Lodge Housekeeper (Game Reserve) – Experienced

Guests at a beachfront holiday resort in Durban Central will never meet you, but they will judge the stay by your work. Expect to be trusted with real work from your first week.

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

• Load, wash, dry and press linen in the hotel laundry
• Do evening turndowns, closing curtains and setting out slippers
• Clean lobby, lifts and public toilets through the day
• Vacuum, dust and check the minibar in each room
• Strip and make beds to the hotel's standard, hospital corners included

• Grade 10 or matric
• Honest, since you work in guests' rooms alone
• 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

• Meals on duty from the staff kitchen
• Share of the service charge or guest tips
• Staff accommodation at remote lodges
• Uniform supplied and laundered

• 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.