Estate Housekeeper (Large Home)

Cleaning, laundry and a hand with the kids: that is the week in a large estate home in Prospecton. You don't need to be the loudest person in the room, just the one others can count on.

This post is Prospecton-based, with most of your time spent at a large estate home.

• Keep a list of cleaning supplies running low for the employer
• Clean bedrooms, bathrooms, kitchen and living areas on a weekly rotation
• Water indoor plants and feed pets
• Get children ready for school and supervise homework in the afternoon
• Wash, hang, iron and fold the household's laundry
• Change bed linen and make beds

• Neat, organised and able to work without being supervised
• Willing to follow the family's house rules and routines
• Trustworthy, with references from previous employers you can share
• Able to handle a full-day physical routine
• Good with children and patient
• South African ID or valid work permit

• Registered for UIF and COIDA by the employer
• Paid annual leave and public holidays as the law requires
• 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.