Housekeeper and Cook (Family Home)

Steady household work in a large estate home in Mamelodi, with clear days and hours agreed upfront. It's a practical job: you'll see what you got done before you go home.

This post is in Mamelodi (Gauteng). Please only apply if you can travel there daily.

• Get children ready for school and supervise homework in the afternoon
• Help an elderly person with meals, medication reminders and light walking
• Clean windows and patio doors once a week
• Dust furniture, ornaments and skirting boards
• Wash dishes and keep the kitchen tidy after meals
• Prepare simple meals or school lunches when asked

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

• Cooking experience with family meals
• Experience caring for an older person
• A driver's licence for school lifts

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

• Ask for a written contract and to be registered for UIF. Good employers expect the question and it protects you.
• Families hire on trust, so make references your strongest part. Write the employer's name, suburb, years worked and phone number for each one.