Company: South African Reserve Bank
Location: South Africa
Closing Date: 05 May 2025
Job Description
Brief description
The main purpose of this position is to perform general stay-in housekeeping duties at the residence of the Governor of the South African Reserve Bank.
Detailed description
The successful candidate will be responsible for the following key performance areas:
- Organise yourself to ensure that allocated work is completed within set timeframes and defined standards.
- Perform routine and well-defined tasks, such as general housekeeping duties which include cleaning, laundry, completing inventory forms, stocking of supplies and escalation of areas of concern.
- Prepare and serve food and beverages for residents and guests.
- Order food ingredients and cleaning consumables in a timely manner.
- Apply basic rules of courtesy when in contact with visitors to the Governor’s residence, always displaying a service-oriented attitude.
- Engage with fellow team members and stakeholders in a manner that reflects a sound and effective working relationship.
- Proactively understand the impact of your own output in a wider service delivery context at the Governor’s residence.
- Willingly and enthusiastically make useful and meaningful changes to your way of work.
Qualifications
Job requirements
To be considered for this position, candidates must be in possession of:
- a Grade 12 certificate or an equivalent qualification; and
- a minimum of a year’s experience in the hospitality environment, specifically in executive housekeeping.
Additional requirements include:
- food hygiene knowledge;
- planning and executing house chores;
- general health and safety knowledge;
- knowledge and skill in:
- food and/or beverage preparation;
- food and/or beverage serving;
- the use hospitality services utensils, tools and equipment;
- events management; and
- managing hospitality services stock and inventory;
- problem-solving;
- etiquette of serving food and beverages;
- computer literacy (i.e. a working knowledge of the Microsoft Office suite); and
- good verbal and written communication skills.
