Frail Care Centre Cleaner

Careful, trained cleaners are wanted at a frail care centre in Johannesburg CBD. It's the kind of job where doing the basics well every day gets you noticed.

Location: Johannesburg CBD, Gauteng. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first. You'll start with a short induction before working on your own.

• Wear gowns, masks and gloves as each room requires
• Take soiled linen to the sluice room and bring clean linen back
• Do terminal cleans of isolation rooms after a patient is discharged
• Clean patient rooms using colour-coded cloths and mops for each area
• Fill in cleaning logs so infection control can audit the ward
• Disinfect bed rails, call bells and bedside lockers
• Clean theatres between operations to the hospital's turnaround times

• Up to date with vaccinations the hospital requires, such as hepatitis B
• Able to work shifts including weekends and night duty
• Respectful and discreet around patients
• Not squeamish about blood, vomit or medical waste

• An infection prevention and control short course
• Experience as a porter or general assistant in healthcare

• On-the-job infection control training
• Meal on shift at the staff canteen
• Medical aid option through the employer
• Shift allowances for nights and Sundays

• In the interview, explain how you clean an isolation room step by step. It is a common question and a quick way to stand out.
• Mention any hospital, clinic or old-age home work first, even if it was short. Healthcare recruiters shortlist people who know ward routines.