Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:30 am – 5:00 pm, with flexibility to work additional hours as needed.
Location: Scarsdale, NY
Job Description: Candidates must be experienced working in a high-end estate and be able to demonstrate skills in all aspects of household cleaning. Family prefers someone who is organized, professional, discreet and trustworthy. Candidate will wear a professional uniform, and maintain a clean-cut, professional appearance (nails/hair) at all times. Prioritizing candidates who:
- Have been dedicated housekeepers
- Have worked full-time with a single family for most of their career
- Have experience in large, high-end homes (15k sq ft and larger), cleaning/maintaining fine furniture, fixtures & exotic surfaces, and caring for high-end clothes and fabrics
- Have experience working in a team and taking direction from a supervisor or manager
Duties:
- Full-service housekeeping, including but not limited to:
- Deep cleaning of high-end residence (including sanitizing kitchen and bathrooms)
- Vacuuming, dry/wet mopping, floor care, dusting, cleaning all surfaces (such as furniture, windows, trim etc.)
- Care for fine furniture and surfaces, art and valuable items
- Experience with cleaning artwork, china, silver, bronze, copper, marble etc.
- Family laundry & drycleaning
- Machine laundry of clothing, towels and bedlinens
- Selective hand washing of fine garments (e.g., silk, cashmere)
- Ironing, pressing, steaming, folding and maintaining organization of closets
- Help with serving and clean up when entertaining
- Maintaining high standards of care and professionalism in household
- Running errands as necessary, such as grocery shopping, using employer vehicle
- Answering phones and doors to receive vendors and guests with proper etiquette
Key Success Factors/Fit:
- Prefer someone who is professional, kind, friendly and honest
- Must be able to speak, read and write English fluently and comfortably
- Must have transportation to work and clean driving record
- Must live within 45 minutes driving distance of Scarsdale
Compensation and Benefits:
- $35/hour
- Year-end bonus based on performance
- Health insurance available if desired
- Paid major holidays
- 2 weeks paid time off, plus up to 1 week of unpaid time off