DAILY HOUSEKEEPER

KENSINGTON, LONDON

Job Reference: HU3986

Salary: £45-50,000 gross

Start Date: ASAP

5 days per week – Rota to include weekends. 

We are looking for an experienced, dynamic and professional housekeeper for a large 4 floored, 8 bedroomed house in Kensington. All bedrooms have en-suites and there is a cinema room and swimming pool. You will join a team of 4 housekeepers who have worked for the family for many years.  

You will be required to work a five day week on a rotation with the other housekeepers so you take it in turns to cover weekends. This is a 9 hour day, working between the hours 8am and 8pm, but you will be given an hour’s lunch break each day. The head housekeeper prepares the rotas well in advance taking into account the teams special requests. 

This is a fully staffed formal household so it is imperative that you can work as part of a team and have excellent communication skills and highly organised. You will report to the head housekeeper. 

Essential Criteria

·       Have a minimum of 5 years’ experience working in a private household

·       You must show longevity in previous roles. (The family will not look at anyone who has job hopped)

·       Experience with antiques and valuables

·       Proactive and have an eye for detail

·       Take pride in your work

·       Must be discreet and understand the importance of confidentiality.

·       Flexible and able to travel occasionally.

·       Well-mannered and courteous to your colleagues

·       Excellent checkable references

·       Ideally Freedom to travel occasionally with the family also on a rota with other housekeepers, but not essential.

Duties are those of a hands-on housekeeper to include detailed cleaning, laundry, ironing, reporting of faulty / repairs required. Supervision of contractors, deliveries, running local errands  

Salary £45-50,000 gross per year depending on previous experience -ASAP Start. (HU3986)