Housekeeping Supervisor (Boutique Hotel)

You'll turn rooms around at a city business hotel in Kempton Park so every guest walks into a room that feels new. People who do well here are steady, honest and not scared to ask when something is unclear.

You'll report in Kempton Park. Relocation is not covered for this one.

• 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
• Vacuum, dust and check the minibar in each room
• Report maintenance faults like dripping taps or broken lights
• Load, wash, dry and press linen in the hotel laundry
• Clean lobby, lifts and public toilets through the day

• 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
• Physically able to push trolleys and turn mattresses

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

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

• 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.