Housekeeper and Cook (Family Home)

You'll keep a family home in Umhlanga clean, calm and running smoothly for the family. Expect to be trusted with real work from your first week.

You'll report in Umhlanga. Relocation is not covered for this one. There's a probation period of three months before the contract is confirmed.

• Clean bedrooms, bathrooms, kitchen and living areas on a weekly rotation
• Help an elderly person with meals, medication reminders and light walking
• Wash dishes and keep the kitchen tidy after meals
• Clean windows and patio doors once a week
• Water indoor plants and feed pets
• Get children ready for school and supervise homework in the afternoon

• South African ID or valid work permit
• Good with children and patient
• Able to speak and understand basic English
• Neat, organised and able to work without being supervised
• Willing to follow the family's house rules and routines

• Cooking experience with family meals
• Basic first aid or child CPR course

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

• 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.