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Food Service Aid

PROVINICIAL ADMINISTRATION: EASTERN CAPE

Buffalo City Metro, Frere Tertiary Hospital Posted 30 Aug 2026 Closes in 12 days

Overview

Render catering services: Follow menus and special diet plans. Prepare ingredients for meals e.g. cleaning and cutting vegetables, prepare meat, poultry and fish.

Requirements

  • , and the other must be an integrity (ethical conduct) assessment
  • The Selection Panel will recommend candidates to attend a generic Managerial Competency Assessment in compliance with the DPSA Directive on the implementation of Competency -based Assessment
  • Successful candidates will also be subjected to security clearance processes
  • Where applicable, candidates will be subjected to a skills/ knowledge test
  • The competency assessment will be testing generi c managerial competencies using the mandated DPSA SMS competency assessment tools
  • SMS pre- entry certificate (Nyukela) must be submitted prior appointment
  • Full details can be sourced by following the link: https://www.thensg.gov.za/training- course/sms - pre-entry -programme
  • Successful candidates will be appointed on a probation period of twelve 12/24 months
  • It is the objective to address the Employment Equity Affirmative Action Measures in line with the Employment Equity Plan and to achieve equitable repres entation across race and gender
  • The EE targets of the recruiting Department will be adhered to although the

Responsibilities

  • Render catering services: Follow menus and special diet plans
  • Prepare ingredients for meals e.g. cleaning and cutting vegetables, prepare meat, poultry and fish
  • Process/cook prepared ingredients for consumption
  • Serve prepared food in the relevant crockery
  • Ensure that portions served are according to the stipulated dietary allowances
  • Pack food delivery trolleys and deliver to relevant areas in the health institution
  • Ensure that the correct meals are delivered to the correct areas in the institution
  • Maintain safe and hygienic environment: Collect used cutlery and crockery from wards and other service areas
  • Check that the correct number of cutlery and crockery have been returned to the kitchen
  • Wash and dry used equipment, cutlery and crockery
  • Perform quality checks to ensure that the cleaning process has been performed according to standard
  • Pack and store clean food processing equipment
  • Clean the food processing area at regular intervals during the day
  • Perform regular checks to establish whether saf ety and sanitation standards are being adhered to
  • Report unhygienic and unsafe situation to the supervisor

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Enquiries

Recruitment enquiries

Ms N Mthitshana Tel No : (043) 709 2487/2532 or [email protected]

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