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Housekeeper Job

  • Sector: Housekeeping
  • Function: Live-In Housekeeper
  • Contact: Lesley Jones
  • Contact Phone: 01315565139
  • Start Date: November / December 2025
  • Location: Dumfries and Galloway
  • Salary: £30,000 - £40,000 GPA
  • Job Ref: 181117
  • Contact Email: lesley@greycoatlumleys.co.uk

Housekeeper Job, Dumfires and Galloway

Greycoat Lumley's client are seeking an experienced Housekeeper for their busy Private Estate close to the coast in southwest Scotland. 

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 Housekeeper who enjoys the outdoors and stunning scenery.  Other members of staff work and live on the estate. 

Housekeeper – working directly for 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

  • 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

  • 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 

Job:  181117

Start: ASAP

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.

Accommodation:  Live out in a 3 bedroom property 

Salary: £30,000 to £40,000 GPA

lesley@greycoatlumleys.co.uk