Housekeeper and Cook (Family Home)

You'll keep a family home in Benoni clean, calm and running smoothly for the family. It's the kind of job where doing the basics well every day gets you noticed.

You'll report in Benoni. Relocation is not covered for this one.

• Wash dishes and keep the kitchen tidy after meals
• Clean windows and patio doors once a week
• Help an elderly person with meals, medication reminders and light walking
• Water indoor plants and feed pets
• Dust furniture, ornaments and skirting boards
• Get children ready for school and supervise homework in the afternoon

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

• Cooking experience with family meals
• Experience caring for an older person
• A driver's licence for school lifts

• 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.
• Families hire on trust, so make references your strongest part. Write the employer's name, suburb, years worked and phone number for each one.