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Food Service Aid
Closes Friday 30 October 2026 at midnight
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Food Service Aid at Tygerberg Hospital to prepare and serve meals in a large-scale kitchen. Requires basic literacy and numeracy, food service experience, and ability to work shifts.
- Prepare, dish up and serve food for normal and special diets following standardised recipes
- Receive, store and control food supplies; maintain hygiene and safety standards
- Work in large-scale freezers and cold rooms; be physically able to lift heavy objects and stand all day
- Minimum requirement: basic numeracy and literacy; experience in large-scale industrial food service
- Must be willing to work shifts, weekends and public holidays
- Shortlisted candidates will be subjected to a practical assessment
- Closing date not specified in the advertisement
Generated by claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 from the text below; it may be wrong or incomplete. Original wording, page 204
Requirements
- Minimum educational qualification:
- Basic numeracy and literacy.
- Experience:
- Appropriate experience in a large-scale Industrial Food Service Unit.
- Inherent requirements of the job:
- Willingness to work shifts, weekends and public holidays.
- Ability to work in large scale freezers and cold rooms.
- Physically strong to lift heavy objects and be on their feet the entire day.
- Competencies (knowledge/skills):
- Ability to function in a group and to work under pressure.
- Ability to prepare food according to standardised recipes.
- Knowledge of National Food Service Guidelines.
- Knowledge of basic cleaning and maintenance of equipment.
- Good communication skills.
Duties
- Prepare, dish up and serve food for normal and special diets.
- Assist with the receipt, storage and stock control of food supplies.
- Follow and maintain hygiene and safety directives including the use of apparatus and equipment, washing of crockery and cooking utensils.
- Assist with the informal in-service training of new employees.
- Attend prescribed training courses.
How to apply
Not stated in circular
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Enquiries
Ms R Keyser Tel No: (021) 938-4135
Notes from the department
No payment of any kind is required when applying for this post. Shortlisted candidates will be subjected to a practical assessment.
As printed in Circular 35 of 2026 · page 204 · open the PDF
POST 35/310: FOOD SERVICE AID SALARY: R144 024 per annum CENTRE: Tygerberg Hospital, Parow Valley REQUIREMENTS: Minimum educational qualification: Basic numeracy and literacy. Experience: Appropriate experience in a large-scale Industrial Food Service Unit. Inherent requirements of the job: Willingness to work shifts, weekends and public holidays. Ability to work in large scale freezers and cold rooms. Physically strong to lift heavy objects and be on their feet the entire day. Competencies (knowledge/skills): Ability to function in a group and to work under pressure. Ability to prepare food according to standardised recipes. Knowledge of National Food Service Guidelines. Knowledge of basic cleaning and maintenance of equipment. Good communication skills. DUTIES: Prepare, dish up and serve food for normal and special diets. Assist with the receipt, storage and stock control of food supplies. Follow and maintain hygiene and safety directives including the use of apparatus and equipment, washing of crockery and cooking utensils. Assist with the informal in-service training of new employees. Attend prescribed training courses. ENQUIRIES: Ms R Keyser Tel No: (021) 938-4135 NOTE: No payment of any kind is required when applying for this post. Shortlisted candidates will be subjected to a practical assessment.