Housekeeper and Cook (Family Home)

You'll keep a large estate home in Kempton Park clean, calm and running smoothly for the family. If you turn up on time and finish what you start, you'll fit in quickly.

You'll be based at a large estate home in Kempton Park. Living nearby, or on a taxi route to it, really helps. The first two weeks are spent shadowing someone experienced.

• Wash, hang, iron and fold the household's laundry
• Get children ready for school and supervise homework in the afternoon
• Dust furniture, ornaments and skirting boards
• Change bed linen and make beds
• Water indoor plants and feed pets
• Keep a list of cleaning supplies running low for the employer
• Clean bedrooms, bathrooms, kitchen and living areas on a weekly rotation

• South African ID or valid work permit
• Good with children and patient
• Trustworthy, with references from previous employers you can share
• Willing to follow the family's house rules and routines

• Basic first aid or child CPR course
• A driver's licence for school lifts
• Cooking experience with family meals

• Transport money for live-out staff
• Paid annual leave and public holidays as the law requires
• Own room with bathroom for live-in posts

• 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.