4 Handy-Person jobs placed:

RURAL HAMPSHIRE
DOMESTIC COUPLE
GARDENER- HANDYPERSON-HOUSEKEEPER-FAMILY COOK- DRIVERS
ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS – Flexible proactive couple with experience working for a busy family.
Genuine Animal and country lovers. Child friendly. Long term, family oriented, team players. BOTH must drive. Willing to work weekends.

Family of 6 are looking for an energetic, proactive, and dedicated couple who have a long term vision for their next role. Candidates must have a flexible and cheerful approach to work, be fond of children and animals and share a genuine love for countryside living.
This is a busy, but very well organised and structured household with four school-age children between 14 & 4 years old (eldest is at boarding school) A long term couple who will share the daily running of their home and gardens in the Meon Valley, Hampshire.

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
• Overseeing 3rd parties including window cleaners, plumbers, electricians, dry cleaners, to ensure household is constantly in full working order
• Kitchen support and informal service when the family entertain
• Helping with planning family parties and entertaining
• Occasional food prep and cooking for the children/family 
• Occasional help with the children and babysitting (there is a weekly nanny).
• Occasional school runs, must be a confident driver
• Help with caring for the family’s pets (1 large dog, 2 small dogs, 2 cats, and chickens/sheep/donkeys)
• 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
• Confident gardening knowledge, duties include maintenance of flowerbeds, lawns, allotments and use of machinery (tractors/mowers etc). There will be support with outside gardener. 
• Looking after cars
• Driving the family (school runs/airport runs)
• Liaising with security providers, service providers and monitoring systems.
• Overseeing 3rd parties including oil tanks, cess pit, car services/MOT
• Pool maintenance alongside contractor
• Machinery maintenance. alongside contractor
• Helping/serving when entertaining 
• Help with caring for the family’s pets (1 large dog, 2 small dogs, 2 cats, and chickens/sheep/donkeys)
• Pet sit and house sit when the family are away

Working week: 5 days inc. weekends ( Days off Tuesday & Wednesday with a weekend off every 6 weeks).

Accom 3 bed cottage with own garden provided next door. All bills included (except Wi-Fi)

SALARY NEGOTIABLE DEPENDING ON PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE ASAP Start. (HU3938)

THE POSITION:

An experienced domestic couple has been placed at a private residence in Suffolk.

The couple will have a variety of duties including housekeeping, gardening, and security.   

A beautiful accommodation and top salary was achieved.   

THE POSITION: 

Hutchinsons has successfully placed an experienced domestic couple at a part-residence in London.

The couple will be required to fulfill various household duties and are looking forward to their new role.

A top salary was achieved.   

THE POSITION:

Long-standing Hutchinsons client with multiple homes, required a new couple to manage the rural estate in Norfolk, as the preceding Hutchinson's couple returned to their home country after 9 years in the job.

The couple were required to care for both the main house and the grounds and be capable of the daily running and management of a large property.

Good management and communication skills were required as well as being totally hands-on. The couple achieved a top package and lovely accommodation.