Domestic Housekeeper

Job Title: Domestic Housekeeper

Managed by: Head of Housekeeping

Department: Housekeeping Location Waddesdon

Overall purpose:
We are looking for a Domestic Housekeeping to join our Housekeeping Department for two
days a week, ideally Monday and Thursday. This role will provide support for the residential
properties across the site, and so are expected to maintain high standards of excellence,
integrity, and discretion when servicing these properties. This role will report into the Head of
Housekeeping, but will mainly work independently and so are expected to methodically follow
instructions and pay excellent attention to detail.

Waddesdon is a highly unique place to work, set in a Grade 1 listed garden and home to the
Rothschild Collection which is a world-class collection of fine and decorative arts. Today it is
managed by The Rothschild Foundation, and welcomes in the region of 350,000 visitors
annually.

Key responsibilities:
This role requires working on your own throughout the shift. The main areas of responsibility
are as follows:

- Private Estate- Vacuum, mop and dust all surfaces and floors, ensuring all are maintained to the
- highest level of cleanliness- Clean and restock all bathrooms
- Change all bed linens and towels on a regular basis, ensuring any dirty linens are
- promptly washed, dried and stored appropriately- Undertake laundering, ironing and hanging of personal clothes
- Prepare for visitor arrival, welcome them and see to their various requests, as relates
- to housekeeping- Make household purchases, including overseeing grocery orders and deliveries
- Cleaning and care of household valuables, artwork and rugs, ensuring the correct

cleaning procedures are applied to each
- Undertake flower arranging and table setting, working with the Eythrope Gardens

Team for the supply of in-season flowers
- Reporting household maintenance issues to the Estate Facilities Department and

supervising contractors when at the property, as required
- From time to time, complete any washing up, as directed by the Head of Housekeeping
- Undertake any other cleaning tasks, as directed by the Head of Housekeeping

From time to time there will be a need to work during evening events on both the public and
private side of the estate. Notice will be provided and TOIL given for any additional hours
worked.

Essential Attributes and requirements:

- A full clean UK driving licence
- Excellent attention to detail
- Efficient, flexible and adaptable
- High level of responsibility and integrity
- Customer friendly, and able to work in and around the public and with internal
- departments- The ability to carry out tasks methodically and efficiently
- The ability to follow instructions
- Good listening and communication skills, and the willingness to work with others and
- to adapt and compromise when best for the overall teamTerms & Conditions

Contract type: Permanent, Part Time
10 hours per week, ideally working Monday and Thursday, working days
include bank holidays.

to swap days, as business needs require, and as agreed with the Head of
Housekeeping.

Some evening work and flexibility of hours will be required to meet the needs
of the manor and the private estate. Notice will be provided and TOIL given
for any additional hours worked.

**Salary**: £11.95 per hour

Holiday: From start date, 33 days (including public holiday) pro rata
After three full years of service: 36 days (including public holidays)
After five full years of service: 38 days (including public holidays)
After ten full years of services: 40 days (including public holidays)

**Benefits**:
50% Discount in Food 2 Go Catering, 20% in the manor restaurant, Manor
Shops and Five Arrows Hotel.
Company Pension Scheme, matched contribution up to 10%
Excellent wellbeing support and a focus on staff engagement
National Trust Staff Card - provides access to NT properties in the UK.
Beautiful location working within the charity and heritage sector.
Free parking
A vehicle will be provided for transport between the Manor and private
estate properties.

Application Process
In order to be considered for this role, please submit your CV along with a covering letter

Interview Date: TBC