Domestic Worker (Live-Out, Weekdays)

A family in Pretoria West wants someone they can trust with their retired couple's cottage and their children. It's the kind of job where doing the basics well every day gets you noticed.

This post is in Pretoria West (Gauteng). Please only apply if you can travel there daily.

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

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

• Cooking experience with family meals
• Non-smoker
• Basic first aid or child CPR course

• Paid annual leave and public holidays as the law requires
• Own room with bathroom for live-in posts
• Written contract with fixed hours and duties
• Transport money for live-out staff

• 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.