About the position
Background:
- The Wits Reproductive Health and HIV Institute (Wits RHI) is a renowned African-led research institute that seeks solutions to Africa’s health challenges
- It is located within the University of the Witwatersrand and addresses some of the greatest public health concerns affecting our region, including HIV and its related problems, sexual and reproductive health, and vaccinology
Main purpose of the job:
- To maintain a safe and clean working environment and to provide office support and refreshments at specified times
Location:
- Wits RHI Lejweleputswa CRS IE Business Centre, 389 Cnr Bulten and Stateway Blvd Welkom
Key performance areas:
- Empty all waste bins daily
- Stock bathrooms with relevant supplies
- Dust office furniture and equipment (telephones, light switches, sockets and skirting, computers, white boards)
- Polish office furniture
- Sweep and mop assigned floors
- Comply with relevant health and safety policies
- Safely store cleaning materials
- Monitor the usage and stock levels of site groceries, consumables and supplies
- Report any defects to management to ensure health and safety procedures are followed and to enable repairs to be carried out
- Report anything in need of ordering/procurement, repair or replacement to management
- Perform any other tasks as per duty roster
- Setup crockery and refreshments in relevant venues at scheduled times
- Tidy and clean areas after meetings and/or events
- Wash crockery and pack it away neatly
- Report anything in need of ordering/procurement, repair or replacement to management
- Refuelling generator
- General inspection checks on running generator
- Start and stop functioning of generator
- Standby preparedness
Required minimum education and training:
- Grade 12 or minimum 5 years relevant working experience
Required minimum work experience:
- Minimum 6 months experience in office cleaning
Desirable additional education, work experience and personal abilities:
- Able to work independently and manage time
- Able to work with minimum supervision
- Able to lift heavy materials
- Able to work using a ladder
- Sound customer and service orientation
- Friendly, helpful and professional
- Self-motivated with a high regard for work ethic, values and integrity
- Take ownership and accountability for tasks and demonstrate effective self management
- Follow through to ensure that quality and productivity standards of own work are consistently and accurately maintained
- Maintain a positive attitude and respond openly to feedback
- Take ownership for driving own career development by participating in ongoing training and development activities
TO APPLY:
- Only if you meet the minimum job requirements and experience as mentioned above, you may submit a detailed updated CV
- Please Apply Online and complete your registration via our website to enable and protect you as a candidate, and to accept the new POPIA terms and conditions
- This will then create your permanent profile with which you can apply for all jobs as advertised by AJ PERSONNEL
- However, you may remove your profile from AJ PERSONNEL when you are no longer in the job market
- Please take note that the applicants who do not adhere to the above criteria will not be considered for the respective position
- Wits Health Consortium will only respond to shortlisted candidates
- Candidates who have not been contacted within two weeks of the closing date can consider their applications to be unsuccessful
- Closing date: 13 May 2025
- Note: No CV will be accepted after the closing date
Please note:
- WHC, in accordance with its Employment Equity goals and plan, will give preference to suitable applicants from designated groups as defined in the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998 and subsequent amendments thereto
- AJ Personnel is only responsible for advertising and the response handling on behalf of their client Wits Health Consortium
- AJ Personnel does not have any salary or other information regarding the position
Desired Skills:
- Grade 12
- 5 years of experience
- 6 months office cleaning
- General Assistant
- Welkom
- Lejweleputswa
