Job Number:

48482

Department:

Financial Secretary's Office

Division/Section/Unit:

Financial Secretary’s Official Residence

Job Title:

Contract Domestic Servant

Salary:

$22,145 per month

Entry Requirements:

Candidates should –
(a) have at least 2 years’ experience in performing domestic work (e.g. cleaning, tidying-up places, laundry and ironing work) and preparation work for banquets, and serving guests in reception in a large household or establishment;
(b) be able to cook;
(c) be able to communicate in fluent Cantonese, simple English and Putonghua; and be able to read and write Chinese and simple English; and
(d) have good manners and self-motivated working attitude.

(Note: Candidates will be required to pass a trade test.)

Duties:

A Contract Domestic Servant in the Financial Secretary’s Official Residence (the Residence) is mainly deployed on –
(a) performing household duties in the Residence including cleaning, tidying-up places, laundry and ironing work, cooking, etc.;
(b) preparing for banquets, serving food and drinks in banquets and undertaking work in relation to events and functions held in and outside the Residence;
(c) assisting in arranging maintenance, repairing and replacement of household items and furnishings; and
(d) performing other duties assigned by senior officers

(Note: The Contract Domestic Servant in the Residence is required to wear uniform, work irregular hours and on shift duty including evenings, weekends and public holidays; and stay overnight in the Residence if necessary due to operational needs. Overtime work will be compensated by time-off in lieu.)

Terms of Appointment:

Successful candidates will be appointed on non-civil service contract terms for a period of one year.

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 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.

How to apply:

Application forms [G.F.340 (Rev. 7/2023)] are obtainable from any Home Affairs Enquiry Centre of District Offices, Home Affairs Department or any Job Centres of the Employment Services Division, Labour Department. The said form can also be downloaded from the Civil Service Bureau's website (https://www.csb.gov.hk). Applications together with copies of relevant documents should be submitted via one of the following means –

(a) by post to the Personnel Office, Departmental Administration Unit, Administration Wing, Room 2561, 25/F, Central Government Offices, 2 Tim Mei Avenue, Tamar, Hong Kong, with the envelope clearly marked “Application for the position of Contract Domestic Servant (Financial Secretary's Official Residence)” (the postmark date on the envelope will be regarded as the date of submission of application). To avoid delayed or unsuccessful delivery of applications by post, please ensure that the correct address is clearly printed or written on the envelope and sufficient postage has been affixed before posting. Mail items bearing insufficient postage will not be delivered to this Office and will be returned to the sender or disposed of by the Hongkong Post, where appropriate. Applicants will bear any consequences arising from paying insufficient postage; or

(b) by hand to the application drop-in box of Administration Wing located at the Staff Entrance, 2/F., East Wing, Central Government Offices, 2 Tim Mei Avenue, Tamar, Hong Kong, with the envelope clearly marked “Application for the position of Contract Domestic Servant (Financial Secretary's Official Residence)”. The drop-in box is available from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. from Monday to Friday (except public holidays) and up till 5:00 p.m. on the closing date of application; or

(c) through on-line facilities on the Civil Service Bureau homepage at https://www.csb.gov.hk. Candidates who applied online should submit copies of supporting documents not later than one week after the close of application to the contact address and the online application number should be quoted on the envelope and the copies of all supporting documents.

Applications which are incomplete, late or submitted by fax or email, or not made in the prescribed form, or without required documents will not be considered.

Applicants should provide their email addresses on the application forms. Candidates who are selected for interview will normally receive an invitation in about eight weeks from the closing date for application. Those who are not invited for interview may assume that their applications are unsuccessful.

Contact Address:

Personnel Office, Departmental Administration Unit, Administration Wing, Room 2561, 25/F, Central Government Offices, 2 Tim Mei Avenue, Tamar, Hong Kong. (Tel.: 2810 3987)

Enquiry Telephone:

2810 3987

Closing Date(dd/mm/yyyy):

03/10/2024 23:59:00

Newspaper(s) Advertised and Date(s):

Ming Pao Daily News (20 and 27 September 2024)

Application via Internet:

Available

Advertising Date

20/09/2024