Requirements

• ABET level 4 or NOF level 1 to 3 with no experience.

Skills & Competencies

• Understanding of a Laundry set up.
• Poses good communication skills.
• Be able to work shifts especially night shift.
• Be able to rotate areas in the laundry.
• Honest and reliable.
• Poses physical strength and to cope with physical demands of position.
• Be able to work as a team and or independently.

Responsibilities

• Render laundry services.
• Maintain a safe and clean working environment in line with health and safety standards.
• Collect linen from relevant depots.
• Keep an accurate record of jinen collected and returned to relevant units.
• Follow the basic procedure guidelines in preparing and disinfecting linen for wash.
• Follow the basic procedure guidelines for washed and cleaned linen.
• Keep linen in a good state by inspecting, mending and marking laundry.
• Be able to operate various machines in the laundry (i.e. washing, dryer ironing and pressers).
• Iron, fold, count and pack laundered items and seal linen bags.
• Collect and deliver linen to clients.
• Sort, count and record dirty linen.
• Do all laundry responsibilities as directed by the supervisor.
• Report any machine defaults to the supervisor.
• Do all laundry duties as directed by the supervisor.
• Maintain laundry equipment/machines.
• Monitor equipment temperature.
• Keep jaunciny equipment in a proper state.
• Report defects.
• Check and request equipment service.

Additional Information

• Applications must be submitted on a Z83 Form (cofa), obtainable from any Public Service department which must be fully completed and authentically signed (an unsigned Z83 form will disqualify an application) and should be accompanied by a recently updated, comprehensive CV.
• All proof of qualifications shall be certified as a true copy by a commissioner of oaths, and such certification shall not be older than 3 months as at the time of submission. [Matric certificate must also be attached] and ID-document and Driver's license [where applicable].
• Non-RSA Citizens/Permanent Resident Permit Holders must attach a copy of his/her Permanent Residence Permit to his/her application.
• Should you be in possession of a foreign qualification, it must be accompanied by an evaluation certificate from the South African Qualification Authority (SAQA).
• Failure to submit all the requested documents will result in the application not being considered.
• Correspondence will be limited to short-listed candidates only.
• If you have not been contacted within three (3) months after the closing date of this advertisement, please accept that your application was unsuccessful.
• Suitable candidates will be subjected to a personnel suitability check (criminal record check, citizenship verification, financial/asset record check, qualification/study verification and previous employment verification).
• Successful candidates will also be subjected to security clearance processes.
• All SMS appointments are subject to a competency assessment.
• Where applicable, candidates will be subjected to a skills/knowledge test.
• Successful candidates will be appointed on a probation period of twelve (12) months.
• The Department reserves the right not to make appointment(s) to the advertised post(s).
• NB: It is the departments objective to achieve equitable representation across race and gender as per Employment Equity Plan.
• Females and Disabled persons are strongly encouraged to apply.

Ref No

• ECHEALTH/LW/CHD-KPH/66/11/2019

Enquiries

• Mrs A Sokutu Tel 045-8588 400

Hand Deliver at

• Post to: Komani Psychiatric Hospital Private Bag x 7074, Queenstown 5320
• Hand deliver to Komani Psychiatric Hospital 1833, National Road Queenstown 5320