Guest Room Attendant (Lodge)

Housekeeping at a conference hotel in Richards Bay is steady work with room to grow into supervising. This role rewards consistency more than flash.

You'll report in Richards Bay. Relocation is not covered for this one. The first two weeks are spent shadowing someone experienced.

• Clean lobby, lifts and public toilets through the day
• Load, wash, dry and press linen in the hotel laundry
• Log lost property with the guest's room number and date
• Vacuum, dust and check the minibar in each room
• Clean bathrooms, replace towels and restock guest toiletries

• Physically able to push trolleys and turn mattresses
• Grade 10 or matric
• Available on weekends, holidays and in peak season
• Friendly and polite if you meet guests in the corridor
• Well groomed
• Quick and thorough, with a target of about 14 to 16 rooms a shift

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

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

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