Linen Room Attendant

Housekeeping keeps a conference hotel in Mthatha running quietly in the background. Bring a calm head on busy days and you'll be fine.

The work is in Mthatha, Eastern Cape, so you'll need a reliable way to get there every day. Overtime comes up in peak season and is paid.

• Update room status on the housekeeping app or board after each room.
• Inspect rooms against the checklist before release to front office.
• Do evening turndowns with chocolates and curtain closing.
• Restock minibars, amenities and tea trays and note what was used.
• Hand in lost property with a written log entry.
• Clean bathrooms, showers and toilets with the correct colour-coded cloths.

• Fit enough to lift mattresses and push trolleys all day
• Grade 10 or higher
• Honest and trustworthy around guest belongings
• You work neatly and notice a hair on a pillow
• Weekend and public holiday work
• You can finish around 14 rooms in a shift

• Laundry machine and steam press experience
• Basic first aid certificate
• A supervisor course or time spent running a floor

• Monthly award for best room scores
• Meals on duty
• Uniform and protective gloves supplied

• Many hotels recruit through walk-ins at the staff entrance, so ask for the housekeeping office and leave your CV there.
• Write how many rooms per shift you managed at your last job; supervisors look for that number.