Frail Care Centre Cleaner

You'll keep a community health clinic in Paarl safe for patients by cleaning the way infection control demands. Expect to be trusted with real work from your first week.

Location: Paarl, Western Cape. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first.

• Take soiled linen to the sluice room and bring clean linen back
• Fill in cleaning logs so infection control can audit the ward
• Clean patient rooms using colour-coded cloths and mops for each area
• Mop spills of blood or fluids using the spill kit
• Wear gowns, masks and gloves as each room requires

• Respectful and discreet around patients
• Matric or Grade 11
• Not squeamish about blood, vomit or medical waste
• Calm under pressure in busy wards
• Willing to follow strict infection control steps every time

• An infection prevention and control short course
• Previous hospital or clinic cleaning experience

• Meal on shift at the staff canteen
• On-the-job infection control training
• Medical aid option through the employer

• 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.