The Department of Health is inviting suitable qualified applicants to apply for Permanent Linen Stores Assistant vacancy.
Closing date for applications: 15 August 2025
Permanent Linen Stores Assistant vacancy at Department of Health
- LINEN STORES ASSISTANT (LINEN BANK)
- Chief Directorate: Metro Health Services
- SALARY: R138 486 per annum
- CENTRE: Karl Bremer Hospital
REQUIREMENTS:
- Minimum educational qualification: Basic numeracy and literacy.
- Experience: Appropriate experience in linen bank in a hospital environment.
- Inherent requirements of the job: Prepared to work weekends and public holidays. Ability to work shifts and to work overtime when operationally required. The ability to lift heavy objects and stand for long hours.
Competencies (knowledge/skills):
- Ability to sort and count linen and to sluice the linen.
- Ability to operate equipment and machinery.
DUTIES:
- Provide effective, efficient, safe hygiene and cleaning practices.
- Provide a supporting service to the supervisor.
- Daily collection of dirty linen from departments for the linen bank and return of clean linen from the linen bank to the wards/departments.
- Daily sorting, counting and sluice of dirty linen prior to transfer of linen to laundry.
- Perform basic routine tasks in the linen bank under supervision.
- Perform hard physical tasks, for example, pushing heavy linen trolleys to and from the linen bank and wards/departments.
ENQUIRIES: Mr. Du Toit Tel No: (021) 918-1230
APPLICATIONS:
Applications are submitted online, click here to apply.
NOTE: Shortlisted candidates will be subjected to a practical test. The pool of applicants will be considered for other vacant Linen Stores Assistant posts within the Chief Directorate: Metro Health Services, for a period of 3 months from date of advert.
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