About the Role
The Department of Health is seeking dedicated individuals for the role of Cleaner in Gqeberha (formerly known as Port Elizabeth). This essential position plays a vital role in maintaining cleanliness and hygiene within various facilities, ensuring that all working environments are safe and comfortable for staff and the public alike. By joining the team, you will contribute significantly to the overall well-being of the community, helping to create spaces that promote health and productivity.
As a Cleaner, your daily tasks will include maintaining cleanliness in offices, corridors, elevators, and boardrooms, as well as performing essential cleaning duties in restrooms and kitchen areas. Your work will directly influence the quality of service provided by the Department of Health, making this position not just a job, but a meaningful contribution to public service in South Africa.
About the Department
The Department of Health is committed to providing accessible and quality healthcare services to all South Africans. Its core mission is to promote health equity, prevent illness, and enhance the well-being of communities. Working within this department means being part of a team dedicated to making a positive impact on public health, ensuring that every individual has access to essential health services and information.
What You’ll Do
- Provide basic cleaning services throughout various facilities.
- Maintain and manage cleaning equipment and stock of cleaning materials.
- Clean offices, corridors, elevators, and boardrooms, including dusting, waxing, sweeping, scrubbing, and vacuuming.
- Clean walls, windows, and doors to ensure a tidy and professional appearance.
- Empty and clean waste bins, and collect and remove office waste.
- Freshen up common areas such as offices, boardrooms, kitchens, and storerooms.
- Clean restrooms, refill hand wash liquid soap, replace paper towels and toilet paper, and empty wash waste bins.
- Report any broken machines or equipment and assist with cleaning them after use.
- Request cleaning materials as needed and assist with additional duties as required.
What You’ll Need
- An ABET certificate.
- Previous experience in cleaning services is an advantage.
- Basic knowledge of cleaning principles and safety requirements.
- Understanding of chemical use, including dilution and mixing.
- Familiarity with cleaning equipment and proper maintenance.
- Good communication and interpersonal relations skills.
How to Apply
To apply for the below position, please apply online at the application instructions provided.
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Requirements
An ABET certificate.Experience in cleaning services will serve as an added advantage.
Basic knowledge of cleaning principles.
Basic knowledge of chemical use (dilution/mixing).
Basic knowledge of cleaning equipment to be used.
Basic knowledge of health and safety requirements.
Knowledge of basic record keeping.
Basic understanding of applying safety rules.
Basic understanding of applying or using chemicals correctly.
Good communication and interpersonal relations.
Job Duties
Provision of basic cleaning services.Keeping and maintaining cleaning equipment and managing stock of cleaning materials.
Cleaning of offices corridors, elevators and boardrooms by dusting and waxing floors, sweeping, scrubbing and vacuuming and shampooing of floors.
Cleaning walls, windows and doors.
Emptying and cleaning waste bins.
Collecting and removing office waste.
Freshening of offices, boardrooms, working areas, kitchen and storerooms.
Cleaning the restrooms, refilling the hand wash liquid soap, replacing paper towels, toilet paper and emptying and cleaning of wash waste bins.
Report broken machines’ equipment.
Cleaning of machines (microwaves, vacuum cleaners and equipment after use.
Request cleaning materials.
Assisting with other duties as and when required.
