Domestic Helper (3 Days a Week)

You'll keep a townhouse in a security complex in Richards Bay 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.

Home base is a townhouse in a security complex on the Richards Bay side of KwaZulu-Natal.

• Change bed linen and make beds
• Wash, hang, iron and fold the household's laundry
• Clean bedrooms, bathrooms, kitchen and living areas on a weekly rotation
• Help an elderly person with meals, medication reminders and light walking
• Get children ready for school and supervise homework in the afternoon
• Wash dishes and keep the kitchen tidy after meals
• Keep a list of cleaning supplies running low for the employer

• South African ID or valid work permit
• Able to speak and understand basic English
• Neat, organised and able to work without being supervised
• Good with children and patient
• Trustworthy, with references from previous employers you can share

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

• Registered for UIF and COIDA by the employer
• Transport money for live-out staff
• Own room with bathroom for live-in posts
• 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.
• Families hire on trust, so make references your strongest part. Write the employer's name, suburb, years worked and phone number for each one.