Estate Housekeeper (Large Home)

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

Home base is a retired couple's cottage on the Kimberley side of Northern Cape.

• Clean bedrooms, bathrooms, kitchen and living areas on a weekly rotation
• Get children ready for school and supervise homework in the afternoon
• Wash dishes and keep the kitchen tidy after meals
• Prepare simple meals or school lunches when asked
• Water indoor plants and feed pets
• Help an elderly person with meals, medication reminders and light walking
• Change bed linen and make beds

• Good with children and patient
• Able to handle a full-day physical routine
• Trustworthy, with references from previous employers you can share
• Able to speak and understand basic English
• South African ID or valid work permit

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

• 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.