Housekeeper Job
Greycoat Lumley's client are seeking an experienced Housekeeper for a busy Private Estate close to the coast in Southwest Scotland.
The Housekeeper is required to provide housekeeping for the private family, guests and holiday cottages. The estate includes beautiful gardens open to the public, a home farm, and picturesque hills, lochs and rivers to explore and enjoy. The estate is a wonderful location for a Housekeeper to enjoy the outdoors and stunning scenery. Other members of staff work and live on the estate.
Housekeeper – working directly to the wife of the owner of the estate
1. Housekeeper / domestic cleaning to a high standard for a large historic house
2. Shopping and laundry
3. Provision of security for the house
4. Household management, e.g. dealing with part-time cleaners, contractors and tradesmen when required
5. Supported by maintenance and estate office
6. Management and maintenance of three-holiday cottage lets and a small team of cleaners
Occasional other duties include
7. Front-of-house service for corporate events, weddings, sporting parties and future house opening
8. Cooking – able to cook delicious, healthy meals for the family
9. Driving
10. Occasional child-minding
Requirements
11. Thorough, organised, kind, warm, flexible and good with children
12. Cheerfulness and experience in similar positions
13. Experienced, highly organised and discreet
14. Country loving
15. Self-motivated and able to work as part of a team
16. Work will be busy at times and will suit an intelligent person
Job: 207494
Start: ASAP
Accommodation: Provided
Salary: £40,000 depending on experience
The position is based on a five-day a week schedule, 8.30 am—5.00 pm, including Saturdays (approximately three per month), except for special events that may involve weekends and some evenings on a split shift basis. Days off will be given in lieu of weekend working.