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Couples Job

  • Sector: Private Households & Estates
  • Function: Couple
  • Contact: Laura Harrall
  • Contact Phone: +441298600414
  • Start Date: March / April 2026
  • Location: Chester
  • Salary: £70,000+ GPA
  • Job Ref: 195073
  • Contact Email: laura@greycoatlumleys.co.uk

Live In Couples Job – Chester / Wrexham area – Full-time - £70,000+ GPA

An experienced, detail-driven Couple is required for a private household based in the Chester / Wrexham area. This is a full-time, permanent position working within a respectful and well-structured home alongside an Estate Manager & Head Gardener.

You must be proactive, discreet, and take pride in maintaining exceptionally high standards across all areas of the home and grounds.   This role will be to start in March / April 2026 when the main accommodation will be ready, however and earlier start could be considered if the Couple was happy to initially move into an alternative bungalow accommodation.

Key Responsibilities Include:

  • Daily and deep cleaning of all rooms and surfaces

  • Laundry, ironing, and care of luxury and delicate garments

  • Wardrobe organisation and packing/unpacking for travel

  • Grocery shopping and dry-cleaning errands

  • Occasional basic meal preparation

  • Stock control and pantry/kitchen organisation

  • Confident in the use of Word for household documentation

  • Working closely with the Estate Manager and wider household team

  • Occasional weekend support required

  • General Maintenance Gardening assisting the Head Gardener

  • Lawn care, planting, weeding, edging, strimming, pruning, hedge trimming

  • Driving duties and maintenance of the household vehicles

  • General property maintenance including basic DIY and reporting larger maintenance needs.

  • Jet washing and keeping outside areas clean and tidy

  • Property security and overseeing trades and contractors

  • Occasionally visiting the families property in London to check on and carry out maintenance tasks (staying overnight)

About You

  • Minimum 5 years’ experience in private households

  • Trustworthy, discreet, and highly organised

  • Comfortable working under an Estate Manager as part of a small team

  • Flexible, proactive, and detail-focused

  • Both must have clean UK driving licensees

  • Enhanced DBS check and excellent references essential

This is a fantastic long-term opportunity for a professional Couple seeking a stable, respectful, and well-run private household.

Accommodation is offered in the form of a separate 3 bed property within the grounds and next to the estate office – all bills paid by the employer - the accommodation can be offered as furnished or unfurnished depending on the candidates

Full-time role normally Monday to Friday, 40 hours per week to include occasional weekend work.  Flexibility will be needed for the driving duties (occasional early mornings / late nights) 

28 days holiday (incl. bank holidays)

Start March / April 2026 or sooner as specified above

Salary starting at £70,000 GPA