Domestic Helper (3 Days a Week) – Immediate Start

You'll keep a retired couple's cottage in Cape Town CBD clean, calm and running smoothly for the family. If you learn fast and don't mind being shown things twice, you'll settle in within a few weeks.

This post is in Cape Town CBD (Western Cape). Please only apply if you can travel there daily. Start is planned for the beginning of next month.

• Clean windows and patio doors once a week
• Clean bedrooms, bathrooms, kitchen and living areas on a weekly rotation
• Wash, hang, iron and fold the household's laundry
• Dust furniture, ornaments and skirting boards
• Keep a list of cleaning supplies running low for the employer

• Able to handle a full-day physical routine
• Neat, organised and able to work without being supervised
• Able to speak and understand basic English
• South African ID or valid work permit
• Good with children and patient

• Own room with bathroom for live-in posts
• Registered for UIF and COIDA by the employer
• 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.