Domestic Helper (3 Days a Week)

Cleaning, laundry and a hand with the kids: that is the week in a townhouse in a security complex in George. It's a practical job: you'll see what you got done before you go home.

Location: George, Western Cape. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first.

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

• 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
• Trustworthy, with references from previous employers you can share
• Neat, organised and able to work without being supervised

• A driver's licence for school lifts
• Experience caring for an older person

• Transport money for live-out staff
• Registered for UIF and COIDA by the employer
• 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.