Laundry Attendant (Hotel Linen Room)

Housekeeping at a game lodge in Khayelitsha is steady work with room to grow into supervising. It's the kind of job where doing the basics well every day gets you noticed.

You'll be based at a game lodge in Khayelitsha. Living nearby, or on a taxi route to it, really helps.

• Do evening turndowns, closing curtains and setting out slippers
• Log lost property with the guest's room number and date
• 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
• Keep your trolley stocked and neat before each shift
• Clean bathrooms, replace towels and restock guest toiletries

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

• Previous hotel or guesthouse housekeeping experience
• Speaking a foreign language for tourist guests

• Meals on duty from the staff kitchen
• 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.