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SalaryHousekeeper in the Chelsea area (Live out)
Schedule: 5 days a week on a rota working 3 shift patterns, one weekend per month (detailed below)
Salary: £45,000 - £48,000 DOE
A family of 4 living in Chelsea are looking for an experienced and pro-active housekeeper to join their team on a live out basis. The family employ a small household team including housekeepers, PA, nanny and maintenance.
Housekeeper duties
- Dusting and polishing of furniture and fixtures
- Vacuuming and cleaning carpets and rugs
- Sweeping/vacuuming, polishing, and mopping hard floors
- Wiping down skirting boards and architraves and doors/door frames
- Cleaning and sanitising toilets, showers/bathtubs, countertops, and sinks
- Making beds and changing linens
- Cleaning windows inside
- Cleaning mirrors
- Emptying waste/recycling daily
- Clean blinds/ curtains (lightly hoover)
- AM service and breakfast preparation in chef/nanny absence.
- Making sure to clean inside all cupboards
- AM ground floor set up
- PM Close down
- Cutlery polishing
- Sorting, washing, loading, and unloading laundry (Laundry)
- Ironing clothing items (laundry)
- Monitoring cleaning, bathroom and toiletry supplies and reordering where required.
- Reporting any necessary repairs or replacements if needed.
- Greeting guests, refreshments preparation ahead of meetings.
- Hair and make-up therapist set up and clear down.
- Running errands for the principal of the house.
- Managing the in-coming of various packages.
- Greeting and managing all contractors on site.
- Booking maintenance contractors where required.
- AM service and breakfast preparation in chef absence.
- Occasional travel required
- Managing all dry-Cleaning / seamstress requirements
- Steaming and cleaning draperies.
- Managing floristry requirements
Requirements
- Work as part of a team imperative
- Maintain professionalism at all times.
- Be proactive.
- Discretion a must
- Fluent English a must
Hours: Schedule is in shifts as follows:
Morning shift: 7am - 4pm
Middle shift: 11am - 8pm
Day shift shift : 9am - 6pm
*Please note we cannot guarantee a response to every application*
