Live-out Housekeeper

3 weeks ago


Burford, United Kingdom 19 London Full time

**LIVE-OUT HOUSEKEEPER FOR UHNW PRIVATE ESTATE IN THE COTSWOLDS**

**Location**: Burford, West Oxfordshire

**Salary**: £35,000 - £38,000 per annum, negotiable

**Contract**: Full-Time, Permanent

**Status**: Live-out

We are assisting a lovely UHNW family with the recruitment of a hardworking and talented Housekeeper with a team player mentality to join the household team at their large country estate in the Cotswolds. A busy family estate with lots of outbuildings and animals at the property, this role requires an adaptable, efficient, and down-to-earth Housekeeper who is happy to assist where required.

The family are very respectful employers who look after their staff well and are looking to appoint a trustworthy and loyal Housekeeper with an excellent eye for detail to remain with them long-term. A ‘can-do’ attitude is an essential requirement for this role, as is being a driver.

Usual working hours are Monday-Friday 9am-6pm with the requirement to cover 2 weekends per month (time given off through the week in lieu).

**DUTIES TO INCLUDE**:

- All cleaning duties to include bathrooms, bedrooms and living areas as well as unused rooms
- Making beds and changing bed linen
- Laundry - collecting, washing, ironing, and returning laundry to the appropriate place - hand washing delicate items
- Wardrobe management, packing and unpacking for the principals
- Polishing brass and silver, antiques, and fine furniture
- Setting tables & assisting with service at events
- Answering telephone and door, greeting guests, making guests welcome and offering drinks
- Clean, tidy and restock kitchens after meals, including keeping refrigerators clean, organised, and fresh
- Keeping patios, entrances, and steps clean and tidy, interior window cleaning
- Watering household plants and flower arranging
- Ad-hoc errand running and grocery shopping; receiving deliveries
- Feeding and care of dogs and cats

**ESSENTIAL CRITERIA**:

- Experience in a similar role within a private household or luxury hotel
- Flexibility in terms of duties and changes of schedules
- Team player with a positive, can-do attitude
- Excellent communication skills
- Very high attention to detail
- Good standard of written and spoken English
- Trustworthy and able to handle confidential information appropriately
- Longevity as demonstrated by previous employment
- Able to prioritise and multitask effectively
- Right to work within the UK
- Live within a commutable distance from Burford & full UK driving license
- Excellent checkable references

**Salary**: £35,000.00-£38,000.00 per year



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