivalent and the candidate must be able to read and write. Be prepared to wok under pressure and work shifts (day and night including public holidays). Candidate must be able to rotate when required, be honest, reliable and be able to work in a team. Have knowledge of health and care waste management. Skills: Basic numeracy, literacy, good communication skills, sound human relation ability when performing tasks. Have ability to liase with other stakeholders.

Duties :

• Clean bathrooms, showers, toilets, wards or departments, passages and waiting areas. Dust, wash, scrub and polish floors, walls, windows, stairs, fire escapes, side walls and other areas as requested by the supervisor.Clean equipments, wash dust bins, remove waste including medical waste and adhere to Health Care Management Policy. Operate cleaning heavy duty machines. Be prepared to rotate within the scope of work. Cleaning ward kitchen as per infection prevention and control.

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 [e-mail]. 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 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. 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 :

Kopanong Hospital District Hospital

Closing Date :

31-12-2025

Criteria Questions

Do you have a Grade 10 or equivalent and the candidate must be able to read and write?

Do you have have knowledge of health and care waste management?

Please Notes :

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