Bungeni Health Centre – General Worker/Labourer Level 2

The Limpopo Department of Health is recruiting one permanent General Worker/Labourer Level 2 for Bungeni Health Centre in Limpopo. The role combines general labour and grounds maintenance with porter, laundry and cleaning duties in a health-facility setting.

Read this first

• Read this first: Hospital-environment and patient-care exposure is an added advantage, not a minimum requirement.
• Read this first: The role includes physical work, handling bodily fluids and corpses, and shifts that may include nights, weekends and public holidays.
• Read this first: You must log in to the eRecruitment system when you select Apply Now.

At a glance

What you will do

• Load and offload items, assist artisans and tradesmen aids, keep tools safe and clean, and maintain the health-facility grounds.
• Transport patients by stretcher or wheelchair between wards, departments and other areas of the facility. Carry patients, take corpses to the mortuary, clean stretchers and wheelchairs, and carry out minor maintenance on this equipment.
• Record incoming and outgoing linen daily for the hospital, clinics and EMS services. Handle, receive and dispatch clean and soiled linen to wards and clinics according to internal protocols and infection-control measures. Clean the laundry and laundry equipment daily and follow health and safety regulations.
• Clean offices, passages and ablution facilities; empty dustbins and collect waste; carry out other cleaning duties; and keep cleaning equipment and materials safe.
• Carry out other general duties allocated according to the facility’s operational needs.

Skills and qualities to highlight

• Good communication and customer care skills.
• Knowledge of Batho Pele Principles, the Occupational Health and Safety Act, 1993, and waste management.
• Ability to lift and move heavy equipment and supplies and use heavy-duty laundry and cleaning equipment.
• Ability to operate lawnmowers and weed eaters.
• Ability to work with human excreta and fluids, including blood, and to work with and lift corpses of varying weights.
• Ability to remain on your feet for up to 12 hours per day and work shifts, including night duty, weekends and public holidays.

Minimum application requirements

• You must have a National Senior Certificate, Grade 12 or Matric, or ABET/AET at NQF Level 4 recognised by SAQA.
• You must be able to lift and move heavy equipment and supplies, use heavy-duty laundry and cleaning equipment, and operate lawnmowers and weed eaters.
• You must be willing to work with human excreta and fluids, including blood, and work with and lift corpses of varying weights.
• You must be able to remain on your feet for up to 12 hours a day, work shifts including night duty, weekends and public holidays, and work extra hours at short notice.
• Hospital-environment and patient-care exposure is an added advantage.

About Limpopo Department of Health

The Limpopo Department of Health is a provincial government department responsible for public health services in Limpopo. Its official website reports on services delivered through provincial hospitals and district facilities, including renal dialysis care in Vhembe District. Visit the official Limpopo Department of Health website.

Common application mistakes

• Do not treat hospital-environment or patient-care exposure as a minimum requirement; it is an added advantage.
• Do not overlook the physical and practical requirements, including lifting equipment and corpses, working with bodily fluids, and being on your feet for up to 12 hours a day.
• Do not assume the work is limited to daytime or weekdays; shifts may include nights, weekends and public holidays, and extra hours may be required at short notice.
• Use reference LDOH 73/57 BUNGENI HEALTH CENTRE when identifying the vacancy in your application.
• Do not wait until after 6 November 2026 to apply.

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How this opportunity was checked

The role details, application route and employer information were checked against official sources. Use the Apply Here link for the full requirements and application instructions.

How to apply

1. Open the verified vacancy page and confirm that it is the General Worker/Labourer Level 2 (Health) position at Bungeni Health Centre.
2. Select Apply Now on the vacancy page.
3. Log in to the eRecruitment system, or register for an account if needed.
4. Complete and submit your application through the recruitment system, following its application instructions and using reference LDOH 73/57 BUNGENI HEALTH CENTRE where requested.

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Application closing date

Closing date: 6 November 2026 (time not stated) · Reference: LDOH 73/57 BUNGENI HEALTH CENTRE