Guesthouse Housekeeper

Check-out to check-in in under an hour, room after room, at a boutique guesthouse in Umhlanga. It's a practical job: you'll see what you got done before you go home.

The work is in Umhlanga, KwaZulu-Natal, so you'll need a reliable way to get there every day.

• Report maintenance faults like dripping taps or broken lights
• Log lost property with the guest's room number and date
• Vacuum, dust and check the minibar in each room
• Keep your trolley stocked and neat before each shift
• Work through a room list, marking rooms clean on the housekeeping board
• Load, wash, dry and press linen in the hotel laundry

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

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

• 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.