Tea Lady / Office Cleaner

You'll keep a government office building in Durban Central clean, stocked and fresh before the people arrive. If you turn up on time and finish what you start, you'll fit in quickly.

Home base is a government office building on the Durban Central side of KwaZulu-Natal.

• Mix cleaning chemicals at the dilution shown on the label, never by guesswork
• Sign the ablution checklist on the back of the door after each clean
• Wipe desks, door handles, lift buttons and light switches
• Set up and clear boardrooms before and after meetings
• Clean glass doors and internal windows without streaks
• Refill toilet paper, hand towel and soap dispensers

• Clean criminal record for most corporate sites
• Comfortable using cleaning chemicals safely with gloves
• Honest, because you work around laptops and personal items
• Able to start early, often 05:00 or 06:00
• Grade 10 or higher
• You take pride in a job done properly, even when nobody checks

• Permanent contract once the site contract is secured
• Uniform and cleaning gloves provided
• Paid overtime for weekend deep cleans

• Ask a former supervisor if you can put their number on your CV. Cleaning contractors almost always phone a reference.
• Arrive neat and early for the interview. It is a small test of how you will arrive for a 05:00 shift.