Domestic Worker with Elderly Care

You'll keep a retired couple's cottage in Midrand clean, calm and running smoothly for the family. If you learn fast and don't mind being shown things twice, you'll settle in within a few weeks.

Location: Midrand, Gauteng. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first.

• Dust furniture, ornaments and skirting boards
• Keep a list of cleaning supplies running low for the employer
• Clean bedrooms, bathrooms, kitchen and living areas on a weekly rotation
• Get children ready for school and supervise homework in the afternoon
• Water indoor plants and feed pets
• Change bed linen and make beds
• Wash, hang, iron and fold the household's laundry

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

• Basic first aid or child CPR course
• A driver's licence for school lifts

• Own room with bathroom for live-in posts
• Registered for UIF and COIDA by the employer
• Paid annual leave and public holidays as the law requires

• 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.