GENERAL SERVICE ASSISTANT job at CURE Children's Hospital
Posted by: ugashare-Volunteer
Posted date: 2025-Feb-23
Location: Mbale
Vacancy title: GENERAL SERVICE ASSISTANT [ Type: FULL TIME , Industry: Hospitality, and Tourism , Category: Restaurant & Hospitality ] Jobs at: CURE Children's Hospital Deadline of this Job: Monday, March 03 2025 Duty Station: Within Uganda , Mbale, East Africa Summary Date Posted: Saturday, February 22 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed Similar Jobs in Uganda Learn more about CURE Children's Hospital CURE Children's Hospital jobs in Uganda
JOB DETAILS: POSITION OVERVIEW: To provide housekeeping, laundry services and upkeep for spaces and buildings in the hospital by maintaining cleaning supplies, cleaning equipment, to ensure a sanitary and orderly environment for patients and staff.
RESPONSIBILITIES Sweeping, scrubbing and mopping of assigned duty stations • Dress self in full protective wear • Sweep assigned duty stations • Notify users of wet floor • Scrub dirty surfaces • Mop using approved ratios of detergent Cleaning dusty surfaces Dump dust such items as blinds, furniture, file cabinets, and windowsills. • Dump dust SPC plastic chairs • Clear ceilings and corners of cobweb infestation Disinfecting contaminated items and services using approved solutions • Dress self in full protective wear • Mix the solution using the approved guidelines • Apply the solution to contaminated services. • Disinfect washing area after washing linen for a particular procedure • Disinfect clean linen tables Providing laundry services for hospital items • Pick dirty linen from the Operating rooms • Sort according to degree of soiled and color spot clean those heavily soiled. • Prepare a jik and detergent solution 1:8:3 (jik: water: detergent) • Soak items for 30 minutes • Wash, rinse and hang washed linen for drying. • Pressing and folding linen • Replenishing various locations with clean and pressed linen
Ensuring that waste is disposed of appropriately • Empty full garbage bins • Take garbage to incinerator • Disinfect used bins • Put bucket liners Infection prevention and control • Effective hand hygiene done whenever change of station • Doing work according to set policies and procedures. • Being aware of infection prevention and control measures and following them at all times • Attend all departmental training on infection prevention and control to keep up to date knowledge. Appropriate usage and storage of cleaning equipment • Mop heads are disinfected, hung to dry at the end of shift. • Dusting and wiping towels disinfected and hung to dry at the end of shift. • All cleaning equipment to be kept in a lock and key room. Professional development function • Identification of short-term training that can help you perform your role better. • Participate in the scheduled training and sensitization arrangements by the hospital for all co-workers. • Ensure that the professional training tracker card is updated as per the above-mentioned training attended. • A minimum of 3 professional development sessions - self initiated done in the fiscal year. Punctuality and Attendance • Report to work as scheduled. • Report to work on time as per schedule. Participation in Meetings • Attend and participate in department meetings as scheduled • Attend and participate in general co-workers’ meetings as scheduled. Occupational Health & Safety • All staff are expected to work in such a way that does not cause injury to themselves, other staff members or customers. • Following & complying with H&S policies, processes & applying them to their own work activities, including using/wearing Personal Protective Equipment as required. • Participating in activities directed at preventing harm & promoting well-being in the workplace Identifying, reporting & self-managing hazards where appropriate. • Early and accurate reporting of incidents at work and raising issues of concern when identified. Spiritual Ministry • Participates in the hospital’s Spiritual Ministry programs. Other duties • Other official duties that may be assigned by Supervisor. EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: • A completed certificate in Hotel Management and Institutional Catering preferred. • Experience in kitchen, laundry and cleaning functions in a recognized hotel, guest house or hospital • Strong understanding of the need for an appropriately clean environment for patients • Ability to learn how to sterilize material, an area or room • Ability to establish priorities and proceed with objectives with minimum supervision. • Must possess good communication and interpersonal skills. • Must be able to speak, read and write English. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS COMPETENCES & ABILITIES: ? Willingness and ability to adopt new knowledge procedures. ? Flexible attitude to duties and to hours of work with ability to remain calm under pressure. ? Highly organized and meticulous
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 36
Level of Education: Professional Certificate Job application procedure
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