Public Area Cleaner (Hotel)

Check-out to check-in in under an hour, room after room, at a conference hotel in Umhlanga. This is a good step for someone who wants proper routine and a manager who notices good work.

This post is Umhlanga-based, with most of your time spent at a conference hotel. Shifts rotate, so you'll need to be flexible about days and nights.

• Load, wash, dry and press linen in the hotel laundry
• Work through a room list, marking rooms clean on the housekeeping board
• Keep your trolley stocked and neat before each shift
• Strip and make beds to the hotel's standard, hospital corners included
• Report maintenance faults like dripping taps or broken lights
• Clean bathrooms, replace towels and restock guest toiletries
• Clean lobby, lifts and public toilets through the day

• Well groomed
• Grade 10 or matric
• Honest, since you work in guests' rooms alone
• Friendly and polite if you meet guests in the corridor
• Available on weekends, holidays and in peak season

• Previous hotel or guesthouse housekeeping experience
• 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
• 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.