Chalet Housekeeper

Description

Spend the 2011/12 winter working in the French Alps!

We have an opening for a chalet housekeeper for this coming Winter Ski Season, based in our Aravis Lodge near the ski resorts of Grand Bornand and La Clusaz.

With over 220km of pistes the resorts are popular with our returning British guests, but are still predominantly French, meaning you won’t be based in a 'mini-Britain' as you are in some of the bigger resorts.

As we specialise in short breaks we have two days of changeover in a week which are busy days when guest bedrooms need to be throughly cleaned and remade for the new guests. During these days you are working to tight deadlines and it is often an intense few hours of cleaning and ensuring that the highest standards are maintained.

Other days are more relaxed and you are able to manage your workload and timings accordingly. Daily servicing of the rooms is required and the communal areas all need to be cleaned and presented - as well as light laundry duties carried out (washing towels etc).  A well organised approach to the tasks will ensure that you are able to enjoy plenty of skiing time during the day.

As well as the domestic side, your role will involve guest interaction and waiting tables and washing up for dinner a couple of times a week, on a rota basis, to assist the chalet host team. You would be very much involved in the day to day delivery of our holidays through such things as evening activities (sledging, snow walks). We all work very closely as a team.

You can generally expect to work until mid-morning, followed by the afternoon off, before returning for laundry tasks for the early evening. This will vary on changeover days which are more likely to be quiet in the morning and busy through the afternoon and evenings. A full day off is taken mid week. You will receive 125€ a week (after all taxes). Your accommodation is provided in a comfortable self-contained apartment close to the Lodge, and will be fully furnished and equipped.

We have a number of roles available so if you are part of a couple please don't hesitate to see what else we have on offer that could suit your other half.

Requirements

Your job will include all housekeeping, room servicing and laundry duties and ensuring our guests are well cared for throughout their stay. You will work along side our senior housekeeper, and will be sharing responsibility for the cleanliness and efficient operation of the lodge with her.

Previous experience of a cleaning or housekeeping job is essentrial whilst a previous role in food service would be beneficial.

Applicants will ideally need a UK or EU passport or a French working visa, although UK visas may be sufficient for the right candidate.