Guesthouse Housekeeper – Experienced

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

You'll report in Benoni. Relocation is not covered for this one. Start date: as soon as possible for the right person.

• Work through a room list, marking rooms clean on the housekeeping board
• Do evening turndowns, closing curtains and setting out slippers
• Vacuum, dust and check the minibar in each room
• Log lost property with the guest's room number and date
• Clean bathrooms, replace towels and restock guest toiletries
• Strip and make beds to the hotel's standard, hospital corners included
• Load, wash, dry and press linen in the hotel laundry

• Friendly and polite if you meet guests in the corridor
• Physically able to push trolleys and turn mattresses
• Grade 10 or matric
• Available on weekends, holidays and in peak season

• Previous hotel or guesthouse housekeeping experience
• A hospitality short course or NQF Level 2 accommodation services certificate
• Speaking a foreign language for tourist guests

• Staff accommodation at remote lodges
• Meals on duty from the staff kitchen
• Uniform supplied and laundered

• 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.