6 Driver jobs available:

DOMESTIC COUPLE
NR CHELTENHAM
Housekeeper - Cook- Property Maintenance- Asst Gardener-Driver-Security
Approx 8.30am to 5.30pm Monday to Friday, with flexibility.
Essential Requirements: Experienced domestic couple with attention to detail. Good standard of home cooking, confident in the kitchen. Dog & Cat lovers. Both to drive.
Team players. Caretakers of the property during the owner’s absence. Flexible to cover weekends for planned entertaining.

An experienced, proactive and self-sufficient domestic couple are required to manage and care for a well maintained, 11-bedroom country manor house in a rural village location close to Cheltenham.
The principals are a mature couple with adult children who visit on a regular basis. This is a family home but the principals do travel and also spend time in London.

Duties and experience required:

Housekeeping – including cleaning, care of Antiques, silver etc. Additional Housekeeping support is available.
Laundry - Washing and ironing. Packing and unpacking.
Cooking – Fresh home cooking using good quality ingredients. (Chef employed for dinner parties and events).
Shopping, errands to include post office, dry cleaning etc.
Assistance with Entertaining
Animal Care – as and when required -3 dogs 3 cats.
Assistant in garden and grounds maintenance – Head gardener and team employed, general assistance with garden maintenance.
Property Maintenance – General DIY indoor and outdoor, care of machinery and organisation of any specialist contractors as required.
Security and caretaking of the property in the owner’s absence.
Care of the vehicles, occasional driving to include airport runs, organisation of servicing/MOT etc. A chauffeur is also employed.

Primarily a Monday to Friday position, however there will be occasions when weekend working will be required, pre-planned and in advance. The family are usually in residence over Christmas, and you will be required to be available to work.

Salary Negotiable depending on previous experience. Self-contained 2 bedroom small house in the village with small garden. One dog acceptable but sorry no dependent children. BOTH must drive. (HU4049)

SOUTH BUCKINGHAMSHIRE
DOMESTIC COUPLE
Housekeeper -Family Cook- Property Maintenance- Gardener-Driver-Security
Essential Requirements – Dog lovers, ability to make the lovely accommodation home.
Caretakers of the property during the owner’s absence. Duties are interchangeable.

An experienced, proactive and self-sufficient domestic couple are required to manage and care for a well-maintained country house in a village location. The principals are a mature professional couple who travel frequently and thus require the resident couple to oversee security of the property and care for 2 very friendly dogs.

Duties and experience required

Housekeeping – including cleaning, washing and ironing.
Family cooking – fresh, light, healthy using good quality ingredients.
Shopping, errands to include post office, dry cleaning etc.
Dog care – 2 medium size, friendly dogs - feeding, walking, vet visits and total care when the owners are away.
Gardening - Care and management of informal country style gardens, lawns and some pasture.
Property Maintenance – General DIY indoor and outdoor, care of machinery and organisation of any specialist contractors as required.
Security and caretaking of the property in the owner’s absence.
Care of the vehicles, occasional driving to include airport runs, organisation of servicing/MOT etc.

Primarily a Monday to Friday position, however when the owners are not in residence the 2 dogs need to be cared for. Essential that you are dog lovers and willing to accept their care even during your time off. The vacancy is best suited to a couple who will make the accommodation their home.

Salary circa £70,000 Gross, but negotiable depending on previous experience. Use of a self-contained beautiful furnished cottage in the grounds but set apart from the main house. (HU4038)

RURAL NORTH BEDFORDSHIRE
(7 miles to Bedford)
DOMESTIC COUPLE
HOUSEKEEPER- GROUNDS & MAINTENANCE PERSON-DRIVER-SECURITY
ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS: Flexible, proactive, forward thinking couple who work well together.
Genuine Animal and country lovers. Long term, family oriented, team players. ONE must drive. Fluent English.

Part residence home of a busy professional couple with adult children. The owners live in London and travel abroad frequently. This position requires a self sufficient couple who can between them oversee the daily maintenance and running of this beautiful Manor house, outbuildings and separate guest cottage to a high standard. Duties are interchangeable.

Domestic responsibilities:

• Cleaning to a high standard throughout the main house, cottage, gym and outbuildings.
• Laundry, ironing and wardrobe management
• Care and cleaning of high-quality furnishings, fine art, and fabrics
• Provisioning and household organisation and management
• Overseeing 3rd parties including window cleaners, plumbers, electricians, dry cleaners, to ensure household is constantly in full working order
• Simple batch cooking /baking for the freezer, utilising fruit and vegetables from the gardens. Liaise with garden team for seasonal produce.
• Assistance with caring for the family’s pets ( eg feed and care for the chickens, walk the dog)
• Monitor biomass boiler, reordering of biomass pellets to ensure always a stock in store.
• Pet sit and house-sit when the family are away

Grounds/General Household responsibilities

• Household maintenance and general maintenance work throughout the house and grounds. Cleaning of gutters, accessible windows and patio areas.
• Assist the garden team with strimming, clearing leaves, watering when required.
• Looking after cars, valet, arrange servicing, MOT etc.
• Driving local errands, occasional shopping, glass recycling etc.
• Organising and delivering apples that have been picked for juice making
• Clean and manage the biomass boiler, cleaning out prior to new delivery of pellets.
• Cut and clear fallen branches/ trees, stock and clean fire grates, logging and burn garden waste. Keep the outdoor fire pit dry and ready for use.
• Oiling, sanding all outdoor furniture twice per year.
• Help with caring for the family’s pets ( dog walking, care of chickens, potential 3 cattle )
• Pet sit and house sit when the family are away

Working week: 5 days Monday to Friday, occasional weekend cover may be requested by negotiation. Accom 2 bed gate lodge, with small garden.

SALARY NEGOTIABLE DEPENDING ON PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE (HU4094)

EXPERIENCED DOMESTIC COUPLE
COOK-HOUSEKEEPER-DRIVER-GARDENER-MAINTENANCE & HANDYPERSON
LONDON NW8 St Johns Wood.
Essential Requirements: Previous experience running a large London residence.
Hands on couple who work well together. Good communication skills, driving licence and being self-motivated is a must. Experienced and confident cook. Team players. Fluent English.

Permanent residence, 6 bedroom home of a mature couple and their 2 dogs.

Duties will include all aspects of housekeeping, cleaning, washing, ironing, arranging flowers, running errands & shopping. There is a full time daily housekeeper also employed who has worked for the clients for 27 yrs.

The cook will be required to prepare breakfast – usually Porridge, toast etc, a light lunch and dinner for the principals each evening. Occasionally a small dinner party for friends and family will also be required, no more than 6 people. You will be required to work 8-1pm and then again 5-7pm Monday to Friday and 8-1pm on Saturday.

Partner must drive and be confident driving in London, there will be some driving duties for the principals and also airport runs. You will care for the 2 automatic cars and be proactive in their maintenance.
You will also be responsible for maintaining the gardens approx. 16 hrs per week as part of your duties. This will include mowing, pruning, weeding and maintaining the flower beds and outdoor pots.
General household maintenance – simple repairs, jet washing the terraces, keeping the outside areas clean and tidy are also part of the role. You will supervise any external contractors and ensure security of the residence if the principals are away.
You will also need to walk the 2 dogs each day.

Salary £1,000 net per week. Use of self-contained apartment – all bills paid. Saturday pm and Sundays days off. Fluent English and good team players essential Sorry no pets or dependants. (HU3897)

EXPERIENCED DOMESTIC COUPLE
NORTH DORSET, SOMERSET BORDER
5 Miles to Sherborne -Rural Location
HOUSEKEEPER-FAMILY COOK & EXP MAINTENANCE PERSON -DRIVER -ASST GARDENER -SECURITY
8AM TO 6.30PM MONDAY TO FRIDAY.
Essential Requirements – Pro active family orientated couple, with previous experience working in a busy family home. BOTH must drive. Flexible to assist with school runs, after school activities and general assist busy working parents. Excellent standards of housekeeping, good family cooking and working as a part of a team.

Experienced, self-sufficient, flexible domestic couple required for an informal family home in a Rural village location. The family of five includes 3 children 13yrs, 10yrs and 8yrs and the family Labrador dog.
The newly refurbished property has five bedrooms, with numerous reception rooms within the older, listed Manor house, running into an attached new build and detached guest accommodation as well as various outbuildings, including a swimming pool complex, large office and storage areas.

This is a busy, but well organised, happy home. It will be essential that you enjoy working with children and are completely animal friendly. The owners both have full time professional roles so experience in running a family home, and undertaking all day-to-day housekeeping duties, independently, is important.
Duties within the house will include detailed cleaning to a high standard, washing, sewing and ironing, food preparation and grocery shopping, care of flowers and plants, running errands (eg dry cleaning, supervising contractors, organising repairs, taking deliveries): generally ensuring a smooth daily running of the home. A second housekeeper is also employed, so a team of 3 to manage the smooth running of the property.

Property maintenance (indoors and outdoors) care of the plant room and indoor swimming pool, and liaising with suppliers and contractors are also part of this role. Part of this refurbishment is still ongoing, so it will be necessary to liaise with the builders, deal with snagging issues and generally oversee the care of this property.

There is a small fleet of cars to be managed: washing and valeting them, fuelling, organising services and MOT etc, and there will be some family driving from time to time, including occasional evening driving. If and when time allows any assistance in the grounds, mowing, weeding etc is welcomed, but a gardener is employed.
Both parents are very hands on with the children, but there will be occasions that you will be asked to help with and interact with the children, undertake the school run, arrange and support after school activities, assist with bath and bedtime and generally become part of this lovely family.
During school holidays, the family often travel overseas at which time house sitting, including care of animals, (eg dog & chickens) will become part of the role. You will be a key holder for the property and alarm systems.
The vacancy is primarily Monday to Friday but you will occasionally be required to work a weekend but with advance notice. You need to be a good team player, be well organised and proactive, with plenty of energy and above all enjoy your role.
You will both need to drive and have your own car due to the location of the property – strictly Non Smokers and fluent English essential. Reasonable level IT/Tech Skills required.

SALARY NEGOTIABLE DEPENDING UPON EXPERIENCE. 2 DAYS OFF PER WEEK
2 BEDROOM FURNISHED COTTAGE SEPARATE FROM THE MAIN HOUSE WITH OWN GARDEN. Well behaved dog considered. Previous experience working together in a family home is essential (HU3683)

HERZYELIA PITUAH (20 min Tel Aviv) ISRAEL
HOUSEMANAGEMENT COUPLE (live in)

Cook/Housekeeper/Steward/Handyman/Driver/Security
Current couple of 20 years retiring.
Hebrew and English speakers essential

Part residence holiday home – family of three spend approx. 5 months per year at this newly constructed villa. Extended family and guests also visit. The villa is nine bedrooms and bathrooms and stands in beautiful gardens. There is a swimming pool, gym and media room and lovely terraces with outstanding views.

A couple is required to run and manage this beautiful home, the housekeeper will manage the interior on a day to day basis, undertaking general housekeeping duties including cleaning, washing and ironing etc, but additional assistance is available during peak times. One of the couple must be able to cook to a high standard, modern, fresh and light and healthy but well presented. The owners use this home for entertaining and during the time they spend there, you will cook for up to 25 people, but outside assistance is also available.

You should have good DIY and handy skills, have a technical mind and be able to oversee the boiler room, CCTV, alarm and smart house systems. You will care for the swimming pool and oversee contractors and look after minor repairs and small day to day projects. Laying and serving at table is also part of the role, but this is an informal home.
Ideally one of the couple should be computer literate.

There are 2 cars on the property, one of which can be used by the couple, they will need to be washed and managed accordingly, an airport run and routine household provisioning, shopping etc will be required. The gardens are managed by external contractors.

SALARY NIS 7,500 NET PER PERSON PER MONTH and time off to be managed by the couple but flexible for when the family are in residence.
One bedroom suite which is part of the house but is completely private. Pls note NO work permit assistance is available for this role. (HU4096)