Au Pair / Nanny (After-School Care)

Cleaning, laundry and a hand with the kids: that is the week in a retired couple's cottage in Prospecton. People who do well here are steady, honest and not scared to ask when something is unclear.

This post is in Prospecton (KwaZulu-Natal). Please only apply if you can travel there daily.

• Help an elderly person with meals, medication reminders and light walking
• Change bed linen and make beds
• Get children ready for school and supervise homework in the afternoon
• Dust furniture, ornaments and skirting boards
• Prepare simple meals or school lunches when asked

• Able to speak and understand basic English
• South African ID or valid work permit
• Good with children and patient
• Willing to follow the family's house rules and routines
• Able to handle a full-day physical routine

• Cooking experience with family meals
• Experience caring for an older person

• Registered for UIF and COIDA by the employer
• Paid annual leave and public holidays as the law requires
• Written contract with fixed hours and duties

• Say plainly what you can and cannot do: cooking, ironing, childcare, driving. It avoids arguments later and families like honesty.
• Ask for a written contract and to be registered for UIF. Good employers expect the question and it protects you.