DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
CLOSING DATE : 26 February 2016
POST 06/88 : SENIOR FOOD SERVICE MANAGER
REF NO: S-000261 Directorate: Food Services – Human Nutrition
SALARY : R196 278 per annum (plus benefits)
CENTRE : Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital
REQUIREMENTS : National Diploma in Food Service Management (HET level) or a B-Tech degree in Food Service Management/ Food and Beverage Management. Candidates must have at least 5 years’ experience in Food Service Management in a hospital environment will be advantageous. Must be computer literate-Advanced. Candidates must have skills and abilities: leadership, managerial, effective verbal and written communication and analytical for report writing. Must have a specialised knowledge of food, products, procedures and all protocols, acts relevant to operations in a Food service unit. Must have knowledge of PFMA and supply chain process, policies and strategies applicable in the Department of Health.
DUTIES : Direct control and administration of Food Service operations in the 12 kitchens and ensure daily allocating of staff for wards to ensure quality food and beverage service delivery to patients. Monitor ordering of meals and diets from the wards, monitoring statistics, storage and issuing of stock as well as the reconstitution of meals distributed to wards. Monitor the ward hostess services in the wards allocated. Do quality control checks, be involved with the planning and implementation of plate waste and opinion surveys, do analyses, compiling of reports for feedback and implementation of adjustment. Involved in menu planning for normal diets, inputs in departmental budget and implementation of cost containment measures. Ensure implementation of all Food service protocols, guidelines and policies. Involved in planning of equipment, utensils and floor layouts of food service units. Monitor the effective functioning and maintenance of equipment in all units. Monitor effective and optimal labour utilization in all units and monitor that disciplinary guidelines are maintained. Guide and implement evaluation appraisal processes. Responsible for delegation of all Human 55 Resources Administration to subordinate Food service Supervisors and staff. Identify needs and plan relevant training of Human Nutrition Food service staff in collaboration with HOD and Clinical Nutrition to meet present and future needs.
ENQUIRIES : Ms. S. Rodrigues, Tel. No: (011) 488 – 3833 / 3607
APPLICATIONS : The Department of Health is committed to the achievement and Maintenance of diversity and equity employment, especially of race, gender and disability. Application must be submitted on a Z83 form with a CV, Certified Copies of I.D and Qualifications to be attached. Applications should be submitted at the Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital, Admin Building first floor, Room 7, 17 Jubilee Road, Parktown or apply online at: www.gautengonline.gov.za
CLOSING DATE : 26 February 2016
NOTE : The Provincial Government of Gauteng is committed to the achievement and maintenance of diversity in employment, especially of race, gender and disability’
NOTE: Appointment is subject to the signing of performance agreement contract. The successful candidate will be required to submit to a security clearance check. Application must be submitted on Z83 form obtainable from any Public Service Department or from the website, and must be completed in full. Recently certified copies of qualifications, ID copy and a CV must be attached. It is the responsibility of applicants to have any foreign qualifications verified by the South African Qualification Authority and SAQA evaluation report must accompany such qualifications. The specific reference number of the post must be quoted .Failure to comply with these instructions will disqualify applications from being processed.
It is our intention to promote representivity (race, gender and disability) in the Public Service through the filling of these posts and candidates whose transfer / promotion/ appointment will promote representivity will receive preference.