Live in Couple Job in Hampshire
A great opportunity for a Couple (Housekeeper/Cook & Butler/House manager/Driver) to work for at a beautiful main residence in Hampshire. The principals have 4 grown up children and 2 dogs. The property has 7 bedrooms and the principals also have other homes in the UK and abroad, where they travel to frequently.
Also employed is a part time PA, 2 Gardeners and a Cleaner 3 times a week.
Duties
- Keeping the house clean and tidy
- Preparing meals for the principals (their main meal is lunch and then you would need to prepare a light supper that they can heat up)
- Preparing a light breakfast such as fresh smoothies and juices etc
- Informal dinner party preparations
- Catering for a shoot party of 18 people once a year
- Shopping and running errands
- Wardrobe management
- Care of delicates
- Front of house duties when guests are visiting
- Pet care
- Butler duties and front of house
- Supervising and managing the day to day running of the property.
- Manage outside contractors employed for a specific purpose, ie Tree surgeons, service engineers etc
- Proactively identify and address potential maintenance and repairs across the estate.
- Responsible for the Monitoring and upkeep of the estates security and security systems to safeguard the estate and residents.
- Being the first point of contact on the estate for Alarm monitoring companies, outside providers. etc
- Driving duties and vehicle maintenance
- House and dog sitting
As a Couple you should be professional, experienced, honest, trustworthy and dog lovers.
Drivers Ideally Both to drive
Accommodation: Separate 2-bedroom cottage – Small dogs will be considered.
Start date: January onwards
Working Days: Monday to Friday with occasional weekend work, if the family are entertaining
Hours: 7:45am – 1pm then 3pm-6pm
Salary: £75,000 - £85,000 gpa combined, negotiable for the right couple
Consultant: Georgia Lester
Job Number: 186803