Housekeeping Supervisor (X5 Posts)

EdUpStairs; Parow; On-site; ZAR 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

EdUpStairs is seeking a Hospital Housekeeping Supervisor in the Western Cape to supervise household aides in a hospital setting. The role requires lifting heavy equipment, shift work, and ensuring high hygiene standards.

The ideal candidate has supervisory experience, hospital housekeeping know-how, and strong communication skills to support nursing and support services.

Qualifications

• GETC/Grade 9 or equivalent required.
• Experience in hospital housekeeping and supervisory roles is essential.
• Ability to perform physical tasks including lifting heavy equipment.
• Willingness to work shifts, weekends and public holidays, including night shifts.

Responsibilities

• Supervise, coordinate, control and inspect duties of the Household Aids.
• Assist staff when shortages occur.
• Schedule housekeeping duty registers and ensure proper waste segregation.

Skills

Supervisory skills

Waste management

Linen management

Infection control

Shift work

Communication skills

Time management

Education

GETC/Grade 9

Job description

Requirements

• Minimum educational qualification: General Education and Training Certificate (GETC)/Grade 9 (Std 7).
• Experience: Appropriate housekeeping experience in a hospital environment.
• Appropriate supervisory experience.
• Inherent requirements of the job: Ability to perform physical tasks, e.g. lifting heavy equipment.
• Willingness to work shifts, weekends and public holidays, including night shift when the need arises.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Competencies (knowledge/skills): Supervisory skills and optimal utilisation of sub-ordinates.
• Ability to perform routine structured tasks.
• Ability to adhere to safety standards, including Infection Prevention Control.
• Ability to do hospital hygiene audits.
• Understanding of hospital waste management, linen management, catering and time management.

Duties

• (key result areas/outputs): Supervise, co-ordinate, control and inspect the duties of the Household Aids.
• Assist household staff with their duties when staff shortages occur.
• Do scheduling of housekeeping duty registers.
• Ensure the correct segregation and removal of different types of waste in the wards.
• Maintain a high standard of hygiene and tidiness in the unit/institution.
• Order and control stock and kitchen/cleaning equipment.
• Ensure proper linen sorting and Linen management in the wards.
• Render support to the nursing department and none nursing personnel at ward level.
• Render support to the Support Services unit.
• Adhere to the Code of Conduct and display the core values of the Department of Health: Western Cape Government in the execution of duties.
• Maintain self-development.