Lodge Housekeeper (Game Reserve)

Check-out to check-in in under an hour, room after room, at a conference hotel in Umhlanga. It's the kind of job where doing the basics well every day gets you noticed.

The site is in Umhlanga; early starts mean public transport timing matters, so check your route before applying. The first two weeks are spent shadowing someone experienced.

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

• Physically able to push trolleys and turn mattresses
• Honest, since you work in guests' rooms alone
• Well groomed
• Friendly and polite if you meet guests in the corridor
• Available on weekends, holidays and in peak season

• A hospitality short course or NQF Level 2 accommodation services certificate
• Speaking a foreign language for tourist guests

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

• Mention seasonal availability for December and Easter. Coastal and lodge properties hire heavily before those peaks.
• Write how many rooms you usually cleaned per shift. Head housekeepers care about pace as much as quality.