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Head Housekeeper

3 months ago


York, York City, United Kingdom Halifax Estates Full time

Job Title:
Head Housekeeper

Location:
Garrowby Estate, York

Salary:
Dependent on Experience

Job Type:
Permanent, Full Time, 40 hours per week.

Garrowby Hall is the principal house of a traditional agricultural estate, located 13 miles east of York.

The Role:

  • All types of cleaning including washing up, laundry and ironing on a daily basis.
  • Food shopping and management of the pantry, fridges and freezers
  • Ensuring the house is stocked with toiletries, cleaning products and essentials
  • Linen cupboard management and liaising with the laundry company
  • Noticing and reporting defects and maintenance issues
  • Supervising other housekeeping and occasional casual staff
  • Working closely with the family and PA to plan and deliver parties and events
  • Awareness of family and guest movements plus anticipation of requirements
  • Occasional childcare during the school holidays
  • Implementation and revision of household manuals, deep clean plans and inventories
  • Front of house tasks such as greeting guests
  • Wardrobe management for 3 preteen children including occasional simple sewing (e.g. nametapes), and packing/unpacking for holidays
  • Infrequent familyonly food preparation

The successful applicant will be required to fulfil the following criteria:

  • Experienced cleaner with good product/fabric/surface knowledge
  • Excellent communication skills and a good team member
  • Excellent practical organisation skills
  • Full UK driving licence
  • Positive "cando" attitude
  • Attention to detail and thoroughness
  • A discreet, reliable and polite character
  • Child and pet friendly
  • As the role is based at Garrowby Hall, it will be necessary to feel relaxed in a small, rural community

Details:


You will be working alongside our longstanding housekeeper and liaising closely with the caretaking and groundskeeping team, with support from the PA with staff administration, invoices and other planning/ management tasks.


Benefits:

  • The successful applicant will be entitled to join the employer's pension scheme and the employer will contribute 6% of salary.
  • Holiday entitlement is 29 working days including Public Holidays.
  • A CycletoWork scheme is offered.

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