Guesthouse Housekeeper

You'll turn rooms around at a city business hotel in Ermelo so every guest walks into a room that feels new. Bring a calm head on busy days and you'll be fine.

You'll be based at a city business hotel in Ermelo. Living nearby, or on a taxi route to it, really helps. Weekend work is on a roster, so you won't be on every weekend.

• Load, wash, dry and press linen in the hotel laundry
• Log lost property with the guest's room number and date
• Strip and make beds to the hotel's standard, hospital corners included
• Clean lobby, lifts and public toilets through the day
• Clean bathrooms, replace towels and restock guest toiletries

• 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
• Physically able to push trolleys and turn mattresses

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

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

• 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.