Au Pair / Nanny (After-School Care)

A family in Vanderbijlpark wants someone they can trust with their guesthouse with family quarters and their children. Someone who likes a bit of variety, but also likes doing things the right way, will enjoy this.

Home base is a guesthouse with family quarters on the Vanderbijlpark side of Gauteng. There's a probation period of three months before the contract is confirmed.

• Wash dishes and keep the kitchen tidy after meals
• Change bed linen and make beds
• Wash, hang, iron and fold the household's laundry
• Dust furniture, ornaments and skirting boards
• Prepare simple meals or school lunches when asked

• Able to speak and understand basic English
• Good with children and patient
• Neat, organised and able to work without being supervised
• Able to handle a full-day physical routine
• Trustworthy, with references from previous employers you can share

• Experience caring for an older person
• Basic first aid or child CPR course

• Written contract with fixed hours and duties
• Transport money for live-out staff
• Own room with bathroom for live-in posts
• Registered for UIF and COIDA by the employer

• Ask for a written contract and to be registered for UIF. Good employers expect the question and it protects you.
• Families hire on trust, so make references your strongest part. Write the employer's name, suburb, years worked and phone number for each one.