Evening Turndown Housekeeper

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

You'll be based at a boutique guesthouse in Johannesburg CBD. Living nearby, or on a taxi route to it, really helps. Shifts rotate, so you'll need to be flexible about days and nights.

• Keep your trolley stocked and neat before each shift
• Load, wash, dry and press linen in the hotel laundry
• Do evening turndowns, closing curtains and setting out slippers
• Clean lobby, lifts and public toilets through the day
• Clean bathrooms, replace towels and restock guest toiletries
• Report maintenance faults like dripping taps or broken lights
• Work through a room list, marking rooms clean on the housekeeping board

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

• Speaking a foreign language for tourist guests
• Previous hotel or guesthouse housekeeping experience

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

• Write how many rooms you usually cleaned per shift. Head housekeepers care about pace as much as quality.
• If you worked in a star-graded hotel, say which grading. It tells them the standard you already know.