Guesthouse Housekeeper

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

This post is in Mbombela (Mpumalanga). Please only apply if you can travel there daily. Start date: as soon as possible for the right person.

• Log lost property with the guest's room number and date
• Clean bathrooms, replace towels and restock guest toiletries
• Work through a room list, marking rooms clean on the housekeeping board
• Report maintenance faults like dripping taps or broken lights
• Vacuum, dust and check the minibar in each room

• Physically able to push trolleys and turn mattresses
• Grade 10 or matric
• Quick and thorough, with a target of about 14 to 16 rooms a shift
• Well groomed
• Honest, since you work in guests' rooms alone

• Experience with industrial laundry machines
• Previous hotel or guesthouse housekeeping experience
• Speaking a foreign language for tourist guests

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

• If you worked in a star-graded hotel, say which grading. It tells them the standard you already know.
• Mention seasonal availability for December and Easter. Coastal and lodge properties hire heavily before those peaks.