28 Housekeeper jobs placed:

An experienced traditional House Keeper is required for a large Country House near Wimborne. The house is occupied for around four months a year

Working under the House Manager/Butler and alongside other housekeeping staff duties would include the following: 

·       Ensuring the house is fully prepared for the family and guests

·       Laundry, washing, drying and ironing of clothes, household linens and towels 

·       Cleaning all rooms to include vacuuming, making beds, dusting and polishing to professional standards and care of furniture and antiques. 

·       Shopping and general errands 

·       Helping to serve food and drink 

·       Looking after employers, guests and pets.

Hours generally would be based around the working week though there would be some weekend requirement when the family are in residence.

Previous experience of working on a Private Estate is desirable though full training would be given. Live out candidates are preferred though live in ones would be considered if the right person.

SALARY dependant on experience – 2 days off per week, driver with own car essential. 

Cleaner/ housekeeper required for large, very busy family home in Kensington. The property is over six floors with no lift so essential that you are physically fit and healthy to manage the stairs. This is a large 6 bedroom family home with 3 young children, ( 2 additional children visit too) mum is also very hands on with the children, but you must be child friendly.

You will work closely with the senior housekeeper, tasks being split between you to avoid confusion, have a calm, quiet personality, lots of energy, be very discreet, professional, warm and friendly, but at the same time respectful of the principals privacy and be a good team player.

Previous experience of working in a family home is required, you must show great attention to detail, have previous experience of high end laundry ( lots of ironing) and tip top cleaning. You will be asked to polish shoes, assist with packing and unpacking, and a willingness to assist with food preparation for the children would be welcomed and you may be asked to run errands occasionally or collect a child from school. You will be required to work some Sundays and will be asked to accompany the family to their other homes in Europe during some school holidays. Driver preferred

A highly professional and experienced housekeeper is required for a family of four, with two children who are at boarding school during the week based in a large 5 -bedroom property in Virginia Water, Surrey. We require a housekeeper who is meticulous with great attention to detail.  You will be responsible for the day to day cleaning, including dusting, hoovering, and general housekeeping.  You will also be required to manage the laundry and ironing as well as assist with the children’s wardrobe.  This is a large property with 5 bedrooms, 10 bathrooms, drawing room, family room as well as a large pool, gym, and spa, thus an energetic and self-motivated candidate is essential for this role.   Additionally, we require a candidate with service skills who can work in a front of house role, meeting and greeting guests, serving at table, assisting the chef with service, etc. 

  It is essential that you are pet friendly as the family have four dogs ( one medium size and 3 small) and you will be required to assist with pet care, especially when the family are away.

 There is another daily housekeeper employed as well as a chef and gardener, so teamwork is a must. Previous private house experience is essential along with longevity in previous roles.  All found separate 1 bed accommodation provided in separate lodge.  Driver essential.  5-day working week, 10am to 7pm with a break during the day is encouraged.  Negotiable salary based on experience. 

DAILY HOUSEKEEPER
WASHINGTON DC -USA
Monday to Friday
8am start – 4pm finish.
Essential Requirements: Previous Private House Housekeeping/Laundry Experience, Dog Lover, Friendly, Flexible, well presented. Good level of spoken English.

We are looking for a candidate with previous private house experience who has excellent attention to detail, who is proactive, a dog lover and flexible. The family have recently relocated to USA from London. The apartment is 5,000 sq ft – 4 bedrooms and 5 bathrooms. 2 adults and a teenage daughter. 2 older children attend University and visit from time to time. There are 3 dogs, but no dog walking is required.

• Daily cleaning to a high standard.
• Presentation of the interior to high standards.
• Care of specialist finishes – Marble, Wood, Granite
• Maintain a clean and sanitary kitchen area ( no cooking)
• Making beds and changing linens
• Sorting, washing, unloading laundry – confident with delicates and handwashing.
• High standard of Ironing
• Running Local errands, shopping and dealing with deliveries.

Salary Negotiable depending on previous experience. 2 days off per week. Average 40 hrs per week. ASAP Start. Driver not required. (HU3941)

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)

RESIDENTIAL COOK-/CHEF/LIGHT HOUSEKEEPER Highgate, London N6 full time 5 DAY WEEK.
Essential Requirements -Very good nutritional background in Gluten and fat free cooking and baking and able to cater to special diet.

Long Term Hutchinson’s client with a very large, high-tech, and modern apartment in Highgate is looking for a super nutritionally experienced Cook/Chef.
A daily housekeeper of many years is employed and a Household Manager.
The client travels a great deal and is away for approximately 4/5 months each year.

Our client is looking for an experienced special diet chef/cook who is familiar with gluten and dairy free, low-fat diet.
Duties will include, provisioning, taking total care of the kitchen and producing a very good level of simple, but well-cooked and nicely presented dishes, using fresh, seasonal ingredients. The client enjoys fish and fresh vegetables, with pulses, black rice, and quinoa salads etc.

You will provide one main evening meal, occasionally a very light lunch. The client likes to have home baked cakes available for visitors and so you will need to have experience baking with different types of flour – gluten free and low fat.

You will be required to care for the kitchen to an immaculate standard. Some light housekeeping duties required. This job involves weekend work, however the lady travels for between 4 to 6 months of each year and then weekends off may be taken.

The working hours will be approx. 11.30 to 7pm when the client is in residence, unless a dinner party is planned and then time off in lieu to be taken. Excellent salary negotiable for the right person together with a really lovely 2 bedroom apartment. ASAP START (HU3573)

DAILY HOUSEKEEPER
THIRSK - NORTH YORKSHIRE
40-45 hrs per week -5 days Monday to Friday
8/9am start – 4/5pm finish.
Essential Requirements: Previous Private House Housekeeping/Laundry Experience, Dog Lover, Friendly, Flexibility to cover an odd wend during the year and attention to detail, well presented. Team player. Driver with own car essential.

A superb position for our long-term clients, working on a large Country Estate approx 4 miles from Thirsk, North Yorkshire. We are looking for a candidate ideally with previous private house experience who has excellent attention to detail, who is proactive, a team player and flexible. The current housekeeper of 8 yrs has recently been promoted to Housemanager but will work alongside the new housekeeper.

• Daily cleaning to a high standard.
• Presentation of the interior to high standards.
• Care of specialist finishes – Marble, Wood, Granite
• Maintain a clean and sanitary kitchen area (no cooking)
• Making beds and changing linens
• Sorting, washing, unloading laundry – confident with delicates and handwashing.
• Ironing
• Controlling housekeeping supplies under the guidance of the Housemanager.
• Shared walking of 2 medium size dogs within the estate.
• Immediately report any repairs or replacements

Salary Negotiable depending on previous experience. 2 days off per week. Average 40-45 hrs per week. Start and finish times are flexible depending on individual needs. ASAP Start. Driver essential due to the location. (HU3924)

DAILY HOUSEKEEPER
9-5pm- Monday to Friday
London W8
Essential Requirements – Previous Experience working in a large family home. Ability to manage the household. Good communication skills. Great attention to detail, experience with fine Art, fine fabrics and Antiques. Household and personal Laundry and wardrobe management. Team Player with a happy, friendly disposition. Child and dog friendly. Strictly Non Smoker.

Long term position for an experienced family sole housekeeper who enjoys working in a small team. This is a family of four which includes 2 school age children, one at home and one at boarding school-- a full time nanny is employed.
Both principals work full time so look for a housekeeper who really understands how a home should run. You will be responsible for cleaning, washing and ironing, making and changing beds -wardrobe management and arranging dry cleaning and errands.

This is a large home, with many stairs, so essential that you are fit and energetic, with previous long term references and experience. It is essential that you have previous experience working in a private family home and have experience of special finishes, cleaning and caring for silver, antiques and fine fabrics.

The average working day will be 9-5 pm but with a degree of flexibility. You must enjoy working with children. Flexibility, a happy disposition, good team player and being part of the family for the long term is essential.
Most important is a happy, flexible, energetic person, who takes pride in their work, with a good level of English looking for a long term position. Simple uniform will be required.

SALARY NEGOTIABLE DEPENDING ON PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE – 2 days off per week. Driver not required. Non smoker essential (HU3878)

THE POSITION:

An experienced housekeeper has been placed with a private client based in Notting Hill. The candidate and client are looking forward to working together, a top salary was achieved.

THE POSITION:

An experienced and flexible housekeeper has been placed with a private client based in Berkshire.

The candidate will have a varied role and is very much looking forward to the position.

THE POSITION:  

An experienced, proactive housekeeper has been placed to work in this private 6-storey residence in South Kensington. 

The housekeeper will be responsible for the day-to-day housekeeping of the property.   

The candidate and client are looking forward to working together, a top salary was achieved.   

THE POSITION: 

A country loving housekeeper / companion has been placed at this lovely country house in Hampshire. 

The housekeeper will have a varied role which will include acting as a friend / carer to a young woman with learning difficulties as well as all housekeeping duties.

The family and candidate are looking forward to working together.

Lovely accommodation and a top salary was achieved.  

THE POSITION: 

An experienced senior daily housekeeper has been placed at a part-residence in London.  

The candidate will have a varied role and will be required to manage various tasks and duties.

Both the candidate and client are looking forward to working together.

A top salary was achieved. 

THE POSITION:

An experienced private housekeeper / laundress has been placed with a private family based at their 5-story property. 

The housekeeper will be responsible for running the residence on a daily basis while ensuring the property is in immaculate condition.

A top salary was achieved.   

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:

Hutchinsons has placed an experienced daily housekeeper at a private residence in Buckinghamshire.  

The housekeeper will be responsible for maintaining this large formal residence to extremely high standards. 

A top negotiable salary was achieved and both the candidate and client are looking forward to working together. 

THE POSITION:

An experienced daily housekeeper/laundress has been placed in this new position based in Knightsbridge.  

The housekeeper will be required to maintain this large five storey property to very high standards.   

The candidate will receive a top salary and is looking forward to this position.   

THE POSITION

An experienced head housekeeper has been placed in this new position working as part of team caring for a beautiful estate near Henley on Thames.

The client and candidate are looking forward to working together.   

 THE POSITION:

 A flexible and professional daily housekeeper has been placed with a longstanding client in London.

The housekeeper will be responsible for the day-to-day tidying of this lovely 5-bedroomed property.

A top salary was agreed and the candidate is looking forward to this new position.

THE POSITION:

An experienced daily housekeeper has been placed with a family of three based in Berkshire.  

The housekeeper will be completely responsible for the day-to-day housekeeping as well as some food preparation.   

The housekeeper will work a flexible schedule.  

A top negotiable salary was agreed and the candidate is very much looking forward to the position.   

THE POSITION

Hutchinsons placed a traditional housekeeper with this UHNW family with small children and their nanny.

The family have a hectic lifestyle and a very high expectation.

The housekeeper was required to have exceptional housekeeping skills to include care of fine fabrics, antiques and very precious artefacts and needed to be attentive, punctual and always one step ahead of the game.

An excellent and above-average 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.

THE POSITION

Hutchinsons placed a residential housekeeper and cook in this large newly refurbished, formal, high tech residence.

The housekeeper needed to be extremely capable, forward-thinking, experienced and immaculate with great attention to detail, with experience with fine fabrics, silver, fine china and glass and a thorough knowledge of how to care for these items.

Although the initial vacancy was for one person, the client also recruited the housekeeper's husband on a part-time basis.

An excellent salary and accommodation were achieved.

THE POSITION 

An experienced Nanny was placed by Hutchinsons with this young, very busy family with six children. 

Good quality accommodation and excellent salary achieved.

THE POSITION:

Hutchinsons placed a very experienced domestic couple with excellent management and hands-on skills for this part residence estate in rural Hampshire. 

The client requested that the couple, in addition to normal domestic duties would have strong equestrian skills, which was achieved.

An excellent salary was provided.

THE POSITION

Long term Hutchinsons client employed a very experienced housekeeper and laundress on a live-out basis.

The role required an autonomous self-sufficient housekeeper capable to run and manage the household on a daily basis.

The applicant was required to have a very calm and quiet personality to allow for a very peaceful environment for the principals working from home.

Excellent salary provided and both the client and candidate are very happy.

THE POSITION:

Hutchinsons successfully placed an experienced Cook/ Housekeeper/ Companion into this lovely position with a long-standing Hutchinsons client. 

The applicant was adaptable, caring and had extensive private service experience. 

An excellent salary was negotiated for the candidate.