Guesthouse Housekeeper

Guests at a game lodge in Paarl will never meet you, but they will judge the stay by your work. It's the kind of job where doing the basics well every day gets you noticed.

The work is in Paarl, Western Cape, so you'll need a reliable way to get there every day. Weekend work is on a roster, so you won't be on every weekend.

• Report maintenance faults like dripping taps or broken lights
• Log lost property with the guest's room number and date
• Clean bathrooms, replace towels and restock guest toiletries
• Do evening turndowns, closing curtains and setting out slippers
• Strip and make beds to the hotel's standard, hospital corners included
• Clean lobby, lifts and public toilets through the day

• Grade 10 or matric
• Friendly and polite if you meet guests in the corridor
• Well groomed
• Available on weekends, holidays and in peak season

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

• Staff accommodation at remote lodges
• Uniform supplied and laundered
• 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.
• If you worked in a star-graded hotel, say which grading. It tells them the standard you already know.