LINEN ASSISTANT (linen room)

Department of Health; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 200 000 - 300 000; Full time

Job summary

A government health agency is seeking applicants for an entry-level position in laundry services at Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital. Candidates should hold at least an ABET Level 02 or equivalent qualification. Responsibilities include sorting, distributing, and ensuring cleanliness of linen, along with wearing PPE as required. Excellent communication and teamwork skills are essential for this role. Applications should be submitted online only. Women and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

Qualifications

• No experience required for this position.
• Grade 12 with 0-2 years’ experience in laundry services is an advantage.
• Must possess good communication and writing skills.

Responsibilities

• Receive clean linen from the main laundry and distribute it to wards.
• Sort and collect soiled linen according to color-coded bags.
• Ensure cleaning of storerooms, linen rooms, and trolleys.

Skills

Basic numeracy

Literacy

Good communication

Sound human relation

Ability to perform routine tasks

Basic interpersonal relationship

Education

ABET Level 02 or equivalent

Job description

Requirements

• ABET Level 02 or equivalent qualification. No experience required. The following will be added advantage: Grade 12 with 0-2 years’ experience in laundry services, Good communication skills, writing skills, Customer relation skills, Problem solving, Be able to work shifts, Be a team player and be able to work independently. Knowledge of working procedure such as laundry working environment. Skills: Basic numeracy, literacy, good communication, sound human relation, ability to perform routine tasks and Basic interpersonal relationship.

Duties

• Receive clean linen from the main laundry, Sorting of clean linen. Distributing clean linen to their respective wards and clinics, collect soiled linen from the ward, Sort soiled, infectious, contaminated and fowl linen according to the colour coded bags, Sluice the heavily soiled linen, Pack, and mark soiled linen into the linen bags, Ensure the cleaning of storerooms, linen room, trolleys, shelves. Ensure that staff always wear PPE/ uniform. Take instruction from 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 [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.

Criteria Questions

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

Employer : Department of Health

Location : Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital

Closing Date : 24-12-2025