Lodge Housekeeper (Game Reserve)

Housekeeping at a conference hotel in Bellville is steady work with room to grow into supervising. Bring a calm head on busy days and you'll be fine.

Home base is a conference hotel on the Bellville side of Western Cape. Start date: as soon as possible for the right person.

• Report maintenance faults like dripping taps or broken lights
• Work through a room list, marking rooms clean on the housekeeping board
• Keep your trolley stocked and neat before each shift
• Vacuum, dust and check the minibar in each room
• Load, wash, dry and press linen in the hotel laundry

• Physically able to push trolleys and turn mattresses
• Available on weekends, holidays and in peak season
• Grade 10 or matric
• 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
• A hospitality short course or NQF Level 2 accommodation services certificate

• Uniform supplied and laundered
• Meals on duty from the staff kitchen
• 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.
• Mention seasonal availability for December and Easter. Coastal and lodge properties hire heavily before those peaks.