Housekeeper and Cook (Family Home)

Cleaning, laundry and a hand with the kids: that is the week in a guesthouse with family quarters in Coega. If you like clear targets and knowing where you stand, this is for you.

Location: Coega, Eastern Cape. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first.

• Dust furniture, ornaments and skirting boards
• Prepare simple meals or school lunches when asked
• Clean bedrooms, bathrooms, kitchen and living areas on a weekly rotation
• Help an elderly person with meals, medication reminders and light walking
• Change bed linen and make beds
• Water indoor plants and feed pets
• Keep a list of cleaning supplies running low for the employer

• South African ID or valid work permit
• Able to handle a full-day physical routine
• Trustworthy, with references from previous employers you can share
• Neat, organised and able to work without being supervised
• Good with children and patient
• Willing to follow the family's house rules and routines

• A driver's licence for school lifts
• Basic first aid or child CPR course

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

• Ask for a written contract and to be registered for UIF. Good employers expect the question and it protects you.
• Say plainly what you can and cannot do: cooking, ironing, childcare, driving. It avoids arguments later and families like honesty.