HOUSEKEEPING SUPERVISOR Chief Directorate: Metro Health Services
SALARY: R193 359 per annum
CENTRE: Delft CHC
REQUIREMENTS: Minimum educational qualification: General Education and Training Certificate (GETC)/Grade 9 (Std 7). Experience: Appropriate experience in housekeeping and cleaning in a health care facility environment. Appropriate experience in management and ordering stock. Inherent requirement of the job: Willingness to work 12-hour shifts and after hours (night duty, weekends and public holidays). Willingness to work overtime on short notice when required. Ability to perform physical tasks, e.g., utilisation of cleaning equipment, etc. Competencies (knowledge/skills): Supervisory Skills, delegation of duties and optimal utilisation of subordinates. Understanding hospital waste management, Infection Prevention & Control, Linen management and time management.
DUTIES: Supervise the provisioning of housekeeping, cleaning, safeguarding, maintenance services and inspect the duties of the Household Aids. Ensure a high standard of cleaning through effective management of waste control. Handle administrative duties, e.g. leave, correspondence, reports, etc. Supervise human and physical resources. Supervise linen operations. Develop and manage duty rosters for housekeeping staff, as well as do in-house training. Supervision and allocation of staff and delegation of functions.
ENQUIRIES: Ms B Stuurman Tel No: (021) 954-2237
APPLICATIONS: Applications are submitted online via www.westerncape.gov.za/health-jobs (click “online applications”).
NOTE: No payment of any kind is required when applying for this post. The pool of applications will be considered for vacancies within Metro Health Services, for a period of three months from the date of the advert, provided that the job title, core functions, inherent requirements, and salary level are the same as those 240 of the advertised post. Candidates will be subjected to a practical/oral assessment.
CLOSING DATE: 06 March 2026, 17:00