A full-time live-in housekeeper role on a small working property near Innisfail, looking after two large Airbnb guest accommodations while also assisting with vanilla, bees and food forest. Full-time hours approximately 38 per week. Housekeeping comes first and depends on guest bookings, with property work fitted in around it and varying by season.
Key responsibilities
- Cleaning and turning over two large Airbnb properties between guests
- Laundering and changing sheets and linen
- Restocking supplies and presenting the properties to a high standard
- Small odd jobs around the properties as they arise
- Vanilla shadehouse work, including hand pollination, general plant care and curing
- Assisting with bees
- Helping maintain the food forest and grounds
About you
- Quiet, respectful and self-motivated
- Experienced in, or quick to learn,
high-standard cleaning and linen turnover
- A practical, can-do attitude with a willingness to tackle a mix of tasks
- Reliable, trustworthy and detail-oriented
- Comfortable working outdoors in a tropical climate, including heat and humidity
- Comfortable around bees (no known allergy to bee stings)
- Adaptable around guest changeover days, which may include weekends
- Current right to work in Australia
- Ability to provide references
Cash salary of $60,000 per year plus superannuation
Rent-free on-site accommodation valued at $500 per week
Utilities included up to a fair-use allowance for one person
Hands-on training in vanilla growing and curing, and in beekeeping