Housekeeper and Cook (Family Home) – Immediate Start

Cleaning, laundry and a hand with the kids: that is the week in a large estate home in Germiston. If you learn fast and don't mind being shown things twice, you'll settle in within a few weeks.

The work is in Germiston, Gauteng, so you'll need a reliable way to get there every day.

• 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
• Help an elderly person with meals, medication reminders and light walking
• Clean bedrooms, bathrooms, kitchen and living areas on a weekly rotation
• Wash dishes and keep the kitchen tidy after meals

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

• Basic first aid or child CPR course
• Experience caring for an older person
• Cooking experience with family meals

• 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.