Live-in Housekeeper and Groundsman

1 day ago

Chipping Norton, United Kingdom YouWrk Ltd Full time

We are looking for a Live-in Housekeeper and Groundsman / Maintenance Person (who come as a Couple) for a large farmhouse near Chipping Norton. The family consists of 4 children under 16, and they have 4 dogs, 3 cats, chickens and Highland Cattle. The farmhouse sits within 100 acres.

The accommodation is a separate, private 3-bedroom cottage with a large garden. All bills will be paid. You will be asked to undertake the below:
Domestic responsibilities:

- Cleaning and housekeeping to a very high standard throughout the home (there is already a cleaner / nanny who works Tuesday to Friday to help)
- Clothes care, laundry and ironing (care of fine fabrics).
- Wardrobe and household organisation/management
- Preparing simple meals for the children/ family on occasion and preparing/washing/peeling vegetables for meals at the weekend as/when required.
- Helping in the kitchen when entertaining guests.
- Basic Front of House (serving and pouring wine at informal meals)Care and cleaning of high quality furnishings, fine art and fabrics.
- Helping with planning family parties and entertaining
- Occasional teenage/children’s activities supervision or planning.
- School runs
- Running errands (post office, dry cleaning, shopping, vets etc)
- Driving (occasional school run/pick ups)
- Caring for the family’s pets
- Pet and house sitting in employer’s absence Grounds/General Household responsibilities
- Household maintenance and general handy work throughout the house
- Driving the family
- Light gardening and assisting the Head Gardener, grounds/estate maintenance.
- Looking after a fleet of cars
- Liaising with security providers and monitoring systems.
- Pool maintenance alongside contractor and existing team
- Help with caring for the family pets.
- Machinery maintenance.
- Helping/serving when entertaining
- Key holding and security
- Assisting in overseeing projects and building work
- Assisting in looking after the pets and animals of the employers
- Occasional teenage/children’s activities supervision.
- School runs
- Running errands (post office, dry cleaning, shopping, vets etc)
- You must be discreet.
- You must have a genuine love of children and animals.
- You should work well together and be confident of managing their time and responsibilities efficiently with the ability to prioritise tasks.
- Ideally both drivers but at least one should hold a full, clean British driver’s licence.
- You must have strong communication skills.
- You should be energetic self-starters with initiative and be confident in your command of both the home and garden.
- You must be able to maintain the household and laundry to an exceptional standard.
- You must be confident in dealing with other service people and providers.

**Salary**: £70,000.00-£80,000.00 per year. Salary dependent upon experience.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent
Part-time hours: 45 per week

**Salary**: £70,000.00-£80,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company car
- Free parking

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Holidays
- Monday to Friday
- Night shift
- Weekend availability

Supplemental pay types:

- Bonus scheme
- Performance bonus

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Chipping Norton: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: One location

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