Live in Housekeeper Job

  • Sector: Housekeeping
  • Function: Live-In Housekeeper/Cook
  • Contact: Nicola Forster
  • Contact Phone: +442072339950
  • Start Date: Flexible for the right candidate
  • Location: Wiltshire
  • Salary: £45,000 - £50,000 GPA
  • Job Ref: 153969
  • Contact Email: nicola@greycoatlumleys.co.uk

Live-in Housekeeper Cook job, Wiltshire  

We have a fantastic position working for a single principal and his dogs at his beautiful 2,000-acre estate in Wiltshire. This is a weekend residence, and the client resides in London during the week. The main property has 7 bedrooms. The client has 3 grown-up children who will visit on occasion. Also employed are two daily cleaners, a gardener, estate manager and other general estate staff.

They are looking for an experienced Housekeeper Cook who is discreet, organised, professional, a good communicator and is a team player. You must be happy to work over the weekends, although some weekends you will only be required for a few hours a day to keep things ticking over. 

Duties to include:

  • Housekeeping
  • Laundry and ironing
  • Preparing simple meals for the principal when he is in residence (Fridays to Mondays)
  • Preparing meals for when the principal has guests at the weekends
  • Shopping and running errands
  • Front of house duties (greeting guests, serving drinks etc)
  • Some driving duties & running errands
  • Preparing the house
  • Maintaining and managing the wine cellar
  • Laying fires, dressing the home
  • Occasional help in the garden if the person is green-fingered
  • Occasional Dog care, shared with the Estate manager
  • Occasional House sitting, shared with the Estate manager

 Start date: As soon as the right person is found 

Working week: 5 days a week to include weekends. Tuesdays & Wednesdays off. When the principal is away, you can take weekends off. 

Working hours: 40 – 45 hours per week

Accommodation: A 3-bedroom detached cottage, a short walk from the main house. partners will be considered and a pet also

Salary £45,000 - £50,000 Negotiable, depending on experience.

Job reference number: 153969

Responsible Consultant: Nicola Forster