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Couple Job

  • Sector: Private Households & Estates
  • Function: Couple
  • Contact: Lesley Jones
  • Contact Phone: +441315565139
  • Start Date: When the right candidates are found
  • Location: Dumfries
  • Salary: Depending on experience
  • Job Ref: 147148
  • Contact Email: lesley@greycoatlumleys.co.uk

Couple Job - Cook and Housekeeper

Greycoat Lumley's client are seeking an experienced and dynamic Couple to provide support on a busy Private Estate close to the coast in southwest Scotland. 

The Couple are required to provide housekeeping and cooking for the private family as well for various other enterprises on the estate. The estate includes beautiful gardens open to the public, a home farm, and picturesque hills, lochs and rivers to explore and enjoy.  The estate is a wonderful location for a couple who enjoy the outdoors and stunning scenery.  Other members of staff work and live on the estate. 

Housekeeper – working directly to the wife of the owner of the estate

  • Housekeeper / domestic cleaning to a high standard for a large historic house

  • Shopping and laundry

  • Provision of security for the house

  • Household management, e.g. dealing with part-time cleaners, contractors and tradesmen when required

  • Supported by maintenance and estate office

  • Management and maintenance of three-holiday cottage lets and a small team of cleaners

  • The position is based on a five-day a week schedule, 8.30 am—5.00 pm, including Saturdays (approximately three per month), except for special events that may involve weekends and some evenings on a split shift basis. Days off will be given in lieu of weekend working.

Occasional other duties include

  • Front-of-house service for corporate events, weddings, sporting parties and future house opening

  • Cooking – able to cook delicious, healthy meals for the family and occasional private entertainment

  • Driving

  • Occasional child-minding

Requirements

  • Thorough, organised, kind, warm, flexible and good with children

  • Cheerfulness and experience in similar positions

  • Experienced, highly organised and discreet

  • CRB checked

  • Country loving

  • Self-motivated and able to work as part of a team

  • Work will be busy at times and will suit an intelligent, energetic person who is happy to be part of a developing business 

COOK

An experienced, passionate cook is required for a full-time position (as part of a couple).

The estate wishes to find an exceptional cook who enjoys variety, is excited about using seasonal produce, can create seasonal menu plans, and takes pride in their work and environment.

The role is to cook family meals, dinner parties, corporate food, and food during the summer for a small tearoom. The successful candidate will be responsible for the main household, liaising directly with the family. This position will have backup and support from the housekeeping and maintenance team. A clean driving licence and good use of spoken English are required.

The successful candidates should be country-loving, positive, friendly, flexible, non-smokers, and have a genuine passion for housekeeping and cooking. They should also be children/family-friendly and hold current clean driving licenses.

  • The position is based on a 5-day week and will include split shifts and weekends during busy times of the year

  • 28 days annual holiday entitlement

  • Pension scheme

Job:  147148

Start: ASAP

Accommodation:  Live out in a 3 bedroom apartment in an adjoining property to the main house

Salary: competitive, dependent on experience.

lesley@greycoatlumleys.co.uk