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Couple Job

  • Sector: Private Households & Estates
  • Function: Couple
  • Contact: Archie McClintock
  • Contact Phone: +442072339950
  • Start Date: ASAP
  • Location: Aix-en-Provence
  • Salary: €6,000 NPM
  • Job Ref: 191668
  • Contact Email: archie@greycoatlumleys.co.uk

Domestic Couple Job – Luxury Private Villa, Provence, France

Start: ASAP | Live-in | Long-term role

A warm, welcoming private household in Provence is seeking a dynamic, hands-on Domestic Couple to oversee the smooth running of a luxury 10-bedroom villa set in extensive, beautifully landscaped grounds. The principals are in residence 3–6 months each year, and the home serves as a peaceful retreat for family and guests. This role suits a proactive couple with exceptional energy, initiative and a genuine willingness to learn.

This is an exciting opportunity for a couple who enjoy working together, take pride in maintaining a beautiful property, and thrive in a setting where high standards, good humour, and hard work are appreciated and rewarded.

Key Responsibilities

Property & Grounds

  • Oversee the daily care and presentation of a luxury 10-bedroom villa (sleeps up to 16)

  • Willingness to learn gardening techniques

  • Maintain 8 hectares of grounds: lawns, knot garden, vegetable garden, terraces, and olive groves

  • Care for outdoor pool area

  • Enhance the aesthetic of the estate through thoughtful care of grounds, beds, and seasonal displays

Guest Experience & Housekeeping

  • Provide warm, attentive service for principals and guests

  • Service of food and drinks

  • Deliver excellent housekeeping standards, including turn-down service

  • Prepare confident home-style meals for up to 10 guests when required. Meals can be separated out between the couple

  • Ensure the property is immaculate, organised, and ready for arrivals

Logistics, Administration & Oversight

  • Manage household budgets, suppliers, maintenance schedules and insurance/paperwork

  • Coordinate with local contractors (sufficient French to communicate is required)

  • Arrange airport runs and other transport

  • Both candidates must hold valid EU driving licences

  • Handle issues calmly and proactively—everything from a broken window to a pool refurbishment

  • Maintain clear communication with the principals’ office and provide regular updates

  • Work independently for long stretches, taking full responsibility across the estate

Teamwork & Attitude

  • Operate as a cohesive, self-managing team

  • Show enthusiasm, initiative, and the ability to “roll up your sleeves” anywhere needed

  • Bring strong organisational skills and pride in high-quality work

  • Maintain professionalism, discretion, and a warm, welcoming manner

Candidate Profile

We are seeking a couple who have:

  • Experience in a private household or similar service-focused environment

  • Strong work ethic, resilience, and a positive, solution-driven mindset

  • A genuine willingness to learn new skills (especially in gardening and estate care)

  • The ability to cook confidently for groups and maintain excellent housekeeping standards

  • Comfort managing budgets, paperwork, and day-to-day operational needs

  • The ability to work independently without micro-management

  • EU passports and valid EU driving licences

  • French language skills beneficial (or the willingness to build basic working proficiency)

Energy, enthusiasm, adaptability and initiative are essential.

This is a household where staff are treated exceptionally well—expect a supportive, happy working environment with fair but high expectations.

Accommodation

  • A private, self-contained first-floor annexe including:

  • Bedroom, spare room, sitting room, kitchen and bathroom

  • Private potager space

Hours

Seasonal:

  • Very busy summer months with guests and family in residence

  • Quieter winter periods focusing on maintenance, planning, and property care

  • Sundays always off; otherwise flexible scheduling

Location

Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur

Salary

EURO: 7,000 NET combined

JOB ID: 191668

Please submit CVs for both candidates to archie@greycoatlumleys.co.uk