Field Worker - XHESD021 at City of Ekurhuleni

Minimum Requirements:

• Grade 10
• Applicant must be a South African citizen.
• Unemployed
• Ability to read and write and understand verbal and written instructions.
• Experience of working in communities
• Must be based in communities where they serve, i.e., ward-based (specify ward number)
• Ability to capture and compile, daily, weekly, and monthly activities before it is submitted to Supervisor

Core Responsibilities:

• Keeping the internal and external environment clean and orderly.
• Ensure that the facility is insect, pest and dour-free.
• Sweeping, vacuuming, and washing of floors according to prescribed standards using colour coded mops, cloths and cleaning equipment.
• Cleaning windows, blinds, and walls.
• Damp dusting and cleaning and caring for furniture and equipment.
• Changing, Sorting, washing, ironing and storage of clinic linen according to the set standards
• Washing, oiling, and packing of medical equipment for sterilizing.
• Cleaning blood and body fluid spills using the required Personal Protective Clothing and Equipment.
• Maintaining of dustbins through frequent emptying (Internal and external)
• 2-hourly cleaning and checking and refilling of toilets and completion of checklist.
• Maintaining water coolers including filling up of clean drinking cups
• Maintaining clean full kettles and urns and make refreshments.
• Maintain clean defrosted refrigerators, microwaves, stoves, and cupboards according to standard.
• Maintain safety standard when handling Medical Waste containers using the required Personal Protective Clothing and Equipment and report deviations of inappropriate disposal by health workers to the facility head.
• Removing and replacing full medical waste containers while ensuring that containers are marked according to standard and using the required Personal Protective Clothing and Equipment.
• Recording of full medical waste containers in the register and assisting Medical Waste Company on collection.
• Cleaning of outer structures, such as Youth Friendly Service Structures, Medical Waste and General Waste Stores, garages, carports, paving and any external structures.
• Utilizing cleaning material and equipment