Live-In Housekeeper and Nanny

Steady household work in a family home in Durban Central, with clear days and hours agreed upfront. If you like clear targets and knowing where you stand, this is for you.

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

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

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

• Basic first aid or child CPR course
• Experience caring for an older person

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

• Say plainly what you can and cannot do: cooking, ironing, childcare, driving. It avoids arguments later and families like honesty.
• Families hire on trust, so make references your strongest part. Write the employer's name, suburb, years worked and phone number for each one.