EXPERIENCED DOMESTIC COUPLE

HOUSEKEEPER/FAMILY COOK/HANDYPERSON/ASST GROUNDS/GARDENER/DRIVER/SECURITY

ONGAR, ESSEX

Job Reference: HU3990

Salary: £75-80,000 Gross

Accommodation: Provided

Working week: Ideally 51/2 day working week with one full weekend off per month.

8.30am – 5.30pm Monday to Friday – 8.30 am to 1pm Saturday - Days off Saturday pm and Sunday.

(2 full Days off Sunday and Monday will also be considered for the right couple).

ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS: Flexible proactive couple with experience working in a country household.  Long term, family oriented, team players. Ideally both must drive. Willing to work weekends when needed. 

An experienced domestic couple is required to share the day-to-day management of a family home in rural Essex close to Stanstead airport. This is home to a businesswoman, with additional family members living in a separate house on the estate. 

Domestic responsibilities: 

·       Cleaning to a high standard throughout the home

·       Laundry, ironing and wardrobe management

·       Care and cleaning of high-quality furnishings, fine art, and fabrics

·       Provisioning and household organisation and management

·       Assisting with planning family parties and entertaining.

·       Light simple family cooking when required. Food preparation, shopping and errands.

·       Assistance with caring for the owners 3 dogs when required.

·       Pet sit and house-sit when the family are away.

·       Babysitting of 2 grandchildren as and when required. 

Grounds/General Household responsibilities

·       Household maintenance and general maintenance work throughout the house and grounds

·       General garden maintenance, lawn mowing using ride on mower.

·       Washing cars.

·       Occasional driving

·       Overseeing visiting contractors.

·       Laying fires, bring in logs, polishing brass and silver.

·       Jet washing outside patio and courtyard areas.

·       Helping/serving when entertaining 

·       Pet sit and house sit when the family are away

Accom self contained 2 bed flat within the courtyard area.

SALARY CIRCA £75-80,000 GROSS DEPENDING ON PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE. JAN 2026 Start. Drivers essential. Small very well-behaved, child friendly dog considered (HU3990)