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