Couples Job - Nr Carnforth Lancashire - close to the Lake District and the Yorkshire Dales National Park - Full-time Maintenance Person / Gardener & Part-time Housekeeper - PETS CONSIDERED
A returning client of Greycoat Lumleys is looking for an experienced Couple to look after a large period home. The house is home to 2 adults and visiting family and is set in extensive grounds including formal and informal garden areas, woodland and paddocks. A full-time Gardener is employed. The job would suit a couple who have worked in the countryside before in a household in a similar role.
The Housekeeper role could be 20-30 hours per week depending on the candidates experience and what they are happy to do. Could be less hours for example if only covering the day-to-day cleaning.
The employers are looking for candidates who are professional, flexible, down to earth, country loving and perhaps looking to make a move from a larger estate.
Duties will include:
- Hands on cleaning, laundry and ironing
- Occasional family cooking
- Running errands, shopping
- Wardrobe care including arranging dry cleaning and minor repairs
- Managing the household calendar with the employer
- Household administration including keeping service records, taking meter readings and updating the owners at the end of the week on any issues
- Dealing with external trades and contractors and supervising maintenance carried out by external contractors
- General property and estate maintenance both inside and out
- Assess maintenance requirements and make suggestions for works which need to be carried out both dealing with immediate maintenance tasks and also taking preventative measures.
- General maintenance gardening and landscaping - working with the full-time Gardener including maintenance of woodlands and fields
- Use and care of garden and maintenance machinery and tools
- Dog walking & dog sitting when they are away
- Chopping of fire wood and laying the fires
- Maintenance of household and estate security and alarm systems
- Manage fire safety, prevention and alarm systems
- House and pet sitting
- Occasional driving and looking after the household vehicles
It is essential that both are confident drivers and have excellent communication skills. Enhanced DBS checks required.
Monday to Friday with very occasional weekends - part-time for the Housekeeper ideally 20 hours per week, full-time for the Maintenance Person / Gardener
2 bed self-contained apartment accommodation provided – free of rent and bills - pets considered – the accommodation is separate from the main house but is adjacent to the main house.
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£30,000 gpa for the Maintenance Person / Gardener
£22,500 gpa for the Housekeeper based on 30 hours per week, pro-rata for 20 hours per week