Butler Job

  • Sector: Private Households & Estates
  • Function: Butler, Houseman
  • Contact: Jules le Roux
  • Contact Phone: +442072339950
  • Start Date: September / October 2025
  • Location: Oxfordshire
  • Salary: £45,000 - £55,000 GPA
  • Job Ref: 175881
  • Contact Email: jules@greycoatlumleys.co.uk

Butler Job, near Chipping Norton.

A beautiful estate in The Cotswolds is looking for a Butler to care for the family of 6. There is a great team who you will be working with, which consists of a Chef, 3 housekeepers, 1 driver and a wider estate team including gardeners and estate workers.

There is a lot of benefits to this role, including membership to a local gym and every school holiday there is a lot of down time. 

Duties:

  • Assist with table setting, polishing silverware, preparing dining areas and serving meals

  • Front of house serving all meals for family and guests – breakfast, lunch and dinner at weekends and lunch and dinner in the week 

  • Front of house making cocktails and serving drinks

  • Organising the family/social areas for when being used

  • Getting papers, lighting fires, tidying fireplaces etc

  • Working closely with the chef for all meals and taking out rubbish/recycling each day

  • Ensuring that all spaces in the house that are being used by the family are tidy and ready for use

  • Greeting guests and offering front of house service, serving them drinks etc 

  • Support housekeeping/gardening staff with lifting for event prep or general prep of an area

  • Ensure the proper functioning of appliances and systems, coordinating repairs as necessary.

  • Care for family pets, which may include overnight stays.

  • Occasional driving for the principal's children for a school run 

  • Opening up and locking up the property and ensuring everything is tidied and in the correct place

  • Set up and breakdown from winter to summer for entertaining areas and from summer to winter

  • Co-ordinating with the garden team for the outside areas of the property, garden furniture, covering and uncovering  

Live in or out

£45,000 - £55,000 Gross per annum depending on experience