Laundry Attendant (Hotel Linen Room) – Experienced

You'll turn rooms around at a city business hotel in Khayelitsha so every guest walks into a room that feels new. If you turn up on time and finish what you start, you'll fit in quickly.

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

• Report maintenance faults like dripping taps or broken lights
• Work through a room list, marking rooms clean on the housekeeping board
• Strip and make beds to the hotel's standard, hospital corners included
• Keep your trolley stocked and neat before each shift
• Do evening turndowns, closing curtains and setting out slippers
• Vacuum, dust and check the minibar in each room

• Grade 10 or matric
• Available on weekends, holidays and in peak season
• Friendly and polite if you meet guests in the corridor
• Well groomed
• Quick and thorough, with a target of about 14 to 16 rooms a shift
• Honest, since you work in guests' rooms alone

• Speaking a foreign language for tourist guests
• Previous hotel or guesthouse housekeeping experience
• Experience with industrial laundry machines

• Uniform supplied and laundered
• Share of the service charge or guest tips
• Staff accommodation at remote lodges

• If you worked in a star-graded hotel, say which grading. It tells them the standard you already know.
• Mention seasonal availability for December and Easter. Coastal and lodge properties hire heavily before those peaks.