Domestic Worker with Elderly Care

Cleaning, laundry and a hand with the kids: that is the week in a retired couple's cottage in Midrand. Expect to be trusted with real work from your first week.

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

• Clean windows and patio doors once a week
• Water indoor plants and feed pets
• Get children ready for school and supervise homework in the afternoon
• Keep a list of cleaning supplies running low for the employer
• Help an elderly person with meals, medication reminders and light walking
• Dust furniture, ornaments and skirting boards
• Change bed linen and make beds

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

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

• Own room with bathroom for live-in posts
• Transport money for live-out staff
• 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.
• Ask for a written contract and to be registered for UIF. Good employers expect the question and it protects you.