Gem – Nanny, Housekeeper, Cook – Vanderbijlpark

SM/38/S19022024

Info on SM

Salary: From R 5000

Languages: Able to read and write English, IsiZulu and Sotho

Reside: Bophelong, Vanderbijlpark

Availability: Immediately – Live-in Mon-Fri, able to help on Saturdays when needed

Experience:

Job name: Private Family (1)

Duration: 2017 – Jan 2024

Nanny duties:

• The other child was a newborn when she started working
• Nappy changing, bottle sterilizing
• Check baby temperature
• Feeding, bathing and dressing the baby
• Putting baby to sleep
• Help children with schoolwork
• Performing light housework
• Made lunch
• Read books, sing songs, and play age-appropriate games with the children.
• Teaching skills like colors, animals, numbers, and shapes
• Help the child develop their speech and vocabulary.
• Create a safe, stimulating environment for the children through safe and appropriate play.
• Make sure their overall wellbeing is alright

Housekeeper Duties:

• Sweeping, vacuuming, scrubbing where necessary, and mopping the floors.
• Taking items out of the cupboards, wiping the shelves, and neatly organizing the cupboards.
• Cleaning the toilets, and restocking restrooms.
• Moving furniture to clean underneath
• Washing laundry, ironing the laundry, and packing it in the cupboards.
• Washing curtains and bed linen.
• Washing dishes and cleaning the fridge and freezer.
• Informing my employer of any cleaning equipment, detergents, etc needed to effectively do the job

Made dishes by SM:

• Chicken curry
• Dumplings, vegetables and stew
• Phuthu porridge with milk
• Oats
• English Breakfast
• Smoothies
• Cooked meals desired by the family

Reason for leaving: SM’s services are no longer needed

Job name: Private Family (2)

Duration: 2017 – 2021 (ad-hoc)

Housekeeper Duties:

• Sweeping, vacuuming, scrubbing where necessary, and mopping the floors.
• Taking items out of the cupboards, wiping the shelves, and neatly organizing the cupboards.
• Cleaning the toilets, and restocking restrooms.
• Moving furniture to clean underneath
• Washing laundry, ironing the laundry, and packing it in the cupboards.
• Washing curtains and bed linen.
• Washing dishes and cleaning the fridge and freezer.
• Informing my employer of any cleaning equipment, detergents, etc needed to effectively do the job

Reason for leaving: COVID-19 Pandemic

References

Private family (2): SM was employed by us as a housekeeper. She also babysat my children (who were three and six years old at the time) when I needed her at times for date nights or on weekends when were away on weekends. SM did her work with pride. She was never problematic towards us. She never borrowed any money, and our belongings never went missing while she was employed by us. SM did a good job cleaning our house; she worked at a fast speed, but her work was not, at all, sloppy. She stopped working for us because of the pandemic, and by the time we wanted to hire her again, she was hired full-time elsewhere. SM is someone I would recommend as a housekeeper and babysitter.

Private family (1): SM has worked for me for over seven years as a nanny, housekeeper and cook. At first, she worked for me a couple days a week then eventually (around 2021), she worked for us full-time. SM is great. She has been doing a good job and we all adore her; she is like family to us. SM is a very punctual person and there were no problems concerning her. She was comfortable around our pets and made great food. She still assists for a day at the house, but my children are now grown so her services are no longer provided. I would recommend her.