A helping hand is available with a few clicks from the Raha app. She comes and leaves only when your home is in better condition. To help her do her mission, you may make priorities from top to bottom, how much each task should take, so you can get the most out of her visit hours, and make her mission easy to complete.
And the best way to do so is to create a schedule for domestic helper duties and responsibilities. Here are some tips for that:
1- Make priorities
| Priorities | Urgent | Not urgent |
| Important | Urgent and important | Not urgent but important |
| Not important | Urgent but not important | Not urgent nor important |
2- Set the specific time needed for every task. You can do some tasks yourself to figure out how much time they take, and you may also watch the time a domestic worker takes for each mission, and after a couple of visits performing the same tasks, you’ll be able to know.
3- Make a basic cleaning checklist. Mopping the floors throughout the house.
Example of this basic cleaning checklist:
- Make beds
- Collect and wash laundry as needed
- Wipe down the bathrooms.
- Wash dishes and sanitize food preparation areas
- Take out garbage and replace garbage bags
Doing that routine daily will make your house look clean and tidy for a longer time. This will make your domestic helper’s visit more effective.
4- Schedule for hourly domestic helper duties and responsibilities
| Day | Check the house (lights, hangers, doorknobs, drains, batteries in toys, appliances, etc.). And make repairs. Check the kitchen’s daily used appliances (blender, microwave, sandwich maker, dishwasher, stove, etc.). And make repairs. |
| Saturday | Master bedroom (dust, drapes, windows & dehumidifiers). Air purifier (inside/outside body, air quality sensor, & vacuum filters). Dehumidifier (clean outside, filter & wash inside of water holder). Laundry: sheets, pillowcases, comforter covers. Floors: mop. |
| Sunday | Kitchen (dust, windows, garbage cans, wash cleaning clothes). Fridge tidying. Vacuum throughout the house. |
| Monday | Dusting all surfaces and walls. Cleaning the fridge. Mopping the floors throughout the house. |
| Tuesday | Children’s room (dust, drapes, windows & dehumidifiers). Vacuum throughout the house. |
| Wednesday | Check the house (lights, hangers, doorknobs, drains, batteries in toys, appliances, etc.). And make repairs. Check the kitchen’s’s daily used appliances (blender, microwave, sandwich maker, dishwasher, stove, etc.). And make repairs. |
| Thursday | Cleaning organizers, drawers, and cabinets. Vacuum throughout the house. |
| Friday | Check the house (lights, hangers, doorknobs, drains, batteries in toys, appliances, etc.). And make repairs. Check the kitchen’s daily used appliances (blender, microwave, sandwich maker, dishwasher, stove, etc.). And make repairs. |
monthly schedule for domestic helper duties and responsibilities:
| Month | Duties and responsibilities |
| 1 | Washing, sanitizing, and drying the master bedroom’s carpets. |
| 2 | Cleaning and sanitizing beds and seating in main bedrooms. |
| 3 | Cleaning and sanitizing the living room and reception seating. |
| 4 | Washing, drying, and sanitizing all bed sheets, pillows covers, and cushions. |
| 5 | Washing, drying, and sanitizing all bed sheets, pillows covers, and cushions. |
| 6 | Cleaning and sanitizing kitchen containers, shelves, and organizers. |
| 7 | Deep cleaning of surfaces and walls: clean smudges. |
| 8 | Deep cleaning, sanitizing, and repairing portraits, vases, frames, antiques, and mirrors. |
| 9 | Washing, sanitizing, and drying the carpets in the living room, and the kid’s rooms. |
| 10 | Deep cleaning of all house entries and windows. |
Add to this schedule or delete from it, depending on your house’s needs. Download a PDF copy., here.
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Sources
unchecked What should a domestic helper’s schedule look like?, August 2023, FairAgency.org.
