RESIDENTIAL COOK/LAUNDRESS/HOUSEKEEPER/DRIVER

KENSINGTON, LONDON W8

Job Reference: HU4288

Salary: £55-60,000 Gross

Accommodation: Provided

Essential Requirements: Proactive, self-sufficient and experienced private household cook-housekeeper. Confident cook of fresh, healthy well-balanced dishes.  Strong wardrobe management and exceptional laundry skills. Organised, proactive and forward thinking with ability to prioritise tasks, capable to deal with minor household admin, contractors and flexible to travel with the principal when needed. Driver essential. Longevity and stability in a similar previous position is essential to this vacancy. 

Lovely long-term vacancy for an exceptional candidate to join this part time residence home of a mature principal in Kensington. The principal is only in residence for 120 days per year. The current staff member retires after 30 plus years and highly recommends this position. 

This vacancy would suit an experienced talented cook, who has exceptional laundry skills is a hands-on house manager who is proactive, well organised and can really manage the day to day running of the household. A full-time daily cleaner who handles all the cleaning and ironing of household linens is also employed.

During the principal’s absence from London, you will be required to turn out drawers and cupboards, attend to deep /spring cleaning to keep the household in immaculate condition. 

Duties will include general day to day cooking, wardrobe management, the principal’s personal laundry and ironing, steaming, pressing and packing, along with day-to-day house management, ensuring smooth daily running of the household, organising contractors, booking services when needed, keeping on top of fresh food shopping, and larder contents.

You will need to deal with provisioning and use local suppliers, there is a superb butcher and fishmonger locally all of whom have supported the household over the years. 

When the principal is in residence you will prepare light breakfast, lunch (main meal) and a very light supper. The principal enjoys “River Café” style menus using seasonal produce and ranging from modern British to Italian, Mediterranean and some Asian dishes. Occasionally she entertains friends but no more than 2-10 people max when 3 courses are served. Occasionally you may need to bake a cake, make desserts etc. There are no frozen foods used in this household; all are freshly prepared using quality produce. 

Ideally you will be willing to travel to and from France during the summer months between June and September – this is however negotiable for the right person and not necessarily for the full period. 

A driver with UK licence and experience driving an automatic car is required to run local errands, shopping and provisioning. 

Salary circa £55-60,000 Gross depending on experience and longevity in previous positions. Accommodation provided on the lower ground floor of the property -2-bathroom’s, double bedroom, sitting room and kitchenette

Working days will vary, longer when the principal is in residence and time off accrued and taken when not. Partner to follow own occupation considered, but sorry no pets and no dependent children. (HU4288)