Contract Domestic Servant (Chief Secretary for Administration's Official Residence)
Civil Service Bureau
- Hong Kong
- Permanent
- Full-time
Entry Requirements: Candidates should -
(a) have working experience in performing domestic work and preparation work for banquets, and serving guests in reception in a large household or establishment;
(b) be able to communicate in fluent Cantonese, simple English and simple Putonghua; and able to read and write simple Chinese and simple English; and
(c) have good manners and self-motivated working attitude.
(Note: Candidates will be required to pass a trade test)
Duties: The Contract Domestic Servant in the Chief Secretary for Administration's Official Residence is mainly deployed on -
(a) performing household duties including cleaning, tidying-up places, laundry and ironing work, etc.;
(b) serving food and drinks in banquets and undertaking work in relation to events and functions;
(c) performing duties assigned by Chief Steward, Head Steward and senior officers.
(Note: The Contract Domestic Servant is required to wear uniform and work irregular hours including evenings, weekends and public holidays. He/She is required to 'live in' and may be required to work overtime.)
Terms of Appointment: Successful candidates will be appointed on non-civil service contract terms for a period of two years.
Fringe Benefits A gratuity may be granted upon satisfactory completion of the full contract period with consistently high standard of performance. The amount of gratuity payable will be the sum which, when added to the Government's contribution to a Mandatory Provident Fund (MPF) scheme as required by the MPF Schemes Ordinance, equals 10% of the total basic salary drawn during the contract period. The benefits in respect of rest days, statutory holidays, general holidays, annual leave, maternity leave or paternity leave, sickness allowance, where appropriate, will be granted in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Ordinance and confirmed at the time of the offer of appointment.
General Notes: (1) Candidates must be permanent residents of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region at the time of appointment unless specified otherwise.
(2) As an Equal Opportunities Employer, the Government is committed to eliminating discrimination in employment. The vacancy advertised is open to all applicants meeting the basic entry requirement irrespective of their disability, sex, marital status, pregnancy, age, family status, sexual orientation and race.
(3) Non-civil service vacancies are not posts on the civil service establishment. Candidates appointed are not on civil service terms of appointment and conditions of service. Candidates appointed are not civil servants and will not be eligible for posting, promotion or transfer to any posts in the Civil Service.
(4) The entry pay, terms of appointment and conditions of service to be offered are subject to the provisions prevailing at the time the offer of appointment is made.
(5) Where a large number of candidates meet the specified entry requirements, the recruiting department may devise shortlisting criteria to select the better qualified candidates for further processing. In these circumstances, only shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend interview.
(6) It is Government policy to place people with disabilities in appropriate jobs wherever possible. If a disabled candidate meets the entry requirements, he/she will be invited to attend the interview without being subject to any further shortlisting criteria. Candidates who have declared disabilities found suitable for appointment may be given an appropriate degree of preference over other candidates whose suitability for appointment is considered comparable to that of the former. The Government policy and other related measures on employment of persons with disabilities are set out in the booklet "Employ People Based on Their Abilities - Application for Government Jobs by Persons with Disabilities" which is available for reference on the Civil Service Bureau's website at https://www.csb.gov.hk under "Administration of the Civil Service - Appointments".
(7) Towards the application deadline, our online system would likely be overloaded due to large volume of applications. To ensure timely completion of your online application, it is advisable to submit the application as early as possible.