Estate Housekeeper (Large Home)

You'll keep a family home in Montague Gardens clean, calm and running smoothly for the family. Expect to be trusted with real work from your first week.

You'll be based at a family home in Montague Gardens. Living nearby, or on a taxi route to it, really helps.

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

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

• Experience caring for an older person
• Cooking experience with family meals

• Registered for UIF and COIDA by the employer
• Own room with bathroom for live-in posts
• Transport money for live-out staff
• Written contract with fixed hours and duties

• Ask for a written contract and to be registered for UIF. Good employers expect the question and it protects you.
• Families hire on trust, so make references your strongest part. Write the employer's name, suburb, years worked and phone number for each one.