Housekeeping Supervisor (Boutique Hotel) – Permanent

Guests at a conference hotel in Soweto will never meet you, but they will judge the stay by your work. If you turn up on time and finish what you start, you'll fit in quickly.

You'll be based at a conference hotel in Soweto. Living nearby, or on a taxi route to it, really helps. Hours are mostly Monday to Friday, with the odd Saturday in busy months.

• Vacuum, dust and check the minibar in each room
• Clean lobby, lifts and public toilets through the day
• Report maintenance faults like dripping taps or broken lights
• Load, wash, dry and press linen in the hotel laundry
• Strip and make beds to the hotel's standard, hospital corners included

• Well groomed
• Friendly and polite if you meet guests in the corridor
• Honest, since you work in guests' rooms alone
• Quick and thorough, with a target of about 14 to 16 rooms a shift
• Physically able to push trolleys and turn mattresses

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

• Uniform supplied and laundered
• Staff accommodation at remote lodges
• 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.