Evening Turndown Housekeeper

Housekeeping at a beachfront holiday resort in Phalaborwa is steady work with room to grow into supervising. Bring a calm head on busy days and you'll be fine.

Location: Phalaborwa, Limpopo. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first.

• Report maintenance faults like dripping taps or broken lights
• Load, wash, dry and press linen in the hotel laundry
• 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
• Log lost property with the guest's room number and date
• Do evening turndowns, closing curtains and setting out slippers

• Available on weekends, holidays and in peak season
• Grade 10 or matric
• 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

• A hospitality short course or NQF Level 2 accommodation services certificate
• Experience with industrial laundry machines
• Previous hotel or guesthouse housekeeping experience

• Staff accommodation at remote lodges
• Share of the service charge or guest tips
• 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.