Estate Housekeeper (Large Home) – Fixed-Term

You'll keep a retired couple's cottage in Johannesburg CBD clean, calm and running smoothly for the family. If you like clear targets and knowing where you stand, this is for you.

This post is in Johannesburg CBD (Gauteng). Please only apply if you can travel there daily. Start is planned for the beginning of next month.

• Clean windows and patio doors once a week
• Help an elderly person with meals, medication reminders and light walking
• Dust furniture, ornaments and skirting boards
• Get children ready for school and supervise homework in the afternoon
• Prepare simple meals or school lunches when asked
• Water indoor plants and feed pets

• 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

• Experience caring for an older person
• Basic first aid or child CPR course
• A driver's licence for school lifts

• Own room with bathroom for live-in posts
• Paid annual leave and public holidays as the law requires
• 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.