Evening Turndown Housekeeper – Experienced

Housekeeping at a conference hotel in Somerset West is steady work with room to grow into supervising. You don't need to be the loudest person in the room, just the one others can count on.

This post is in Somerset West (Western Cape). Please only apply if you can travel there daily.

• Load, wash, dry and press linen in the hotel laundry
• Keep your trolley stocked and neat before each shift
• Strip and make beds to the hotel's standard, hospital corners included
• Log lost property with the guest's room number and date
• Clean lobby, lifts and public toilets through the day

• Physically able to push trolleys and turn mattresses
• 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
• Friendly and polite if you meet guests in the corridor
• Honest, since you work in guests' rooms alone

• A hospitality short course or NQF Level 2 accommodation services certificate
• 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

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