{"id":2736,"date":"2017-02-24T10:41:17","date_gmt":"2017-02-24T10:41:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/s37407.p1377.sites.pressdns.com\/resources\/?p=2736"},"modified":"2024-11-27T16:16:36","modified_gmt":"2024-11-27T16:16:36","slug":"101-tasks-for-a-housekeeper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/en-gb\/101-tasks-for-a-housekeeper\/","title":{"rendered":"101 Tasks For A Housekeeper"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Does having a Spring-cleaned house feel like an unattainable dream? Hire some help!<br>&nbsp;<br>Whether it&rsquo;s de-cluttering the house, getting to work in the garden or starting something new &ndash; making your home ship shape can require more hands and hours than a busy family can spare.<br>&nbsp;<br>To get started we&rsquo;ve identified&nbsp;101 tasks for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.care.com\/en-gb\/profiles\/housekeepers\" title=\"housekeeper\">housekeeper<\/a>.<br>&nbsp;<br>If you&rsquo;re a housekeeper, why not inspire potential employers by listing some of these <a href=\"https:\/\/uk.care.com\/house-and-garden-jobs\" title=\"Housekeeper Job Profile\">tasks in your profile<\/a>!<br>&nbsp;<\/p><div style=\"padding-left:25px\"><ol><li>Set up garden toys (trampoline, swing set, etc.)<\/li><li>Polish and buff a shoe collection<\/li><li>Participate in a focus group or experiment<\/li><li>Organise office documents<\/li><li>Pick up from the airport or train station<\/li><li>Collect mail, newspapers and packages while you&rsquo;re on vacation<\/li><li>Buy tickets for an event<\/li><li>Pack and unpack after a move<\/li><li>Organise and assist a busy professional<\/li><li>Deliver car for maintenance and inspections<\/li><li>Assist in daily routine after an injury<\/li><li>Respond to letters and emails<\/li><li>Do weekly grocery shopping runs<\/li><li>Help cook for a big party<\/li><li>Pick up dry cleaning, alterations or clothing repairs<\/li><li>Wash the car<\/li><li>Rake leaves<\/li><li>Write thank you notes<\/li><li>Organise the garage<\/li><li>Set up for a garden sale<\/li><li>Clean the pool and empty the skimmers<\/li><li>Organise photo albums (digital or paper)<\/li><li>Take the trash to the dump<\/li><li>Assemble furniture (no more IKEA instructions for you!)<\/li><li>Put lights up for Christmas<\/li><li>Move furniture<\/li><li>Shovel snow<\/li><li>Mow the lawn<\/li><li>Weed the garden<\/li><li>Clean out the attic\/basement<\/li><li>Paint a room<\/li><li>Write out Christmas cards<\/li><li>Water the plants<\/li><li>Serve food at a house party<\/li><li>Return unwanted purchases<\/li><li>Fold laundry<\/li><li>Clean the fridge<\/li><li>Organize contacts and email addresses<\/li><li>Sync computer to devices<\/li><li>Organize the pantry<\/li><li>Wash dishes<\/li><li>Return library books &mdash; and get new ones<\/li><li>List unwanted furniture on sites like Craigslist or eBay<\/li><li>Drive kids to football practice<\/li><li>Hand out flyers around town for a new business<\/li><li>Prep and cook meals to freeze<\/li><li>Wash the windows<\/li><li>Set up for a birthday party<\/li><li>Scan and digitize your child&rsquo;s artwork<\/li><li>Water the lawn and garden<\/li><li>Help at a child&rsquo;s birthday or pool party<\/li><li>Bake for a bake sale<\/li><li>Clean out the gutters<\/li><li>Housesit while you&rsquo;re on holiday<\/li><li>Clean up after a party<\/li><li>Prepare a guest room before family visits<\/li><li>Pick-up and deliver anything you need<\/li><li>Set up electronics around the house<\/li><li>File and organize your recipes<\/li><li>Clean the boat<\/li><li>Take your elderly mother grocery shopping<\/li><li>Drive elderly parents to doctor&rsquo;s appointments<\/li><li>Organise the shed<\/li><li>Create and stuff goodie bags<\/li><li>Stock up on essentials at a big box store<\/li><li>Paint nails and do hair at a party for little girls<\/li><li>Set up for an event (chairs, food table, drinks)<\/li><li>Schedule appointments<\/li><li>Use a &ldquo;Pooper Scooper&rdquo; in the garden<\/li><li>Teach basic computer skills<\/li><li>Organise a library of books<\/li><li>Enter data into an Excel doc<\/li><li>Address and mail cards<\/li><li>Practice dances before an event<\/li><li>Assist with estate sorting after a death<\/li><li>Provide personal shopping<\/li><li>Help with interior decorating<\/li><li>Lead a craft project at a birthday party<\/li><li>Edit a CV<\/li><li>Organise CDs or records<\/li><li>Make reservations<\/li><li>Rehearse a job interview<\/li><li>Set up outdoor furniture after the winter<\/li><li>Hold a sign for an event<\/li><li>Direct traffic in a parking lot during an event<\/li><li>Tend the campfire at an outdoor party<\/li><li>Grill at a barbeque<\/li><li>Edit university essays<\/li><li>Prepare for a wedding speech or a presentation<\/li><li>Play music at an event<\/li><li>Organise a closet<\/li><li>Set up a website or blog<\/li><li>Guide a tour around a new town<\/li><li>Plan a holiday<\/li><li>Organise and file papers<\/li><li>Wrap presents around Christmas time<\/li><li>Chop firewood<\/li><li>Clean and organize gardening and garden tools<\/li><li>Bartend at a party<\/li><li>Spread mulch on flower beds<\/li><li>Open and close the pool<\/li><p><\/p><\/ol><\/div><p>&nbsp;<\/p><h2>Your Next Steps:<\/h2><p><\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/uk.care.com\/articles\/hiring\/help-need-new-housekeeper-tried-tested-tips-hire-keep-best\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Help! I need a new housekeeper &ndash; six tried and tested tips to hire and keep the very best\" rel=\"noopener\">Help! I Need A New Housekeeper &ndash; Six Tried and Tested Tips to Hire and Keep the Very Best<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/uk.care.com\/articles\/children\/the-chore-war-getting-children-to-do-their-part\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"The Chore War: Getting Children to do Their Part\" rel=\"noopener\">The Chore War: Getting Children to do Their Part<\/a><\/li><p><\/p><\/ul><p>&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Does having a Spring-cleaned house feel like an unattainable dream? Hire some help!&nbsp;Whether it&rsquo;s de-cluttering the house, getting to work in the garden or starting something new &ndash; making your home ship shape can require more hands and hours than a busy family can spare.&nbsp;To get started we&rsquo;ve identified&nbsp;101 tasks for a housekeeper.&nbsp;If you&rsquo;re a <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/en-gb\/101-tasks-for-a-housekeeper\/\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1092,"featured_media":15524,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"enable_toc":false,"care_reviewed_by":0,"care_post_updated_flag":true,"care_updated_date":"2021-05-19 00:00:00","last_update":"2017-02-24","view_count":973,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"member-type":[4],"vertical":[9,18],"platform":[2],"class_list":["post-2736","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","member-type-all","vertical-house-home","vertical-home-care-advice-tips","platform-resources"],"acf":[],"created":"2014-05-02","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/en-gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2736","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/en-gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/en-gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/en-gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1092"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/en-gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2736"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/en-gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2736\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":208895,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/en-gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2736\/revisions\/208895"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/en-gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15524"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/en-gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2736"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/en-gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2736"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/en-gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2736"},{"taxonomy":"member-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/en-gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/member-type?post=2736"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/en-gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=2736"},{"taxonomy":"platform","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/en-gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/platform?post=2736"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}