Live in Couple Job in Kent
A fantastic opportunity to work for a family in Kent who are looking for an energetic and flexible couple to lead the management of a small estate 90 minutes from Central London. The estate comprises a Grade-2 listed 6-bedroom Georgian family home, 2-bed guest cottage, 2-bed stable conversion outbuildings, pool and tennis court set in 50 acres including formal gardens, woodland, pasture and a wonderful kitchen garden. This is the family home of the principals and their 3 children: aged 13 and 10-year-old twins. This is a sole charge position when the parents are working.
Housekeeper/Nanny duties:
Dropping off and collecting the children from school and or train station and after school activities (can be shared with Groundsperson)
Ensuring children are prepared for school day including uniform, sports kit and equipment, homework bags, musical instruments and any other required items
Encouraging homework
Preparing and supervising meals (breakfast and children's dinner, lunch in school holidays)
In school holidays, taking children to activities and providing supervision where needed
Evening babysitting, occasional overnight babysitting by prior arrangement
Day-to-day thorough housekeeping of the main house - including cleaning, dusting, bed changing, laundry, ironing
Taking ownership of keeping house neat, tidy and organised
Running errands and food shopping
Taking deliveries and overseeing contractors and tradespeople
Provisioning and organisation of household pantry items and supplies
Supervision of housekeeping team servicing the holiday let guest cottage
Occasionally the house is used as a film location and you will act as a point of contact for the production team
Strong cookery skills would be desirable, for example: meal planning, preparation and cooking of fresh, healthy family meals. There is access to a large kitchen/vegetable garden for seasonal produce
Support with entertaining, on occasion
Groundsperson duties:
Responsible for the maintenance of the buildings, gardens and grounds.
Maintain the garden and grounds to a high standard including grass cutting, edging, path clearing, hedge cutting and tree pruning, weeding, tree management (with tree-surgeons where required), lake maintenance, driveway maintenance and seasonal duties e.g. leaf clearing.
Liaise with contractors e.g. boiler service, AGA maintenance, pest control
Clean and look after the cars (e.g. fuel, checking tyres and valeting) and garden machinery, undertaking and arranging servicing, repairs etc.
Other maintenance activities e.g. gutters, simple plumbing, DIY
Perform pool and tennis court maintenance (working with contractors where needed)
Maintain a stock of logs and monitor heating oil
Occasional driving duties for the principals to and from airport, station pickups, restaurants etc.
Driveway maintenance
They should have a practical background with good hands-on maintenance skills and be capable of property maintenance and hard landscaping, ideally with previous qualifications of a trade and gardening knowledge and experience. Excellent organisation skills are essential.
Start date: End of August / September
Working week: Monday – Friday
Hours:
Housekeeper/Nanny: Monday to Friday: 7am – 7/8pm with a large break in the day
Groundsperson: Monday to Friday: 8am – 5pm
Depending on duties required, hours may be shared between couple (e.g. babysitting, driving)
Accommodation: recently refurbished separate 2-bed flat with utilities paid. Ideally no pets but a Cat might be considered.
Driving: Ideally both must drive
Salary: £75,000 - £80,000 combined gross annual salary
Responsible consultant: Georgia Lester
Vacancy Number: 168802