Estate Housekeeper (Large Home)

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

This post is Tembisa-based, with most of your time spent at a family home. Shifts rotate, so you'll need to be flexible about days and nights.

• Keep a list of cleaning supplies running low for the employer
• Wash, hang, iron and fold the household's laundry
• Prepare simple meals or school lunches when asked
• Clean windows and patio doors once a week
• Water indoor plants and feed pets
• Clean bedrooms, bathrooms, kitchen and living areas on a weekly rotation

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

• Paid annual leave and public holidays as the law requires
• 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.
• Ask for a written contract and to be registered for UIF. Good employers expect the question and it protects you.