Housekeeping Assistant
- Function
- Procurement
- Facility
- Life Beacon Bay Hospital
- Position
- Housekeeping Assistant
- Introduction
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A vacancy exists for Housekeeping Assistant based at Life Beacon Bay Hospital, reporting to Bercoline Janneker, Services Manager. The successful candidates will be responsible for upholding the highest standards of cleaning services within the Hospital.
- Critical Outputs
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To provide satisfactory patient/client experience by
- Collect soiled linen from designated wards and departments and deliver it to the Laundry within prescribed collection times.
- Deliver clean linen from the Laundry to designated wards and departments within prescribed distribution times.
- Ensure clean linen is neatly packed, organised, and stored in ward linen rooms according to hospital standards.
- Maintain continuous compliance with Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) requirements while performing duties.
- Adhere to all Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) policies, procedures, and precautionary measures.
- Handle linen in a manner that minimizes contamination, loss, damage, and wastage.
- Ensure assigned linen transportation equipment is maintained in a clean, safe, and serviceable condition.
- Demonstrate professional, courteous, and respectful interactions with patients, visitors, and all stakeholders.
- Maintain effective working relationships with ward staff, laundry personnel, and other hospital departments.
- Accurately communicate linen shortages, service disruptions, and operational concerns to the relevant supervisor.
- Perform duties in accordance with operational requirements, including shift work, weekends, public holidays, and relief duties when required.
- Contribute to a clean, safe, and efficient healthcare environment through adherence to hospital policies and procedures.
- Requirements
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- Matric certificate / Grade 12
- Previous housekeeping experience
- Experience in the private healthcare sector would be advantageous
- Strong customer orientation, team player, very energetic, and well organised
- Must be able to work under pressure in a continuously changing environment
- Must be able to work shifts/weekends
- Competencies
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- Problem-solving, analysis and judgement
- Attention to detail
- Resilience
- Engaging diversity
- Professional and technical proficiency
- Excellence orientation
- Building relationships
- Customer responsiveness
- Organisational awareness
- Action orientation
- Ethical behaviour
- recruitment.beaconbay@lifehealthcare.co.za
- Closing date
- Friday, November 13, 2026
Internal applicants - Before making an application, you are requested to discuss your application with your line manager. External candidates will also be considered.
Life Healthcare is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Thank you for your interest in this opportunity. Kindly note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Applicants who have not been contacted within two weeks of the closing date of this advert, should consider their application as unsuccessful.