Housekeeper and Cook (Family Home)

You'll keep a family home in Sandton clean, calm and running smoothly for the family. You don't need to be the loudest person in the room, just the one others can count on.

You'll be based at a family home in Sandton. Living nearby, or on a taxi route to it, really helps.

• Water indoor plants and feed pets
• Help an elderly person with meals, medication reminders and light walking
• Clean bedrooms, bathrooms, kitchen and living areas on a weekly rotation
• Wash, hang, iron and fold the household's laundry
• Dust furniture, ornaments and skirting boards
• Change bed linen and make beds

• Neat, organised and able to work without being supervised
• South African ID or valid work permit
• Willing to follow the family's house rules and routines
• Able to handle a full-day physical routine

• Cooking experience with family meals
• A driver's licence for school lifts

• Own room with bathroom for live-in posts
• Registered for UIF and COIDA by the employer
• 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.