Housekeeper and Cook (Family Home) – Immediate Start

A family in Bellville wants someone they can trust with their retired couple's cottage and their children. It's a practical job: you'll see what you got done before you go home.

This post is Bellville-based, with most of your time spent at a retired couple's cottage.

• Clean bedrooms, bathrooms, kitchen and living areas on a weekly rotation
• Dust furniture, ornaments and skirting boards
• Water indoor plants and feed pets
• Clean windows and patio doors once a week
• Wash, hang, iron and fold the household's laundry
• Help an elderly person with meals, medication reminders and light walking

• Neat, organised and able to work without being supervised
• Trustworthy, with references from previous employers you can share
• South African ID or valid work permit
• Good with children and patient

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

• Transport money for live-out staff
• Written contract with fixed hours and duties
• Registered for UIF and COIDA by the employer
• 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.
• Families hire on trust, so make references your strongest part. Write the employer's name, suburb, years worked and phone number for each one.