Evening Turndown Housekeeper

Housekeeping at a game lodge in Johannesburg CBD is steady work with room to grow into supervising. This role rewards consistency more than flash.

Location: Johannesburg CBD, Gauteng. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first.

• Keep your trolley stocked and neat before each shift
• Work through a room list, marking rooms clean on the housekeeping board
• Clean lobby, lifts and public toilets through the day
• Report maintenance faults like dripping taps or broken lights
• Log lost property with the guest's room number and date
• Clean bathrooms, replace towels and restock guest toiletries
• Vacuum, dust and check the minibar in each room

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

• Speaking a foreign language for tourist guests
• Experience with industrial laundry machines
• A hospitality short course or NQF Level 2 accommodation services certificate

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

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