Turndown Attendant (Evening Shift)

You'll clean and set up guest rooms at a self-catering resort in Durban Central to a checklist standard. It's the kind of job where doing the basics well every day gets you noticed.

Location: Durban Central, KwaZulu-Natal. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first.

• Restock minibars, amenities and tea trays and note what was used.
• Inspect rooms against the checklist before release to front office.
• Clean bathrooms, showers and toilets with the correct colour-coded cloths.
• Mix chemicals safely and store them as the MSDS sheet shows.
• Do evening turndowns with chocolates and curtain closing.
• Wash, dry and press linen and table cloths in the laundry.

• Weekend and public holiday work
• You can finish around 14 rooms in a shift
• Honest and trustworthy around guest belongings
• Grade 10 or higher
• Fit enough to lift mattresses and push trolleys all day

• A supervisor course or time spent running a floor
• Chemical handling training

• Meals on duty
• Uniform and protective gloves supplied
• Monthly award for best room scores
• Staff transport from nearby townships for early shifts

• Write how many rooms per shift you managed at your last job; supervisors look for that number.
• Many hotels recruit through walk-ins at the staff entrance, so ask for the housekeeping office and leave your CV there.