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Estate Housekeeper (Large Home)

How2Apply Talent Network

Phalaborwa, Limpopo

Part-time

Posted 1 day ago

Part-time Cleaning & Domestic

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Job Description

You'll keep a retired couple's cottage in Phalaborwa clean, calm and running smoothly for the family. It's the kind of job where doing the basics well every day gets you noticed.

The work is in Phalaborwa, Limpopo, so you'll need a reliable way to get there every day.

What you'll actually do

Help an elderly person with meals, medication reminders and light walking
Change bed linen and make beds
Get children ready for school and supervise homework in the afternoon
Dust furniture, ornaments and skirting boards
Clean windows and patio doors once a week

You'll need

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

Extra points for

Cooking experience with family meals
Experience caring for an older person
Non-smoker

What you get

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

How to apply

Make sure the role, the hours and working in Phalaborwa really suit you before you apply.
Have the following on hand (clear photos on your phone are fine at first): two or three reference letters with contact numbers plus copy of your ID or work permit.
Use the form on this page. It takes about two minutes and you don't need to upload anything yet.
Watch for a call or WhatsApp from How2Apply over the next 6 working days.

How2Apply recruits for this position on behalf of hiring employers around Phalaborwa; applications go into our talent pool and shortlisted candidates are introduced directly.

How2Apply never charges you to apply, for training, for uniforms or for a "placement fee". If anyone asks you for money, it is a scam.

How to stand out

Ask for a written contract and to be registered for UIF. Good employers expect the question and it protects you.
Say plainly what you can and cannot do: cooking, ironing, childcare, driving. It avoids arguments later and families like honesty.