Red Cross Hospital Housekeeping Supervisor Vacancies: Two Grade 9 Posts

The Red Cross Hospital Housekeeping Supervisor Vacancies cover two permanent posts at Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital in Rondebosch. The minimum education requirement is a General Education and Training Certificate or Grade 9, but appropriate cleaning or housekeeping-service experience is also required. Applications close on 9 November 2026 at 17:00.

Red Cross Hospital Housekeeping Supervisor Vacancies: key details

• Employer: Western Cape Department of Health and Wellness
• Job title: Housekeeping Supervisor
• Reference: RXH60/2026
• Number of posts: 2
• Location: Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital, Rondebosch
• Salary: R201 093–R236 877 per annum, plus service benefits (official portal scale)
• Closing date: 9 November 2026 at 17:00 SAST

Minimum requirements and experience

Applicants need a General Education and Training Certificate, Grade 9 or Standard 7. Appropriate experience in cleaning or housekeeping services is compulsory. The advert does not specify a fixed number of years, and it should not be described as a no-experience opportunity.

Working shifts, weekends and public holidays is compulsory, as is working in other departments when required. Applicants need supervisory skills, the ability to organise the work of subordinates, effective communication and the ability to carry out routine structured tasks while meeting safety standards.

Duties and responsibilities

The supervisory element matters. The department is recruiting people to coordinate a team and manage housekeeping performance, not only to carry out cleaning tasks. The advertised duties also include meals, linen and waste handling in a hospital setting.

• Maintain cleanliness and hygiene standards throughout the hospital and supervise the housekeeping team’s performance.
• Organise housekeeping duties, communicate with colleagues and use physical and financial resources effectively.
• Oversee the provision and serving of meals and beverages to patients and parents.
• Handle domestic and medical waste and control and issue linen stock as required.
• Apply disciplinary and conflict-resolution procedures and assist with additional hospital duties.

Salary, benefits and appointment

The official recruitment portal lists a permanent appointment with an annual salary scale of R201 093 to R236 877, plus service benefits. It names a 13th cheque, the employer’s pension-fund contribution, housing and medical-aid allowances. The advert does not give individual monetary amounts or entitlement calculations for those benefits.

DPSA Circular 38 quotes R201 093 per annum, which matches the lower end of the fuller scale shown by the department’s portal. No guarantee of appointment at the top of the scale, monthly net pay or a particular allowance amount is implied. The application reference is RXH60/2026.

How to apply and documents

Apply through the Western Cape Department of Health and Wellness online recruitment system. The official government entry page, westerncape.gov.za/health-jobs, directs applicants to this S-Cubed recruitment service. The exact vacancy link below avoids confusing this role with similarly titled posts at other hospitals.

Sign in or register on the official service and complete the vacancy’s application steps. Keep the CV and relevant application information current, and supply the documents requested by the system. The department’s portal says emailed CVs or other emailed documents are not accepted as an application.

Shortlisted candidates must bring recently certified copies of their identity document, qualifications and any applicable driver’s licence or professional registration evidence. The official notice specifies certification not older than six months. A driver’s licence or professional registration is not automatically a requirement for every post: it is relevant only where that vacancy requires it.

Closing date and enquiries

The closing date is 9 November 2026 at 17:00 South African time. The departmental circular and the exact vacancy page agree on this deadline. Applications must meet the advertised requirements by the closing date and time; late applications will not be considered.

For questions about this vacancy, contact Ms L Chenga on 021 658 5436. This is the vacancy-enquiry contact, not an email or telephone application route. For online technical problems, use the Support facility within the official recruitment service.

Assessments and checks

The department states that shortlisted candidates undertake a practical assessment relevant to the work and an integrity or ethical-conduct assessment. Candidates must be available for interviews at the date, time and venue set by the department.

Appointment is subject to satisfactory checks, including security clearance, qualification verification, criminal records and previous employment. The department follows employment-equity principles, encourages applicants with disabilities and gives preference to excess personnel as stated in the circular.

No application payment is required. The official recruitment system also explains that registration of a CV or acknowledgement of an application does not mean that an application has succeeded or that employment has been offered.

Official application and source links

Use the employer’s own recruitment system. Reign Gigs is an independent information publisher and does not receive applications or make hiring decisions.

Read the official DPSA vacancy notice. The department’s general application conditions appear on page 427.

Frequently asked questions

Official vacancy information checked on 26 October 2026. Applications remain subject to the employer’s published requirements and any subsequent official amendment.

For general form guidance, read the Reign Gigs Z83 application guide. Follow this employer’s own instructions for the online process, documents and submission route.