Private Housekeeper

We are a small family looking for reliable and proactive help in running our household. We live in a rural location with one young child at school, have animals including cats, hens and horses.

Role Overview:

We are seeking a Housekeeper & Home Help to support us with day-to-day household tasks, cleaning, laundry and general organisation. The ideal candidate will be practical, trustworthy, and comfortable working around animals.

Key Responsibilities:

• General household cleaning (dusting, hoovering, mopping, bathrooms, kitchen, etc.)
• Laundry and ironing
• Household organisation and tidying
• Basic occasional food prep and light errands
• Nanny duties including school drop offs and pick ups
• Baby sitting

• Animal care, including:

• Feeding, cleaning chicken coup and checking 9 hens

• Feeding and caring for 2 cats
• Optional assistance with basic horse care if comfortable around horses

Requirements:

• Previous housekeeping or similar experience preferred
• Comfortable working around animals
• Reliable, organised, and able to use initiative
• Non-smoker
• Must have own transport and car (rural location / not accessible by public transport), some errands include going to dry cleaners, picking up laundry.
• DBS checked or willing to process an application

Hours & Pay:

• 16 hours per week spread across 3x days Monday / Wednesday / Friday.
• Competitive pay, depending on experience
• Salary displayed is full time 40 hours

To be discussed at interview