Public Area Cleaner (Hotel) – Entry Level

Housekeeping at a boutique guesthouse in Lephalale 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.

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

• Clean lobby, lifts and public toilets through the day
• Report maintenance faults like dripping taps or broken lights
• Work through a room list, marking rooms clean on the housekeeping board
• Clean bathrooms, replace towels and restock guest toiletries
• Log lost property with the guest's room number and date
• Vacuum, dust and check the minibar in each room
• Strip and make beds to the hotel's standard, hospital corners included

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

• A hospitality short course or NQF Level 2 accommodation services certificate
• Previous hotel or guesthouse housekeeping experience

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

• 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.