Evening Turndown Housekeeper

Guests at a beachfront holiday resort in Kariega will never meet you, but they will judge the stay by your work. Expect to be trusted with real work from your first week.

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

• Work through a room list, marking rooms clean on the housekeeping board
• Report maintenance faults like dripping taps or broken lights
• Load, wash, dry and press linen in the hotel laundry
• Vacuum, dust and check the minibar in each room
• Keep your trolley stocked and neat before each shift
• Strip and make beds to the hotel's standard, hospital corners included

• Grade 10 or matric
• Friendly and polite if you meet guests in the corridor
• Honest, since you work in guests' rooms alone
• Available on weekends, holidays and in peak season
• Well groomed

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

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

• Write how many rooms you usually cleaned per shift. Head housekeepers care about pace as much as quality.
• Mention seasonal availability for December and Easter. Coastal and lodge properties hire heavily before those peaks.