Guesthouse Housekeeper

Guests at a city business hotel in Brakpan will never meet you, but they will judge the stay by your work. If you like clear targets and knowing where you stand, this is for you.

This post is in Brakpan (Gauteng). Please only apply if you can travel there daily. Most weeks are 45 hours, in line with the BCEA.

• Strip and make beds to the hotel's standard, hospital corners included
• Report maintenance faults like dripping taps or broken lights
• Keep your trolley stocked and neat before each shift
• Clean bathrooms, replace towels and restock guest toiletries
• Vacuum, dust and check the minibar in each room

• Well groomed
• Quick and thorough, with a target of about 14 to 16 rooms a shift
• Available on weekends, holidays and in peak season
• 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

• Speaking a foreign language for tourist guests
• Previous hotel or guesthouse housekeeping experience

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

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