Au Pair / Nanny (After-School Care)

Steady household work in a townhouse in a security complex in Durban Central, with clear days and hours agreed upfront. You don't need to be the loudest person in the room, just the one others can count on.

This post is in Durban Central (KwaZulu-Natal). Please only apply if you can travel there daily. Overtime comes up in peak season and is paid.

• Wash, hang, iron and fold the household's laundry
• Prepare simple meals or school lunches when asked
• Wash dishes and keep the kitchen tidy after meals
• Clean windows and patio doors once a week
• Dust furniture, ornaments and skirting boards
• Get children ready for school and supervise homework in the afternoon

• Able to speak and understand basic English
• South African ID or valid work permit
• Able to handle a full-day physical routine
• Willing to follow the family's house rules and routines
• Neat, organised and able to work without being supervised
• Good with children and patient

• Basic first aid or child CPR course
• Cooking experience with family meals

• Paid annual leave and public holidays as the law requires
• Registered for UIF and COIDA by the employer
• Transport money for live-out staff
• Written contract with fixed hours and duties

• Families hire on trust, so make references your strongest part. Write the employer's name, suburb, years worked and phone number for each one.
• Say plainly what you can and cannot do: cooking, ironing, childcare, driving. It avoids arguments later and families like honesty.