Evening Turndown Housekeeper

Check-out to check-in in under an hour, room after room, at a city business hotel in Khayelitsha. It suits someone who likes knowing exactly what a good day's work looks like.

Location: Khayelitsha, Western Cape. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first. Hours are mostly Monday to Friday, with the odd Saturday in busy months.

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

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

• Previous hotel or guesthouse housekeeping experience
• A hospitality short course or NQF Level 2 accommodation services certificate

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

• 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.