Does having a Spring-cleaned house feel like an unattainable dream? Hire some help!
Whether it’s de-cluttering the house, getting to work in the garden or starting something new – making your home ship shape can require more hands and hours than a busy family can spare.
To get started we’ve identified 101 tasks for a housekeeper.
If you’re a housekeeper, why not inspire potential employers by listing some of these tasks in your profile!
- Set up garden toys (trampoline, swing set, etc.)
- Polish and buff a shoe collection
- Participate in a focus group or experiment
- Organise office documents
- Pick up from the airport or train station
- Collect mail, newspapers and packages while you’re on vacation
- Buy tickets for an event
- Pack and unpack after a move
- Organise and assist a busy professional
- Deliver car for maintenance and inspections
- Assist in daily routine after an injury
- Respond to letters and emails
- Do weekly grocery shopping runs
- Help cook for a big party
- Pick up dry cleaning, alterations or clothing repairs
- Wash the car
- Rake leaves
- Write thank you notes
- Organise the garage
- Set up for a garden sale
- Clean the pool and empty the skimmers
- Organise photo albums (digital or paper)
- Take the trash to the dump
- Assemble furniture (no more IKEA instructions for you!)
- Put lights up for Christmas
- Move furniture
- Shovel snow
- Mow the lawn
- Weed the garden
- Clean out the attic/basement
- Paint a room
- Write out Christmas cards
- Water the plants
- Serve food at a house party
- Return unwanted purchases
- Fold laundry
- Clean the fridge
- Organize contacts and email addresses
- Sync computer to devices
- Organize the pantry
- Wash dishes
- Return library books — and get new ones
- List unwanted furniture on sites like Craigslist or eBay
- Drive kids to football practice
- Hand out flyers around town for a new business
- Prep and cook meals to freeze
- Wash the windows
- Set up for a birthday party
- Scan and digitize your child’s artwork
- Water the lawn and garden
- Help at a child’s birthday or pool party
- Bake for a bake sale
- Clean out the gutters
- Housesit while you’re on holiday
- Clean up after a party
- Prepare a guest room before family visits
- Pick-up and deliver anything you need
- Set up electronics around the house
- File and organize your recipes
- Clean the boat
- Take your elderly mother grocery shopping
- Drive elderly parents to doctor’s appointments
- Organise the shed
- Create and stuff goodie bags
- Stock up on essentials at a big box store
- Paint nails and do hair at a party for little girls
- Set up for an event (chairs, food table, drinks)
- Schedule appointments
- Use a “Pooper Scooper” in the garden
- Teach basic computer skills
- Organise a library of books
- Enter data into an Excel doc
- Address and mail cards
- Practice dances before an event
- Assist with estate sorting after a death
- Provide personal shopping
- Help with interior decorating
- Lead a craft project at a birthday party
- Edit a CV
- Organise CDs or records
- Make reservations
- Rehearse a job interview
- Set up outdoor furniture after the winter
- Hold a sign for an event
- Direct traffic in a parking lot during an event
- Tend the campfire at an outdoor party
- Grill at a barbeque
- Edit university essays
- Prepare for a wedding speech or a presentation
- Play music at an event
- Organise a closet
- Set up a website or blog
- Guide a tour around a new town
- Plan a holiday
- Organise and file papers
- Wrap presents around Christmas time
- Chop firewood
- Clean and organize gardening and garden tools
- Bartend at a party
- Spread mulch on flower beds
- Open and close the pool
Your Next Steps:
- Help! I Need A New Housekeeper – Six Tried and Tested Tips to Hire and Keep the Very Best
- The Chore War: Getting Children to do Their Part
