General Service Assistant Non-profit Jobs – CURE Children’s Hospital of Uganda

Job Title:  General Service Assistant

Organisation: CURE Children’s Hospital of Uganda

Job Location: Mbale, Uganda

Reports to: General Service Supervisor

 

About Organisation:

CURE Children’s Hospital of Uganda, a Private-Not-For-Profit (PNFP) Christian hospital specialized in pediatric neurosurgery and integrated spiritual ministry.

 

Job Summary: The General Service Assistant will 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.

 

Key Duties and 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.




Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

  • 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

 

How to Apply:

All suitably qualified and interested applicants should apply online at the link below.

 

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Date Posted 2024-06-28T03:05
Valid Through 2024-07-13T00:00
Employment Type FULL_TIME
Hiring Organization CURE Children’s Hospital of Uganda
Job Location Mbale, Mbale, Mbale, 0256, Uganda

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