Food Service Aid

About the role

The Department of Health and Wellness (Western Cape) is hiring 2 Food Service Aid posts, based in Montagu Hospital, Langeberg Sub-district. This is a permanent post, paying R144,024 a year. Cape Winelands Health District How to apply: Applications are submitted online via www.westerncape.gov.za/health-jobs (click “online applications”). Closing date: 16 November 2026, 17:00PM Use the new Z83 form and attach a detailed CV. Note: No payment of any kind is required when applying for this post. It should be noted that advertised posts are linked to the Institution/Facility that forms part of the Ecosystem Service platform. Upon appointment, incumbents will be expected to render clinical services across institutions in the Ecosystem, as needed to sustain health service delivery.

Responsibilities

• Rendering Food Services.
• Apply and maintain quality and reduce risk.
• Maintain apparats and equipment.
• Clean and maintain all areas, utensils and equipment in the food service unit and maintain safety and hygiene standards.
• Provide support to supervisor.

Requirements

• Minimum educational qualification: Basic numeracy and literacy.
• Experience: Appropriate experience in a food service unit, which includes the operating of scale kitchen equipment as well as the preparation of normal and therapeutic diets.
• Inherent requirements of the job
• Ability to do physical tasks and operate heavy-duty kitchen and cleaning equipment
• Be able to work with cleaning materials, do high-dusting and lifting of heavy equipment and supplies
• Ability to be on your feet for a period of 12 hours per day
• Ability to work shifts during the day, weekends, public holidays and overtime if requested
• Competencies (knowledge/skills)
• The ability to prepare meals according to standardized recipes, as well as safely and correctly handle industrial equipment
• Basic knowledge of the food service hygiene and safety principles
• Conflict management