Domestic Worker with Elderly Care

You'll keep a family home in Gqeberha clean, calm and running smoothly for the family. It's a practical job: you'll see what you got done before you go home.

Location: Gqeberha, Eastern Cape. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first. The first two weeks are spent shadowing someone experienced.

• Dust furniture, ornaments and skirting boards
• Wash dishes and keep the kitchen tidy after meals
• Clean bedrooms, bathrooms, kitchen and living areas on a weekly rotation
• Get children ready for school and supervise homework in the afternoon
• Keep a list of cleaning supplies running low for the employer
• Wash, hang, iron and fold the household's laundry

• Willing to follow the family's house rules and routines
• Able to handle a full-day physical routine
• Able to speak and understand basic English
• Trustworthy, with references from previous employers you can share

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

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

• Ask for a written contract and to be registered for UIF. Good employers expect the question and it protects you.
• Say plainly what you can and cannot do: cooking, ironing, childcare, driving. It avoids arguments later and families like honesty.