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Couples Job

  • Sector: Private Households & Estates
  • Function: Couple
  • Contact: Laura Harrall
  • Contact Phone: +441298600414
  • Start Date: As soon as the right candidate is found
  • Location: Chester
  • Salary: £70,000+ GPA
  • Job Ref: 196603
  • 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.  

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.

Separate accommodation is offered on the estate – 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 as soon as the right couple is found

Salary starting at £70,000 GPA