CURE Children’s Hospital of Uganda, a Private-Not-For-Profit (PNFP) Christian hospital specialized in Pediatric Neurosurgery and Integrated Spiritual Ministry, is seeking an experienced Individual for the Part-time position of PART TIME – General Service Assistant.
Position Title: General Service Assistant
Reports to: General Service Supervisor
Supervises: None
Duty Station: CURE Children’s Hospital of Uganda
Department: Non- Medical
Location: Mbale, Uganda
Duration: Part time – Fixed Term
Position Overview
To 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.
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.
Duties
Other duties
- Other official duties that may be assigned by Supervisor.
Education/Experience Requirements
- 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
This position is full-time fixed-term renewable and based in Mbale.
