Food Service Aid

Department of Health; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 50 000 - 200 000; Full time

Job summary

A governmental health department is looking for candidates for an entry-level position in food service. Responsibilities include assisting in meal preparation, packing and distributing meals, and maintaining hygiene standards. Candidates should have Grade 12 and no prior experience is necessary, but teamwork and communication skills are essential. This position requires flexibility to work shifts and public holidays. Interested applicants must apply online before 24-12-2025.

Qualifications

• No experience required in a food service environment.
• Prepared to work shifts and public holidays.
• Teamwork and stress management skills are necessary.

Responsibilities

• Undergo training in the cook freeze meal system.
• Pack and distribute meals, assist in food preparation.
• Collect and wash dishes after meal serving.

Skills

Basic numeracy

Basic literacy

Organizing

Ability to perform routine tasks

Basic interpersonal relationship

Education

Grade 12

Job description

Requirements

• Grade 12. No experience required. Knowledge: A limited range of work procedures in a food service environment. Skills: Basic numeracy, basic literacy, Organizing, ability to perform routine tasks, basic interpersonal relationship. Communication: Routine verbal exchange of information requiring helpfulness and politeness. Routine notes/ memos. Batho Pele principles. Should be prepared to work shifts and public holidays. Be willing to work in a team and under stressful conditions. Previous experience in food preparation and diet knowledge in hospitals will be an added advantage.

Duties

• To undergo orientation training in the cook freeze meal system and adapted conventional cooking at the hospital. Packing of frozen plated meals and distribution of food in crates. The pre-preparation, cooking of meals and preparation of salads and snacks in Main Kitchen, Diet kitchen and/or fluid diets and feeds in the Tube Feed area. Can also be requested to prepare soup and porridges and set trolleys in ward kitchens, as well as reconstituting of frozen meals. To assist with the serving of food and beverages to patients. Collect trolleys and dishes from the wards and the washing of the dishes after meal serving. Collection of fresh cooked meals from Main kitchen. To perform routine tasks to operate all Food Service equipment. Lifting of heavy food baskets and pushing of trolleys and Taking responsibility of food supplies and reporting waste and losses. Applying hygiene and safety measures in work according to Hygiene and safety manual and planned work schedules. To liaise and communicate with colleagues, supervisors, manager, patients and hospital staff where applicable. Be prepared to relieve in all areas of the food service unit when required. Be willing to undergo continuous training and take part in development programs and evaluation of performance.

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

Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital

Closing Date

24-12-2025

Criteria Questions

Do you have Grade 12?

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.