Housekeeping Supervisor (Boutique Hotel)

Check-out to check-in in under an hour, room after room, at a game lodge in Cape Town CBD. People who do well here are steady, honest and not scared to ask when something is unclear.

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

• Keep your trolley stocked and neat before each shift
• Do evening turndowns, closing curtains and setting out slippers
• Log lost property with the guest's room number and date
• Vacuum, dust and check the minibar in each room
• Load, wash, dry and press linen in the hotel laundry
• Clean lobby, lifts and public toilets through the day
• Work through a room list, marking rooms clean on the housekeeping board

• Available on weekends, holidays and in peak season
• Friendly and polite if you meet guests in the corridor
• Honest, since you work in guests' rooms alone
• Well groomed
• Grade 10 or matric
• Physically able to push trolleys and turn mattresses

• A hospitality short course or NQF Level 2 accommodation services certificate
• Experience with industrial laundry machines
• Speaking a foreign language for tourist guests

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

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