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Food Service Aid (6-month contract) (2 posts)
  Employment Type: Permanent
  Reference No: RHS75/2025
  George Regional Hospital, Chief Directorate: Rural Health Services
 
Inherent requirements of the job:
Ability to do physical tasks and operate heavy-duty kitchen and cleaning equipment. Ability to work with cleaning materials, do high-dusting and lifting of heavy equipment and supplies. Ability to be on your feet for a period of 12 hours per day. Willingness to work shifts during the day, weekends, public holidays and overtime if requested.
 
Experience:
Appropriate experience in a large-scale food service unit, which includes the operating of large-scale kitchen equipment as well as the preparation of normal and therapeutic diets.
 
Minimum educational qualification:
Basic numeracy and literacy skills.
 
Enquiries:
Ms M Greyling, tel. no. (044) 802-4423
 
Duties (Key result areas/outputs):
Perform all tasks emanating from the pre-preparation and production of all full and therapeutic diets. Perform all tasks emanating from the dishing, distribution and serving food to patients at various wards. Clean and maintain all areas, utensils and equipment in the food service unit and maintain safety and hygiene standards. Assist with the receipt, safe storage and issuing of food provisions and other products. Assist with the informal in-service training of new employees.
 
Note:
Shortlisted candidates will be subject to a practical test. The pool of applicants will be considered for similar vacant posts within George Regional Hospital for a period of 3 months from date of advert.
 
Competencies (knowledge/ skills):
The ability to prepare meals according to standardized recipes, as well as safely and correctly handle industrial equipment. Basic knowledge of the food service hygiene and safety principles. Conflict management.
 
 
 
 
Remuneration:
R 131 265-R 154 626 per annum Annual salary plus 37% in lieu of service benefits.
 
Starting Date:
6/6/2025 12:00:00 AM
 
NOTICE TO ALL
Candidates may be subjected to a competency test. No payment of any kind is required when applying for this post. As directed by the Department of Public Service and Administration, applicants must note that further checks will be conducted once they are shortlisted and that their appointment is subject to positive outcomes on these checks, which include security clearance, qualification verification, criminal records and previous employment.
  • It will be expected of shortlisted candidates to be:
  • available at the venue on the time and date as determined by the Department and
  • bring along recently (not older than 6 months) certified copies of your Identity Document (ID), driver’s license (if applicable for the post), qualification and/or proof of registration at relevant statutory body. Failure to adhere to the aforementioned may lead to his/her application being disqualified and not further considered.
Closing date: 6/23/2025 12:00:00 AM
 
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