Supervisor, Housekeeping

Introduction

​Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi (AKUH, N) is a private not-for-profit institution that provides tertiary- and secondary-level healthcare services. Established in 1958 and currently a 300 bed facility, the Hospital was upgraded to a tertiary level teaching hospital in order to respond to the health care needs of the people of East Africa. AKUH, N is a premier provider of ambulatory care and quality in-patient services, including critical care. The University Hospital focuses on providing high quality care, and supports postgraduate medical education in all major clinical specialties. Patients treated at the University Hospital benefit from a team-based approach that ensures a high level of quality care. Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi invites applications for the position of Supervisor, Housekeeping

Responsibilities

​The incumbent will: Formulate effective work plans for all staff and areas to enable delivery of quality services Draw the duty rota for the department to ensure adequate resource allocation at all times Closely supervise all staff to ensure that quality service is being delivered Ensure economical use of all materials and other supplies in the department, for financial viability of the department Ensure that all hospital wards and designated areas are kept clean and tidy at all times Motivate and discipline staff to enable good staff morale and fairness Maintain good working relationships with internal and external customers to ensure a favorable organization climate Develop and implement a regular training programmed for department staff on how to better housekeeping services, cost effectiveness and use of materials Provide monthly action reports to the hospitality manager to enable measurement of departmental objectives Conduct monthly stock takes for the department and present the following months budget to the manager Participate constructively in the performance appraisal process to enable individual and organizational goals to be addressed

Requirements

​Applicants should: have a minimum of  grade C  in KCSE have a Certificate in Housekeeping and Laundry Supervision from Kenya Utalii College have at least five years of similar working experience in a large organization have good computer skills have excellent organization, communication and interpersonal skills

To Apply

Applications together with detailed Curriculum Vitae, names of three referees, telephone contact, e-mail address and copies of certificates and testimonials should be send to, the Manager, Recruitment, Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi. P. O. Box 30270-00100, NAIROBI or by email to hr.recruitment@aku.edu Only short listed candidates will be contacted for interviews. Applications should be submitted latest by June 20, 2013.