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The University of the Free State (UFS) is one of the oldest institutions of higher education in South Africa. It opened its doors in 1904 on the Bloemfontein Campus with a mere six students in the Humanities. Since then, our institution has grown to more than 34 127 students, spread across seven faculties over three campuses.
Duties and responsibilities:
- Ensure quality of housekeeping services.
- Conduct inspections in residences as required by line management.
- Formal inspection once a week.
- Pay attention to detail and deep cleaning issues and report to Senior Housekeeping Manager.
- Constant communication with Senior Housekeeping Manager.
- Ensure staff adhere to the additional cleaning procedures according to the COVID19 SOP.
- Monitor misuse of furniture in residence/s and communicate to line manager.
- Report faulty firefighting equipment to line management.
- Send maintenance concerns to Senior Housekeeping manager on a daily basis.
- Manage personal hygiene, wear of uniforms and the use of PPE in respective residences.
- Accompany contract workers where applicable.
- Mix and hand out detergents to cleaning staff.
- Weekly meetings with line manager.
- Take minutes of meetings.
- Execute extra hygiene and deep cleaning tasks in appointed cluster.
- Supervise Houseman on daily basis.
- Plan tasks for Houseman in advance.
- Plan tasks in advance for recess cleaning and communicate to Senior Housekeeping Manager.
- Administer all cleaning detergents and equipment in a responsible way.
- Adhere to all Occupational Health and Safety processes and regulations in working environment.
- Perform maintenance as and when applicable.
- Corrective steps with regards to inspections, audit reports and swab reports.
- Provide feedback about corrective steps to Senior Housekeeping Manager
- Conduct inventory count and monitor misuse of furniture in residence/s.
- Conduct inventories count timeously.
- Report maintenance and pest control concerns to Senior Housekeeping Manager where and when applicable.
Inherent Job Requirements:
- Grade 10 on NQF Level 2.
- Relevant experience related to the duties and responsibilities.
Recommendations:
- Minimum of two (2) years’ experience in a colour code cleaning system.
- Colour coding cleaning system certificate (attach a copy).