Estate Housekeeper (Large Home)

Cleaning, laundry and a hand with the kids: that is the week in a retired couple's cottage in Pinetown. It suits someone who likes knowing exactly what a good day's work looks like.

This post is in Pinetown (KwaZulu-Natal). Please only apply if you can travel there daily.

• Wash, hang, iron and fold the household's laundry
• Keep a list of cleaning supplies running low for the employer
• Help an elderly person with meals, medication reminders and light walking
• Water indoor plants and feed pets
• Get children ready for school and supervise homework in the afternoon
• Change bed linen and make beds

• Neat, organised and able to work without being supervised
• Able to speak and understand basic English
• Able to handle a full-day physical routine
• Willing to follow the family's house rules and routines
• South African ID or valid work permit
• Good with children and patient

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

• Transport money for live-out staff
• Own room with bathroom for live-in posts
• Written contract with fixed hours and duties

• 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.