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Western Cape Government Receptionist

The Department of Health and Wellness in the Western Cape invites interested and suitably qualified candidates to apply for a range of exciting opportunities across various healthcare facilities. Positions such as Housekeeper Supervisor, Assistant Artisan, Sterilisation Production Operator, and more are available for dedicated individuals to contribute to delivering quality healthcare services.

Positions:

  • Housekeeper Supervisor
  • Assistant Artisan (Carpentry)
  • Artisan Assistant (Technical Services)
  • Sterilisation Production Operator (CSSD and Gas)
  • Tradesman Aid
  • Porter
  • Food Services Aid
  • Messenger (Registry and Messenger Office Support)
  • Cleaner
  • Laundry Aid
  • Linen Stores Assistant

It will be expected of candidates to be available for selection interviews on a date, time and place as determined by the Department. Kindly note that excess personnel will receive preference.

HOUSEKEEPER SUPERVISOR
Chief Directorate: Metro Health Services
Salary: R193,359 per annum
Centre: Valkenberg Hospital

Requirements:

  • Minimum Education: General Education and Training Certificate (GETC)/Grade 9 (Std 7).
  • Experience: Relevant cleaning, linen, and housekeeping experience in a hospital environment.
  • Inherent Requirements: Willingness to work shifts, weekends, public holidays, overtime, and provide relief in other wards.
  • Competencies (Knowledge/Skills):
  • Thorough understanding of cleaning and housekeeping policies, protocols, procedures, and work ethics.
  • Strong interpersonal, organizational, and decision-making skills.
  • Knowledge of safety, hygiene standards, and inventory/stock control.
  • Ability to work independently and in a team.
  • Computer literacy (Microsoft Word and Excel).

Duties:

  • Oversee, organize, and coordinate food, linen, and hygiene service tasks.
  • Manage cleaning, sorting, counting, unpacking, and washing/sluicing of linen and patient clothing.
  • Order, utilize, and control cleaning and household items/equipment effectively.
  • Maintain records and compile reports.
  • Coordinate training for service delivery.
  • Manage resources and handle related HR matters.

Enquiries: Mr V Nel, Tel: (021) 440-3203
Applications: Submit online via www.westerncape.gov.za/health-jobs (click “online applications”).
Note: No payment required for applications. Candidates will undergo written/practical and oral assessments. Applications may be considered for similar vacancies within the Chief Directorate: Metro Health Services for three months, provided the job title, core functions, requirements, and salary level match.
Closing Date: 19 September 2025

ASSISTANT ARTISAN (CARPENTRY)
Salary: R193,359 per annum
Centre: Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital, Rondebosch

Requirements:

  • Minimum Education: Grade 10 (or equivalent).
  • Experience: Relevant carpentry experience and ability to perform general carpentry repairs and tasks.
  • Inherent Requirements: Valid Code B/EB driver’s license and reliable transport. Ability to work on ladders, multi-storied buildings, overtime, and standby duties. Physically fit and able to cope under pressure.
  • Competencies (Knowledge/Skills):
  • Ability to work independently and under pressure.
  • Proactive planning and teamwork skills.
  • Adherence to Occupational Health and Safety Act.

Duties:

  • Assist with carpentry projects, equipment maintenance, and repairs.
  • Support other workshop departments.
  • Work independently or in a team, clean work areas, and complete repair requisitions.
  • Order and control workshop materials and tools.
  • Install and replace doors, ceilings, skirting, and cupboards.

Enquiries: Mr L Johnson, Tel: (021) 658-5481
Applications: Submit online via www.westerncape.gov.za/health-jobs (click “online applications”).
Note: No payment required for applications.
Closing Date: 19 September 2025

ARTISAN ASSISTANT (TECHNICAL SERVICES)
Chief Directorate: Metro Health Services
Salary: R193,359 per annum
Centre: Valkenberg Hospital

Requirements:

  • Minimum Education: Grade 10/Std 8 (or equivalent).
  • Experience: Relevant maintenance workshop experience in a hospital environment, including carpentry and joinery.
  • Inherent Requirements: Valid Code B/EB driver’s license. Willingness to work overtime, standby duties, at heights, and in confined spaces. Physically fit.
  • Competencies (Knowledge/Skills):
  • Ability to work independently and under pressure.
  • Adherence to safety standards.
  • Conflict management and problem-solving skills.
  • Strict compliance with Occupational Health and Safety Act.

Duties:

  • Perform repairs and general maintenance on plant equipment and buildings.
  • Maintain clean and safe plant rooms, equipment, and work areas.
  • Assist artisans with maintenance, repairs, and installation projects.
  • Complete and record repair requisitions.
  • Order and control materials and tools.
  • Conduct carpentry maintenance, repairs, and manufacturing.
  • Train staff and clean work areas.

Enquiries: Mr W Roos, Tel: (021) 440-3192
Applications: Submit online via www.westerncape.gov.za/health-jobs (click “online applications”).
Note: No payment required for applications. Shortlisted candidates will undergo written/practical and oral assessments. Applications may be considered for similar vacancies within the Chief Directorate: Metro Health Services for three months, provided the job title, core functions, requirements, and salary level match.
Closing Date: 19 September 2025

STERILISATION PRODUCTION OPERATOR (CSSD AND GAS) (X2 POSTS)
Salary: R163,680 per annum
Centre: Groote Schuur Hospital, Observatory

Requirements:

  • Minimum Education: General Education and Training Certificate (GETC)/Grade 9 (Std 7).
  • Experience: Relevant experience.
  • Competencies (Knowledge/Skills):
  • Good interpersonal and teamwork skills.
  • Willingness to rotate within the CPD department.

Duties:

  • Apply sterilisation processes and techniques, adhering to infection control and health/safety regulations.
  • Decontaminate, pack, and sterilise instruments, linen, and supplies.
  • Clean and test sterilisation equipment, washing machines, and autoclaves.
  • Lift and push heavy equipment.
  • Maintain equipment and optimise resource use.
  • Monitor and control stock levels, reporting and investigating lost instruments/equipment.

Enquiries: Ms R Sutcliffe, Tel: (021) 404-2092
Applications: Submit online via www.westerncape.gov.za/health-jobs (click “online applications”).
Note: No payment required for applications. Applications may be considered for similar vacancies within Groote Schuur Hospital for three months, provided the job title, core functions, requirements, and salary level match. Shortlisted candidates may undergo a competency test.
Closing Date: 19 September 2025

TRADESMAN AID
Garden Route District
Salary: R163,680 per annum
Centre: Ladismith CDC, Kannaland Sub-district (Stationed at Alan Blyth Hospital)

Requirements:

  • Minimum Education: NQF 3 (Grade 10) or equivalent.
  • Experience: Knowledge of hospital plant, laundry equipment, and machinery.
  • Inherent Requirements: Physically fit to work at heights and in confined spaces. Willingness to work overtime (day/night), perform standby duties, and travel/work at all Public Health Institutions in the Kannaland Sub-district. Valid Code B/EB driver’s license.
  • Competencies (Knowledge/Skills):
  • Ability to work independently, plan proactively, and function in a team.
  • Adherence to safety standards.
  • Conflict management and problem-solving skills.
  • Effective verbal and written communication.

Duties:

  • Assist with minor routine maintenance and repairs of equipment, plant, and tools.
  • Support electrical, mechanical, plumbing, building, and infrastructure projects.
  • Maintain an organized workshop/office space.
  • Assist with job requisitions and basic administrative tasks.
  • Ensure tools and materials are available before starting work.
  • Support the supervisor.

Enquiries: Mr E Adcock, Tel: (028) 551-1010
Applications: Submit online via www.westerncape.gov.za/health-jobs (click “online applications”).
Note: No payment required for applications. Shortlisted candidates may undergo a competency assessment. Applications may be considered for similar vacancies within the Garden Route District for three months, provided the job title, core functions, requirements, and salary level match.
Closing Date: 19 September 2025

PORTER (X4 POSTS)
Salary: R138,486 per annum
Centre: Tygerberg Hospital, Parow Valley

Requirements:

  • Minimum Education: Basic numeracy and literacy.
  • Experience: Relevant experience.
  • Inherent Requirements: Willingness to work shifts, including weekends (starting at 6:30), handle bodies (corpses), lift heavy objects, and work irregular hours.
  • Competencies (Knowledge/Skills): Good communication skills.

Duties:

  • Transport patients and corpses.
  • Deliver blood specimens between wards and laboratories.
  • Assist with loading patients in/out of ambulances, vehicles, beds, trolleys, or wheelchairs.
  • Collect and clean wheelchairs, trolleys, and blood hampers.

Enquiries: Ms CB Johnson, Tel: (021) 938-5327
Applications: Submit online via www.westerncape.gov.za/health-jobs (click “online applications”).
Note: No payment required for applications. Candidates may undergo a practical assessment.
Closing Date: 19 September 2025

FOOD SERVICES AID
Garden Route District
Salary: R138,486 per annum
Centre: Alan Blyth Hospital, Kannaland Sub-district

Requirements:

  • Minimum Education: Basic literacy and numeracy skills.
  • Experience: Relevant experience in preparing patient meals in hospitals.
  • Inherent Requirements: Physically strong to lift heavy objects and stand all day. Willingness to work shifts, weekends, and public holidays.
  • Competencies (Knowledge/Skills):
  • Good communication skills.
  • Self-disciplined, motivated, and willing to develop skills through training.
  • Ability to read, write, and interpret recipes and use an electronic kitchen scale.
  • Knowledge of cleaning and maintaining food service equipment.

Duties:

  • Prepare and pre-prepare normal and special diets, including dishing up and distribution.
  • Receive and store perishables and groceries.
  • Maintain a hygienic environment per occupational health and safety standards.
  • Maintain appliances and equipment.
  • Assist with human resources development programs for the unit.

Enquiries: Mr E Adcock, Tel: (028) 551-1010
Applications: Submit online via www.westerncape.gov.za/health-jobs (click “online applications”).
Note: No payment required for applications. Applications may be considered for similar vacancies within the Garden Route District for three months. Candidates will undergo practical/written assessments.
Closing Date: 19 September 2025

MESSENGER (REGISTRY AND MESSENGER OFFICE SUPPORT)
Chief Directorate: Metro District Health Services
Salary: R138,486 per annum
Centre: Valkenberg Hospital

Requirements:

  • Minimum Education: Basic literacy and numeracy skills.
  • Experience: Relevant experience in a records (registry/archive) environment.
  • Inherent Requirements: Physically fit to stand for long periods and lift heavy loads.
  • Competencies (Knowledge/Skills):
  • Strong sense of confidentiality and trustworthiness.
  • Knowledge of folder management procedures.
  • Good interpersonal skills.
  • Basic computer literacy.

Duties:

  • Collect and distribute mail, documents, and medical records on the Valkenberg Hospital site.
  • Collect and deliver pharmacy boxes twice daily.
  • Perform messenger duties to Head Office, Cape Town, Post Office, Sita, and Regional Office (Bellville) twice weekly or as requested.
  • Perform ad hoc duties as required by the supervisor.

Enquiries: Ms M Froneman, Tel: (021) 826-5864
Applications: Submit online via www.westerncape.gov.za/health-jobs (click “online applications”).
Note: No payment required for applications. Candidates will undergo written/practical and oral assessments. Applications may be considered for similar vacancies within the Chief Directorate: Metro Health Services for three months, provided the job title, core functions, requirements, and salary level match.
Closing Date: 19 September 2025

CLEANER
West Coast District
Salary: R138,486 per annum
Centre: Moorreesburg Clinic

Requirements:

  • Minimum Education: Basic numeracy and literacy skills (Abet level 1).
  • Experience: Relevant cleaning experience in a health facility.
  • Inherent Requirements: Willingness to work at other clinics in the sub-district.
  • Competencies (Knowledge/Skills):
  • Effective communication skills.
  • Ability to perform physical tasks and operate heavy-duty cleaning/household equipment.

Duties:

  • Perform cleaning tasks (sweeping, dusting, mopping, scrubbing, polishing, refuse handling, cleaning windows, and interior walls).
  • Maintain general neatness and hygiene.
  • Utilize and store cleaning materials/equipment efficiently.
  • Adhere to safety precautions and occupational health and safety policies.
  • Support waste management and the Operational Manager with housekeeping duties.
  • Care for cleaning/household equipment and linen.
  • Attend in-service training.

Enquiries: Sr H Pienaar, Tel: (022) 482-2729
Applications: Submit online via www.westerncape.gov.za/health-jobs (click “online applications”).
Note: No payment required for applications.
Closing Date: 19 September 2025

LAUNDRY AID (X5 POSTS)
Directorate: Facilities Management
Salary: R138,486 per annum
Centre: Head Office; Laundry Services: Tygerberg Laundry

Requirements:

  • Minimum Education: Basic literacy and numeracy skills.
  • Experience: Relevant laundry and linen experience in a central laundry setting.
  • Inherent Requirements: Physically fit for manual labor.
  • Competencies (Knowledge/Skills): Good communication skills.

Duties:

  • Wash, dry, fold, and iron linen, clothing, and textiles.
  • Mix chemicals and load/unload washing machines and tumble driers.
  • Sort, count, seal, and stack soiled linen bags for dispatch.
  • Maintain a clean work area.

Enquiries: Mr N Goosen, Tel: (021) 933-0834
Applications: Submit online via www.westerncape.gov.za/health-jobs (click “online applications”).
Note: No payment required for applications.
Closing Date: 19 September 2025

LINEN STORES ASSISTANT (X2 POSTS)
Directorate: Facilities Management
Salary: R138,486 per annum
Centre: Head Office; Laundry Services: Tygerberg Laundry

Requirements:

  • Minimum Education: Basic numeracy and literacy skills.
  • Experience: Relevant laundry experience.
  • Inherent Requirements: Physically fit for manual labor.
  • Competencies (Knowledge/Skills): Good communication skills.

Duties:

  • Load/offload soiled and clean linen bags on/off trucks.
  • Pack shelves in the linen bank and prepare linen for dispatch.
  • Sort and count linen, load/offload trolleys, and push trolleys.
  • Load linen bags onto conveyer belts and overhead rails.
  • Maintain a clean work area.

Enquiries: Mr N Goosen, Tel: (021) 933-0834
Applications: Submit online via www.westerncape.gov.za/health-jobs (click “online applications”).
Note: No payment required for applications.
Closing Date: 19 September 2025

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