Housekeeper and Cook (Family Home)

Cleaning, laundry and a hand with the kids: that is the week in a large estate home in Cape Town CBD. It suits someone who likes knowing exactly what a good day's work looks like.

You'll be based at a large estate home in Cape Town CBD. Living nearby, or on a taxi route to it, really helps.

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

• Willing to follow the family's house rules and routines
• Trustworthy, with references from previous employers you can share
• Able to handle a full-day physical routine
• South African ID or valid work permit
• Able to speak and understand basic English
• Good with children and patient

• Experience caring for an older person
• Non-smoker

• Written contract with fixed hours and duties
• Paid annual leave and public holidays as the law requires
• Own room with bathroom for live-in posts
• Registered for UIF and COIDA by the employer

• Families hire on trust, so make references your strongest part. Write the employer's name, suburb, years worked and phone number for each one.
• Say plainly what you can and cannot do: cooking, ironing, childcare, driving. It avoids arguments later and families like honesty.