Job Description - Housekeepers clean private homes, buy food, cook and serve meals,and do laundry for family members. Some housekeepers work for several households, spending one or two days a week with each one. These housekeepers are called day workers. Other housekeepers work full time for one family. Some full-time workers are live-in housekeepers, who live with the family for whom they work.
HOUSEKEEPING:
Helping peolple to get their house clean and neat
In some cases housekeepers work through social service agencies to housekeep for families with absent or ill parents. The duties of individual domestic housekeepers vary widely. Some housekeepers have complete responsibility and authority to plan and carry out many household duties.
Education and Training Requirements
There are no specific educational requirements for housekeepers. Some employers prefer people who have a high school education. Experience and skill in caring for a home are generally more important than formal education. Housekeepers should know how to use such appliances as clothes washers, should be familiar with household cleaning products, and should know the basics of good nutrition.
Others are given very specific duties and are
closely supervised. Housekeepers may plan,
cook, and serve meals and clean up after
food is eaten. They may buy food and
household supplies. Sometimes they care
for children, helping them to eat, dress, and
bathe. They may also be responsible for
disciplining children and entertaining them
by reading to them or playing games with
them.
Domestic housekeepers may clean floors, windows, furniture, and other areas. They sometimes make beds and change linens. They may wash, iron, and mend clothes and linens. Sometimes housekeepers perform such services as answering the telephone, receiving visitors, and exercising pets.
