Estate Housekeeper (Large Home)

Cleaning, laundry and a hand with the kids: that is the week in a guesthouse with family quarters in Randburg. It's a practical job: you'll see what you got done before you go home.

Location: Randburg, Gauteng. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first.

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

• Neat, organised and able to work without being supervised
• Able to handle a full-day physical routine
• Good with children and patient
• Willing to follow the family's house rules and routines

• Cooking experience with family meals
• Non-smoker
• Basic first aid or child CPR course

• Registered for UIF and COIDA by the employer
• Transport money for live-out staff
• Own room with bathroom for live-in posts
• 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.