3 Head Housekeeper jobs available:

HEAD HOUSEKEEPER
CAP MARTIN, SOUTH OF FRANCE
DAILY POSITION: 7am to 7pm Monday to Friday
Essential Requirements: Fluent French and English, previous private house experience,organised with strong communication skills.

Live out position for a large family home in Cap Martin. This is the main residence for the principals and their 3 school age children. Although the principals travel frequently. This is a fully staffed home which requires experienced and dedicated staff. When all the family are in residence the working hours will be 7am to 7pm, but when they are not the hours will be less. The current head housekeeper of 10 yrs is moving into a new position within the family.

Duties will include:

• Supervising and training of the domestic team of the house, currently 3
• Developing procedures and protocols to address quality and productivity needs to ensure cleanliness goals are effectively met.
• Ensure all rooms are clean and properly stocked with supplies, creating a positive guest experience – includes maintaining appropriate levels of supplies and inventories.
• Ongoing communication with the principals
• Assist in the hiring of housekeeping team members when required.
• Weekly planning and complete work schedules for the housekeeping team 
• Control housekeeping costs and budget.

Requirements:

• Min of 3 years’ experience as a head/senior housekeeper at a private residence
• Excellent time management skills and attention to detail. 
• Pro-active and self-directed.
• Ability to prioritize, organize and delegate work assignments  
• Non-smoker
• Pets and child friendly 
• Fluent English & French essential.

Salary circa EURO 3,000 NET PER MONTH- French speaker is essential. Strictly Non Smoker. ASAP Start. (HU3257)

HEAD HOUSEKEEPER-COOK
NR NEWBURY BERKSHIRE
Maternity Leave Cover
Live out or live in.
Essential Requirements – Experienced senior housekeeper capable to lead a small team. Confident cooking family style meals. Attention to detail with experience in the care of fine furniture, artwork, fabrics and special finishes. Ability to work 5 days per week including weekends. Driver and Non-Smoker essential.

Weekend country residence of long-term clients requires a Head Housekeeper to join an established team. The current head housekeeper will go on Maternity Leave in October 2023 possibly for one year.

Primary role is to ensure the property is maintained to a very high standard of cleanliness and that all staff are informed of tasks and order in which to complete them. You will liaise with the Housemanager to enable a smooth and efficient day to day running of the residence.

Duties will include but not limited to:

Weekend Cooking – Friday evening through to Monday morning breakfast. Pre prepared dishes that the principals can reheat, a good Sunday roast, fresh family style dishes ie soups, lasagne, fish pie, salads etc. Meals are usually buffet style. You will plan menus, local food shopping etc in conjunction with the Housemanager.
Housekeeping
Servicing and cleaning of all rooms whilst the family are not in residence.
Laundry including washing and ironing, care of wardrobes and preparing dry cleaning lists.
Turning down beds, bed making and servicing of bathrooms.
Setting and laying of tables.
Driving errands as required.
Maintaining a cleaning schedule and liaising with the assistant housekeeper, daily cleaner regarding their daily duties. A comprehensive list of household tasks compiled and left for the Head Housekeepers time off.

At weekends the head housekeeper is the only staff member on duty, therefore depending on if the family are in residence will manage your own workload accordingly between cooking and housekeeping duties.

This vacancy can be live out or live and available from end of September 2023.
Daily working hours 6.30am to 2.30pm or 7am to 3pm. Separate accommodation available on the estate if you choose to live in. Salary negotiable depending on previous experience. 2 days off mid-week. Driver & non-smoker essential. (HU4044)

RESIDENTIAL HANDS-ON HEAD HOUSEKEEPER-FAMILY COOK
CO LAOIS – IRELAND
Essential Requirements: Previous experience in similar role in a private household setting. Fluent English written and spoken. Driver essential. Ability to lead from the front and work with the housekeepers. Excellent team player.

Large Country Estate in Southern Ireland requires a hands-on senior housekeeper with the ability to cook for the family of 4 when they are in residence between September and January. A wonderful opportunity for a long-term employment in a beautiful rural countryside location.

This is a “hands on” head housekeeper role, which will include all day to day hands on housekeeping duties, whilst running and maintaining the house to the highest standards. Leading the housekeeping team from the front, working with the team and managing at the same time.

Duties will include but not limited to:
Menu planning, preparation and service of breakfast, lunch and dinner when the family are in residence. Kitchen assistance to the family who enjoy cooking themselves.
Grocery shopping, provisioning and stock control.
Laundry -washing & ironing and care of delicate fabrics.
Care of fine fabrics, Antiques and special finishes.
Feeding and exercising pets, arranging veterinary appointments etc.
Supervision of external suppliers, organisation of contractors and monitoring of external providers.
Liaison with Housekeeping team.

Self-contained accommodation locally will be provided.
Salary in the region of 50,000 Euros per annum. Excellent references, Driving Licence and Fluent English essential. (HU4048)