Evening Turndown Housekeeper

Check-out to check-in in under an hour, room after room, at a beachfront holiday resort in Durban Central. If you like clear targets and knowing where you stand, this is for you.

The site is in Durban Central; early starts mean public transport timing matters, so check your route before applying.

• Log lost property with the guest's room number and date
• Do evening turndowns, closing curtains and setting out slippers
• Work through a room list, marking rooms clean on the housekeeping board
• Strip and make beds to the hotel's standard, hospital corners included
• Vacuum, dust and check the minibar in each room
• Keep your trolley stocked and neat before each shift

• Physically able to push trolleys and turn mattresses
• Available on weekends, holidays and in peak season
• Quick and thorough, with a target of about 14 to 16 rooms a shift
• Honest, since you work in guests' rooms alone
• Friendly and polite if you meet guests in the corridor
• Well groomed

• Experience with industrial laundry machines
• Speaking a foreign language for tourist guests
• Previous hotel or guesthouse housekeeping experience

• Meals on duty from the staff kitchen
• Uniform supplied and laundered
• Staff accommodation at remote lodges
• Share of the service charge or guest tips

• Mention seasonal availability for December and Easter. Coastal and lodge properties hire heavily before those peaks.
• If you worked in a star-graded hotel, say which grading. It tells them the standard you already know.