Live-In Housekeeper and Nanny

You'll keep a family home in Polokwane clean, calm and running smoothly for the family. If you learn fast and don't mind being shown things twice, you'll settle in within a few weeks.

This post is in Polokwane (Limpopo). Please only apply if you can travel there daily.

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

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

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

• Transport money for live-out staff
• Registered for UIF and COIDA by the employer
• Paid annual leave and public holidays as the law requires

• 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.