Housekeeper and Cook (Family Home) – Entry Level

Steady household work in a family home in Newcastle, with clear days and hours agreed upfront. If you turn up on time and finish what you start, you'll fit in quickly.

Home base is a family home on the Newcastle side of KwaZulu-Natal. Start is planned for the beginning of next month.

• Keep a list of cleaning supplies running low for the employer
• Change bed linen and make beds
• Clean bedrooms, bathrooms, kitchen and living areas on a weekly rotation
• Dust furniture, ornaments and skirting boards
• Wash, hang, iron and fold the household's laundry
• Prepare simple meals or school lunches when asked
• Clean windows and patio doors once a week

• Trustworthy, with references from previous employers you can share
• Able to handle a full-day physical routine
• Good with children and patient
• Neat, organised and able to work without being supervised

• Written contract with fixed hours and duties
• Registered for UIF and COIDA by the employer
• Paid annual leave and public holidays as the law requires
• 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.
• Say plainly what you can and cannot do: cooking, ironing, childcare, driving. It avoids arguments later and families like honesty.