Job Type: Live in

Full time, Assistant Housekeeper required for private household near Dersingham, Norfolk. The person will work as part of a highly motivated team to provide the very highest standards in delivering housekeeping and guest services.

Full time, 40 hours a week to include weekends as and when agreed.

You will be the first point of contact for the property alarms or callouts.

The role:

• Help manage the housekeeping team to deliver all housekeeping tasks to achieve the highest possible level of service and standards of presentation.
• Take on the senior role in the Housekeeper’s absence.
• Take care of the cleaning of antiques and furnishings, fabrics and objets d’art, using agreed methods and practices.
• Ensure that all items are well cared for and any changes are reported immediately.
• Assist with laundry and linen care, including ironing and steaming garments.
• Maintain confidentiality at all times.
• Any other ad hoc duties that arise.

The ideal candidate will:

• Possess good leadership and people management skills and the ability to encourage and develop teams.
• Be a strong communicator at all levels with confident interpersonal skills.
• Be able to work well within a small multi-functional team, have a flexible approach and be willing to support colleagues.
• Be committed to ensuring the highest standards of housekeeping and presentation.
• Understand the importance of professional discretion.
• Take pride in their work and present themselves well to colleagues, visitors and guests.
• Carry out planned tasks in a timely fashion.
• Have a positive attitude to safe working practices.
• Be willing to undertake training and learn new skills that are required for this position.
• Demonstrate attention to detail and efficiency.
• Have a flexible and pro-active approach.

The successful applicant must be self-motivated and personable with a conscientious attitude.

Beautiful 2 bedroom cottage available.

This role may at times be considered quite physical and can include working on ladders, working with chemicals, moving and lifting of items, and standing for long periods of time so a physically fit person would be best suited.

For more information, please contact Rebecca info@ruralrecruitment.co.uk

The person must be a very experienced, meticulous and hands on housekeeper who has worked in a similar setting previously.

The role will entail:

• Managing all cleaning, polishing, dusting, vacuuming, mopping etc and the willingness to undertake these duties on a regular basis.
• Organise and adhere to a clear annual calendar for deep cleaning work and general cleaning regime and avoid clashes with the family and visitors.
• Maintenance and management of all cleaning supplies, equipment, food & beverage, amenities, and systems (e.g. boiler, water softener)
• Training and supervising other housekeepers within the household team, ensuring supervision of any visitors and contractors.
• Working closely with the House Manager to ensure the smooth running of the household to very high standards at all times.
• Upholding strict confidentiality and discretion in all aspects of the role, respecting the privacy and security of the family.
• Demonstrating a proactive and solutions-oriented approach to household issues that may arise, being understanding of the family and always considering their needs.
• All laundry care, including experience caring for a range of garments and clothing.
• Experience of caring for specialist items e.g. furniture and breakables, maintaining logs of items and handling breakages.
• Changing linen and making beds as per the schedule of the home.
• Supporting with the running of the budget for the property.

The ideal person will have a good work ethic and a ‘can do’ attitude, be easy to get along with and be able to manage the overall upkeep of a large country house. Must be used to high standard cleaning and understand the demands of working within a family environment with pets.

Accommodation is offered for those that want to live in, however, if the candidate lives locally, the role can be live out. Please note, due to the location of the role, all candidates will need to drive and own their own car.

The ideal candidate will be an excellent communicator with exceptional organisational abilities and is able to think on their feet in a dynamic household. The family plans do change within a moment’s notice, so every day won’t be the same.

Hours:

• This is a full time, 40 hour a week, permanent position.
• Occasional weekends and evening flexibility will be required and agreed in advance.

For more information, please contact Rebecca info@ruralrecruitment.co.uk

We are looking for a wonderful, live in Housekeeper  / House Person to help support a lovely family of 4 in Norfolk.

Hours: 40 hours per week (including weekend work), to be agreed with the family

Overall job purpose

This full-time, live-in role, will require a flexible and practical approach.  The role of the Housekeeper is to provide a pro-active, consistent general housekeeping service to the family.

Job description

The following is intended to provide guidance as to duties but it is not exhaustive.  You will from time to time be required to undertake other activities of a similar nature that fall within your capabilities as directed by the principle.

• To ensure that the Hall is tidy and organised at all times.
• To manage the 2x part-time cleaners, assisting with deep cleans from time to time.
• To carry out all the laundry, ironing and bed linen changes for the principle and his children, when they are at home.
• To shop for the household food, cleaning and other domestic items.
• To cook for the principle, his children and any guests, as required.
• To ensure that you always remain aware and alert to the family’s needs, responding to those needs in a timely, polite and efficient manner, even when busy.
• To always work with the utmost discretion and sensitivity with regards to the family and their guests.
• To ensure that the house is ready for any events or entertaining, including preparing guest bedrooms, if required.
• To carry out daily household chores such as loading and unloading the dishwasher and emptying the bins.
• To be flexible and responsive to support other members of the Estate team, so that a high level of service is consistently delivered, and we operate as one team.
• To identify and alert house owner of any maintenance issues arising concerning fixtures and fittings in the family home.
• To replenish log baskets and lay fires, as required.
• To walk and feed the dogs, as required.
• To feed the chickens and put them away at night, as required.
• To undertake any other relevant activities or errands which fall under the general scope of this role.

Personal Qualities

The successful candidate will:-

• Possess previous housekeeping experience, ideally in a private household.
• Be friendly, reliable, hardworking, discrete and trustworthy.
• Be flexible, energetic and pro-active.
• Be able to work as a team player as well as a stand alone employee
• Be good at taking direction but also able to work under your own initiative and solve problems.
• Have a genuine commitment to work to the highest possible standards with excellent attention to detail.
• Have a positive attitude and an ability to work calmly under pressure.
• Have the right to live and work in the UK
• Possess a full, clean UK driving licence and ideally have their own car (due to the rural location of family home)
• Be a non-smoker.

Other

The successful candidate will be required to undertake a DBS check and will need to have excellent previous employment references.

Weekend and bank holiday working will be required. 

It would be great if the person has some connection with Norfolk or is local to the area.

Package

• Competitive annual salary
• Accommodation with a private garden for the employee and a partner. One well-behaved dog is also permitted.  Water rates and WIFI are included.  Electricity, heating oil and council tax are excluded.