A prominent family based in Pacific Heights, San Francisco, is seeking a Houseman to join their dynamic, fully-staffed household. The ideal candidate will be responsible for a wide range of household duties, working closely with the household team to ensure the smooth operation and upkeep of the residence. This role requires an individual who can provide exceptional service while maintaining a low profile, respecting the family’s privacy, and seamlessly blending into the daily rhythms of the household.
Key Responsibilities:
- Household Maintenance: Assist with daily cleaning, organizing, and maintaining all exterior areas of the home, including the gardeners’ bathrooms. Ensure the residence is always pristine while blending seamlessly into the family’s routines.
- Errands & Shopping: Manage household errands such as sourcing protection materials for home projects, delivering items to various locations, etc.
- Light Household Repairs: Handle minor maintenance and repairs or coordinate with vendors and contractors when necessary.
- Support for Principal: Assist with personal tasks and day-to-day needs, such as handling vendor appointments, fueling up and detailing vehicles, or any special requests as needed.
- Event & Entertaining Support: Assist in setting up and managing events, gatherings, or entertaining in the home. Ensure a smooth flow of activities and that all guest needs are met.
- Second Property Assistance: On occasion, provide assistance and support at a second property in San Francisco, including managing logistics, overseeing maintenance, and ensuring the property is ready for use.
- Collaboration with House Manager: Overlap hours daily to ensure larger projects, such as deep cleaning, event preparation, or household organization, are completed efficiently and to the highest standards.
- On-Call Availability: While primary working hours are 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, flexibility to be on call after hours, weekends, and holidays as needed is required.
Required Qualifications:
- Physical Requirements: It is a physically demanding position involving navigating five flights of stairs and requires extensive stair climbing—about 15,000 steps a day—as well as carrying products to the top level.
- Proven experience as a houseman, facilities manager, or similar household role.
- Strong knowledge of household maintenance, organization, and management.
- High attention to detail and exceptional organizational skills.
- Ability to anticipate the needs of the principal and take initiative without constant direction.
- Exceptional discretion and the ability to maintain confidentiality and privacy at all times.
- Ability to blend seamlessly into the household environment and support the family without disrupting their daily routines.
- Professional and courteous demeanor at all times, with the ability to interact with guests, vendors, and staff as needed while remaining unobtrusive.
- Strong communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Comfortable with flexibility in hours and willingness to be on-call when required.
- Valid driver's license and clean driving record
- Bilingual(Spanish) is highly desired.
Compensation:
$45-$50 an hour or higher, plus medical benefits, paid holidays, sick time, vacation time.
DM Estate Staffing is a domestic staffing firm based in Silicon Valley, California. We place highly skilled Private Service Professionals with private clients and family offices. While our roots are in Silicon Valley, our reach is nationwide, encompassing key markets such as Aspen, Austin, Los Angeles, Miami, New York City, Palm Beach, Silicon Valley, and Washington, DC.
You may know us as Domestic | Match and Private Chef | Match. After 12 years of expansion, we’ve evolved into the top choice for domestic staffing services. As our journey has unfolded, we’ve expanded beyond the constraints of our original brand, spreading our reach to encompass a broad spectrum of roles within the private estate and family office sectors.
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Drawing upon over 70 years of collective expertise in private service, luxury hospitality, and yachting, DM Estate Staffing’s team boasts a deep understanding of the intimate relationship between private employers and their household staff. Our team’s personal experience in these roles fuels our continued passion and commitment to our recruitment efforts today. We approach our work with zeal and are dedicated to ensuring that clients and candidates alike discover the ideal match.
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