Guesthouse Housekeeper

Check-out to check-in in under an hour, room after room, at a game lodge in Sandton. If you turn up on time and finish what you start, you'll fit in quickly.

The work is in Sandton, Gauteng, so you'll need a reliable way to get there every day. Most weeks are 45 hours, in line with the BCEA.

• Log lost property with the guest's room number and date
• Load, wash, dry and press linen in the hotel laundry
• Strip and make beds to the hotel's standard, hospital corners included
• Report maintenance faults like dripping taps or broken lights
• Clean lobby, lifts and public toilets through the day
• Keep your trolley stocked and neat before each shift

• Physically able to push trolleys and turn mattresses
• Friendly and polite if you meet guests in the corridor
• Honest, since you work in guests' rooms alone
• Well groomed

• A hospitality short course or NQF Level 2 accommodation services certificate
• Previous hotel or guesthouse housekeeping experience
• Speaking a foreign language for tourist guests

• Meals on duty from the staff kitchen
• Share of the service charge or guest tips
• Uniform supplied and laundered

• Mention seasonal availability for December and Easter. Coastal and lodge properties hire heavily before those peaks.
• Write how many rooms you usually cleaned per shift. Head housekeepers care about pace as much as quality.