A lovely UHNW family are looking to appoint an energetic, versatile, and experienced full-time live-in Housekeeper for their 6-bedroom townhouse in Chelsea. The family spend around 10 days a month in London so would require someone who is very reliable and trustworthy. The contract on offer is a 1-year contract starting on the 21st of January and could potentially be extended.
The role will include general housekeeping and laundry duties, ensuring that all areas of the home are always kept neat and tidy, grocery shopping for the residence when required and maintaining inventories of the home at all time. They would like someone who is happy to lend a helping hand wherever needed and someone who can take initiative and work independently. The family do have two dogs so the ideal candidate should be pet friendly.
The family are looking for a loyal, mature and self-sufficient Housekeeper who will hit the ground running. Working days would typically be Monday to Friday, 40 – 45 hours per week with flexibility required when the principals are in residence. Accommodation for the housekeeper is an ensuite bedroom in the home with a private kitchen area.
DUTIES TO INCLUDE BUT NOT LIMITED TO:
- Daily housekeeping duties - Dusting, vacuuming, and mopping
- Polishing silver, glass, marble, and other high-end surfaces
- Maintaining the home to the highest of standards
- All laundry duties as required
- Grocery shopping
- Pet care duties when required
- Ad-hoc duties as required
ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:
- Prior housekeeping experience in a high-end private household
- Fluency in English and eligibility to work in the UK
- Hardworking and dedicated
- Energetic and self-motivated
- High attention to detail
- Able to work independently with little supervision, good team player
- Trustworthy and reliable
- Excellent checkable references