Housekeeper and Cook (Family Home) – Experienced

You'll keep a guesthouse with family quarters in Pinetown clean, calm and running smoothly for the family. Bring a calm head on busy days and you'll be fine.

You'll be based at a guesthouse with family quarters in Pinetown. Living nearby, or on a taxi route to it, really helps.

• Keep a list of cleaning supplies running low for the employer
• Clean bedrooms, bathrooms, kitchen and living areas on a weekly rotation
• Dust furniture, ornaments and skirting boards
• Get children ready for school and supervise homework in the afternoon
• Wash, hang, iron and fold the household's laundry
• Prepare simple meals or school lunches when asked
• Help an elderly person with meals, medication reminders and light walking

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

• Non-smoker
• Basic first aid or child CPR course

• Registered for UIF and COIDA by the employer
• Transport money for live-out staff
• Written contract with fixed hours and duties

• 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.