Guesthouse Housekeeper

Housekeeping at a conference hotel in Khayelitsha is steady work with room to grow into supervising. Good for someone who wants to build a solid track record they can put on their CV.

Location: Khayelitsha, Western Cape. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first.

• Do evening turndowns, closing curtains and setting out slippers
• Work through a room list, marking rooms clean on the housekeeping board
• Strip and make beds to the hotel's standard, hospital corners included
• Clean bathrooms, replace towels and restock guest toiletries
• Keep your trolley stocked and neat before each shift
• Report maintenance faults like dripping taps or broken lights

• 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
• Experience with industrial laundry machines
• Previous hotel or guesthouse housekeeping experience

• Staff accommodation at remote lodges
• Uniform supplied and laundered
• 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.