Domestic Worker with Elderly Care

You'll keep a retired couple's cottage in Epping clean, calm and running smoothly for the family. Expect to be trusted with real work from your first week.

The site is in Epping; early starts mean public transport timing matters, so check your route before applying.

• Get children ready for school and supervise homework in the afternoon
• Prepare simple meals or school lunches when asked
• Clean windows and patio doors once a week
• Keep a list of cleaning supplies running low for the employer
• Change bed linen and make beds
• Wash, hang, iron and fold the household's laundry
• Wash dishes and keep the kitchen tidy after meals

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

• Written contract with fixed hours and duties
• Paid annual leave and public holidays as the law requires
• 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.
• Ask for a written contract and to be registered for UIF. Good employers expect the question and it protects you.