Head Housekeeper Job and Vacancy
Head Housekeeper is needed to work in a 4 bedroom house (floor area is 500 m2) in Knysna, South Africa. A candidate should be a professional in his/her work and be able to successfully lead and manage a team of household personnel (3 housekeepers and a gardener). Head Housekeeper will be accountable to the House Manager.
Requirements
- Experience as a Housekeeper/Head Housekeeper for private families or luxury hotels
- Fluent English
- Perfect knowledge of all cleaning products
- Good communication skills
- Management skills
- Attention to detail
- Meticulous
- Professional
- Rigorous and outspoken
- Independence in work
- Tidy
- Self-disciplined
- Team player
Duties and responsibilities
- Ensuring that all communal and private areas (garages, walk in closet, patio, scullery, paving, air cons, balcony, club house, golf course, laundry, pool, storage, kitchen, bedrooms, bathrooms, guest toilet, boudoirs and lounges) are maintained to an impeccable standard in line with the property-owner's specifications
- Maintaining high standards of upkeep and cleanliness of the house and surrounding area at all times
- Managing and supervising all cleaning staff and a gardener
- Managing guest arrivals and preparation of guest rooms
- Preparing rooms for principals
- Making beds
- Flower arrangements
- Organisation of the cleaning schedule of each housekeeper
- Monitoring grocery inventories and cleaning agents, stock control
- Training of staff as/when required
- Assisting in packing and unpacking suitcases for principals
- Careful laundry and ironing of clothes
- Caring for valuable items
- Expenditure reporting to House Manager
Schedule
Flexible. Monday – Friday
Accommodation
A small fully furnished house + food is provided in the territory of the estate
Salary
Negotiable
Position filled