Housekeeper and Cook (Family Home)

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

You'll be based at a large estate home in Benoni. Living nearby, or on a taxi route to it, really helps. Weekend work is on a roster, so you won't be on every weekend.

• Wash dishes and keep the kitchen tidy after meals
• Prepare simple meals or school lunches when asked
• Keep a list of cleaning supplies running low for the employer
• Get children ready for school and supervise homework in the afternoon
• Wash, hang, iron and fold the household's laundry
• Clean bedrooms, bathrooms, kitchen and living areas on a weekly rotation

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

• Written contract with fixed hours and duties
• Transport money for live-out staff
• Paid annual leave and public holidays as the law requires
• Registered for UIF and COIDA by the employer

• 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.