Domestic Worker (Live-Out, Weekdays)

Steady household work in a large estate home in Isando, with clear days and hours agreed upfront. Expect to be trusted with real work from your first week.

Location: Isando, Gauteng. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first. Weekend work is on a roster, so you won't be on every weekend.

• Get children ready for school and supervise homework in the afternoon
• Change bed linen and make beds
• Help an elderly person with meals, medication reminders and light walking
• Clean bedrooms, bathrooms, kitchen and living areas on a weekly rotation
• Wash dishes and keep the kitchen tidy after meals
• Clean windows and patio doors once a week
• Water indoor plants and feed pets

• Able to handle a full-day physical routine
• Neat, organised and able to work without being supervised
• Able to speak and understand basic English
• Trustworthy, with references from previous employers you can share
• Willing to follow the family's house rules and routines
• South African ID or valid work permit

• Cooking experience with family meals
• A driver's licence for school lifts

• Transport money for live-out staff
• Paid annual leave and public holidays as the law requires
• Written contract with fixed hours and duties
• Registered for UIF and COIDA by the employer

• 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.