The Department of Health aims to provide quality health services and ensure a caring climate for service users, implement best-practice health care strategies, create a positive work environment for staff, and provide appropriate and top-quality training for health workers. Our vision is to provide high-quality, efficient and accessible healthcare to transform people's lives. Our mission is to create an effective public healthcare system in Gauteng by ensuring we have the right people, skills, system and equipment to provide the care our patients need to live healthy and quality lives.
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Competencies: Knowledge in hygiene, safety and cooking will be an added advantage. Basic food and hygiene knowledge and issues relating to food service.
Candidate will be working shifts, on weekends and public holidays. Must be able to read and write. Skills: Good communication and writing skills. Effective team working skills. Must be able to do work of a physical nature. Work shifts and public holidays according to duty roster as required. Knowledge of Batho Pele Principles and National Priorities.
Personal qualities: ability to work independently and as part of a team. High motivation level. Excellent interpersonal qualities. Enthusiasm and serve of humour. Assertiveness. Ability to maintain good human relations.
Duties :
Perform routine task in food service unit and perform the general cleaning task assigned to him/her, apply and maintain hygiene and safety measures in the unit. Carrying heavy crates, packing and withdrawing of cook freeze food in the refrigerator.
Do preparation, breakfast cooking, portioning according to portion control measures and deliver food to the wards, garnish of food, labelling and serving of food according to patient.
Assist when there is a function, be prepared to relieve in all areas of food service when required. Comply with infection prevention control standards. Responsible for food supplies and report waste and losses. Maintain quality control measures of all food provided.