Posted on March 12, 2025 by Rebecca Rivett -
Experienced Housekeeper/Cleaner required for busy private household, located in a village close to Ongar, Essex, 10 miles north of Brentwood.
We are looking for someone reliable with a keen eye for the finer detail, who can work up to 10 hours a week, ideally over 2 or 3 mornings.
The position:
- Carrying out all housework to a high standard
- Cleaning kitchen and bathrooms
- Changing bed linen
- Laundry and ironing
The Person:
- Reliable, personable with a really good work ethic
- Friendly and jovial
- Will have a ‘can do attitude’
- Will be local to the area with their own transport
A good hourly rate depending on experience will be offered to the successful person who can provide fully checkable references.
To apply, please email – info@ruralrecruitment.co.uk
Posted on March 11, 2025 by Rebecca Rivett -
Experienced Office Manager / PA required for busy family run farming business nestled in the heart of East Anglia. We are looking for someone who has exceptional administrative and organisational skills, with the ability to support and represent the business owner in communications with customers, suppliers and stakeholders.
This is a part time, permanent position, Monday – Friday, 25 hours per week (flexible).
The main responsibilities will include:
- Assisting with the day-to-day management of the farm office.
- PA duties to the Farm Owner (diary management, scheduling meetings and appointments; handling correspondence, emails and phone calls etc).
- Customer liaison and supply chain support including being the first point of contact for their retail multiple, and other customer’s enquiries.
- Efficiently manage incoming enquiries, ensuring prompt and professional responses to requests for product and process information.
- HR duties to include taking ownership of admin steps needed for inducting new employees, from start to finish.
- Managing payroll (excl payment) and payroll adjustments / salary increases by chasing necessary approvals.
- Supporting the bookkeeper in debtor management to ensure timely payments.
- Assist with grant applications.
- Manage contracts for IT, Telecoms, etc.
- Liaising with department managers to ensure compliance with staff training, health & safety, and audit preparation requirements.
- Assist in managing social media accounts, the company website and marketing activities.
Hours:
- 25 hours a week, Monday – Friday, approximately 5 hours a day (flexible)
- No weekends
Key skills and attributes:
- Demonstrate critical thinking and initiative.
- Excellent organisational skills and administrative experience.
- A real ability to work independently and proactively.
- Strong problem-solving skills with great attention to detail.
- Excellent professional communication and interpersonal skills.
- Able to run the office (admin) independently whilst the owners are away.
- Tenacious with a questioning mind, capable of using their initiative, following matters through without giving up at the first hurdle.
- Comfortable liaising with business advisors, professional consultants, finance companies, and external service providers.
- Accurate, thorough and meticulous in their approach to work.
- Must be a team player who is approachable, friendly and willing to go the extra mile.
Experience and requirements:
- Personal administration and office management
- Staff management and HR administration
- Agricultural background and some financial literacy experience preferred but not essential.
- Clean driving licence and use of car (due to remote location).
- Excellent checkable references.
- Strong IT literacy, including proficiency in Excel and financial management software.
Salary:
- £15-18ph depending on experience.
If you would enjoy working in a busy farm office and have a firm background in office management and administration, then we would love to hear from you.
To apply, please send your CV and covering letter to Rebecca info@ruralrecruitment.co.uk
Posted on March 6, 2025 by Rebecca Rivett -
Part Time experienced Gardener required for an established 1.5 acre garden on the outskirts of Hadleigh.
An extra 3/4 hours a week can also be available if required for another private garden near Boxford( no lawn care with this one)
The garden comprises mainly lawned areas, trees, shrubs and a rose garden.
The position:
- All lawn care using large ride on mower and pedestrian mower
- Strimming
- Weeding, pruning and digging over the beds
- Keeping patio, paths and driveway clean and tidy
- Keeping the machinery in good order
The Person:
- Reliable, enthusiastic with a good work ethic
- Able to commit to one day a week or two half days
- Local to Hadleigh
- Car driver with own transport
- Experienced with garden machinery use and care
- Have basic horticultural knowledge and good plant/weed identification
A good hourly rate will be offered to the successful person who can provide fully checkable references.
To start asap.
Please apply via email to-info@ruralrecruitment.co.uk
Posted on March 3, 2025 by Rebecca Rivett -
Experienced, local and friendly family groom / rider required, on a part time basis for a small, beautiful private family yard situated on the outskirts of Newmarket, Suffolk.
The person must be confident hacking, cantering, basic schooling and have experience as a private groom previously.
The family only have 1 horse and 1 pony in at the moment but will be adding 1, possibly 2 more at Easter.
Days required:
- 2 full days a week (ideally Mondays and Wednesdays)
- Plus help at the weekend (ideally 1 or 2 in 4) this is to allow the current groom some time off over the weekend
Daily tasks:
- Mucking out
- Lunging
- Grooming
- Feeding
- Sole charge
- Rugging up
- Rehab- bandaging, basic injury care, pole work
- Putting horses on and off the walker
- Riding
- Helping at Pony club and team training sessions
- Helping at horse shows
To apply, please send your CV, riding photos and videos to Rebecca via info@ruralrecruitment.co.uk
Posted on March 2, 2025 by Rebecca Rivett -
Experienced and well referenced housekeeper required for beautiful 5 bedroom, 4 bathroom Manor house.
The family are looking for an efficient, thorough and organised housekeeper that can keep on top of the overall tidiness and structure of the house as well as all cleaning, deep cleaning and laundry.
This is a lovely part time position, offering around 10 – 15 hours a week, Monday – Friday spread over 2-4 days.
The family have school age children, a little baby and a well behaved and friendly dog so the person must enjoy working around little ones and family pets.
The responsibilities will vary but will mostly include:
- General cleaning of the house polishing, hoovering, mopping, dusting and presenting rooms to a high standard.
- Organising drawers, cupboards, wardrobes, dressing rooms
- Taking care of family washing and ironing
- Making beds
- Deep cleaning (oven)
- Managing freezer
- Tidying rooms, putting things away, folding things up, creating an organised and neat family home
- Basic cooking (not essential but would be a real bonus)
- Occasional school runs (car provided)
- Ensuring the house gives a wow factor and looks neat and well organised
- Making and list and overseeing basic maintenance (lose door handles etc)
The ideal person will need to be:
- Friendly, kind and approachable
- High attention to detail and thorough
- Organised and methodical
- Motivated and enthusiastic
- An experienced private housekeeper that understands what its like to work in someone’s family home
- Discreet and confidential
- Can do, happy and helpful attitude
To start 9th March onwards.
For more information about this position, please contact Rebecca info@ruralrecruitment.co.uk
Posted on February 25, 2025 by Rebecca Rivett -
Experienced Housekeeper/Cleaner required for large country house located close to the market town of Swaffham in Norfolk. There is no public transport to this property so car driver essential.
This beautiful home has many large rooms, high ceilings, grand staircases, solid floors and many more period features. The incoming cleaner will be joining an established, energetic team who keep the house in immaculate condition at all times. We are looking for someone who can work to the highest standards with the ability to follow instructions and at times work using their own initiative
Full time, 40 hours a week, Monday- Friday – employed
The Position:
- Vacuuming
- Washing floors
- Polishing and dusting
- Cleaning bathrooms and kitchens
- Changing bed linen
- Laundry and ironing
- Deep cleans when required
- Brass and silver cleaning
The Person:
- Reliable, enthusiastic with a good work ethic
- Trustworthy and understand the need for discretion
- Physically fit and energetic
- An excellent cleaner
- Will have previously worked within a private household ( preferred )
- Will have very high standards
- Polite and well presented
- Car driver
- Non smoker
The successful person will be offered a very competitive salary, which will depend on experience.
A part time cleaner who could work 5 mornings a week would also be considered.
To apply to- info@ruralrecruitment.co.uk
Posted on February 21, 2025 by Rebecca Rivett -
Experienced, part time Housekeeper for beautiful large country house near Wymondham, Norfolk. Must be formally trained with exceptionally high standards or willing to undergo formal training.
Hours:
- 2 days a week.
- Long term, permanent position.
Requirements:
- General high presentation of the house
- All housekeeping duties – such as hoovering, dusting, mopping
- Making beds and changing bed linen- formal
- Must have worked in a similar housekeeping role, with proven references to validate this
- Car driver essential due to remote location
The ideal candidate will have impeccable standards and be reliable, trustworthy, hardworking, discreet and positive. The person must also have a good level of fitness to manage this fabulous 3 storey property.
Previous housekeeping is essential.
DBS check, glowing references and successful trial period required before starting.
Salary:
- Guide £18ph (to be discussed), self employed for someone with formal housekeeping / hotel experience / training.
To apply, please submit your CV and covering letter to Rebecca info@ruralrecruitment.co.uk
Posted on February 20, 2025 by Rebecca Rivett -
A rare opportunity has arisen for an experienced Gardener/Caretaker to join a small team who take care of this fabulous country house located close to the coast in East Anglia.
The property is close to the coast providing a great area for walking and generally enjoying the beautiful Suffolk countryside.
Someone who loves dogs would be perfect to continue the family dog’s training and adventures.
The previous employee retired after 24 happy years, making this a highly recommended position.
The successful person will be offered a one bedroom cottage in the grounds and a generous salary in exchange for working 40 hours a week with flexibility to assist with animal care and security at weekends.
This position will be best suited to someone mature and looking to settle into a long term role
The Position:
- Maintaining a large established garden to a high standard
- Carrying out all lawn care using ride on and pedestrian mowers, strimming, edging etc
- Maintaining the herbaceous borders, vegetable garden and other areas throughout the year
- Watering plants in the house, greenhouse and conservatory
- Keeping terraces, paths and driveway clean and tidy
- Security and Caretaking 24/7 for alarm purposes
- Checking the heating oil level and making sure heating is on when family return to the house.
- Heated pool maintenance
- Daily care of the family dog
- Feeding 4 Alpacas on a daily basis
- Liaising with tradesmen, deliveries and expected visitors
- Emptying bins
- Changing light bulbs
- Errands, such as buying newspapers and other items
- Occasional local driving – station etc
The Person will:
- Be reliable, trustworthy, discreet and really nice to have around
- Be be polite and personable
- Have experience working within a private household, as a houseman, butler or similar
- Have professional gardening experience
- Have good maintenance experience – inside and outside
- Have a full UK driving licence
- Be animal friendly and have experience with dogs
A stand alone, one bedroom cottage and all utilities will be provided as well as a salary between £28,000 and £30,000 depending on experience. A car will be available for exclusive use.
References will be requested.
For further information or to apply please email – info@ruralrecruitment.co.uk
Posted on February 19, 2025 by Rebecca Rivett -
Due to a change in circumstances, this great position is available again.
Part time, experienced, local and professional Estate Worker / Handy Person required for large country house not far from Langham, Norfolk. This would suit a bit of a Jack of all Trades, someone who can turn their hand to most things and is happy to role their sleeves up and muck in.
The person must have worked in a similar role on a professional level with excellent references to back this.
Hours:
2 full days a week, flexible days available.
Salary:
£20-£25ph, self – employed depending on experience.
The role will be varied and involve tasks such as:
- General painting
- General repairs (inside and outside)
- Occasional lawn cutting to assist the current gardener (sit on mower and push mower)
- Leaf blowing
- Clearing gutters
- Basic DIY and wood repairs
- Non specialist electric works (as and when necessary)
- Non specialist plumbing (as and when necessary)
- Chopping logs
- Mending fences
- Use of chainsaw, sprays (PA1 & PA6), strimmer, leaf blower
- General property maintenance and tidiness
- Handling deliveries- 25kg bags
- Operate and maintain various hand tools and power tools for gardening and estate upkeep
- Perform routine mechanical maintenance and repairs on estate equipment to ensure optimal functionality
- Assist with heavy lifting tasks related to moving equipment, materials, or supplies around the estate
- Ensure that all areas of the estate are kept clean and tidy, adhering to safety standards at all times
The person will need to work well with a small friendly team but be equally as happy working alone, managing their own time effectively.
The Estate worker will need to be physically fit and be a nice person to work with.
This would suit a reliable, trustworthy and confidential person who has the ability and enthusiasm to take care of this lovely private family home on a long term, permanent basis.
As the principals are not always in residence, an up to date DBS check will be required along with good references.
Clean driving licence and use of a car essential due to remote location.
For more information, please contact Rebecca info@ruralrecruitment.co.uk
Posted on February 17, 2025 by Rebecca Rivett -
Experienced, knowledgeable and trustworthy housekeeper with a strong aesthetic eye required for a beautiful, family home in North Norfolk.
We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic and dedicated housekeeper with some previous experience working in a similar family environment and/or a boutique hotel.
The main responsibilities will include:
- Carrying out normal housekeeping duties (polishing, hoovering, dusting, mopping) Taking care of all laundry (including fine linens), changing/making beds, washing and ironing.
- Generally organising the house, linens, larders, cupboards.
- Manage fridges and larders.
This is a part time, self-employed, permanent role and would suit a meticulous, careful and thorough housekeeper who has a high attention to detail. The ideal candidate will be comfortable handling and cleaning antiques, silver, brass and porcelain.
Hours:
Days:
- Ideally split across two days. Flexibility as to days
The family have teenage children with some boarding, so the house is busier during the holidays and generally quieter during term time. They do not have any pets.
Competitive hourly rate on offer for a well referenced person.
An up-to-date DBS check will be required before starting the post. Driving licence needed due to location.
Non- smoker preferred.
For more information about this lovely position, please contact Rebecca info@ruralrecruitment.co.uk
Posted on February 15, 2025 by Rebecca Rivett -
Experienced Couple to carry out Housekeeping/Cleaning/Gardening/Driving required for private country house located approx 8 miles from Cambridge and 6 miles west of Newmarket.
Great commuting links to London via rail or road.
We are looking for a couple to work 25 hours(combined)a week and cover a variety of tasks helping to keep this Grade I listed house clean and tidy. An interest in gardening would be an advantage to mow the lawn, weed, prune and carry out general tidying throughout the year.
There is the opportunity to work extra hours at the employer’s nearby polo ground assisting with hospitality at events.
This is a live in position and a small one bedroom lodge is included in the package. One well behaved dog would be considered.
The position will include:
- All housework to a high standard
- Laundry and ironing
- General tidying
- Keeping the garden well maintained.
- Occasional driving for the family.
You will be:
- Reliable, trustworthy with a really nice friendly personalities
- Experienced housekeeper/cleaner
- Used to period properties
- Happy to work in the garden
- Car drivers with a clean licences( truck available for work hours)
References will be requested and must be fully checkable.
Please apply to -info@ruralrecruitment.co.uk
Posted on February 7, 2025 by Rebecca Rivett -
Experienced Housekeeper/Mother’s Help required for busy farming family located in rural location close to Saxmundham.
The current lady is relocating after 3 years and we are looking for someone lovely to step into her shoes, keeping the house clean and tidy and helping with the children when required.
The children are 4, 2.5 and 4 months, so an energetic, bright and cheerful person essential.
We are looking for someone to work 25 hours a week over 5 mornings, starting at 8.30/9am daily.
The Position
- All housework to a high standard
- Laundry and ironing
- General tidying
- Emptying and reloading the dishwasher
- Emptying the bins
- Preparing healthy meals would be wonderful
The Person
- Reliable, punctual and trustworthy
- Kind, caring with a genuine love of children
- Experienced with high standard cleaning, bed changing, laundry etc
- Will love animals as the family have a dog
- Will be a driver with their own car
- Polite, well presented and easy to have around
- Will live within 30 minutes of the farm
- A non smoker
A good hourly rate will be offered on an employed basis.
To apply, email – info@ruralrecruitment.co.uk
Posted on February 5, 2025 by Rebecca Rivett -
Part Time Accounts Administrator required for private Estate office, located near Tetbury, Gloucestershire.
The successful person will be required to work 12 hours a week over 2 days.
In return you will be offered a good salary, a generous pension after 3 months service and staff discount scheme across the Estate.
Role
To undertake all tasks connected with bookkeeping and basic financial functions of the Estate (including the domestic household). You will be required to take ownership of all day-to-day accounting tasks and to lend support with office administration where necessary.
Key responsibilities
- Entry of purchase and sales invoices
- Entry and reconciliation of customer and supplier payments and receipts
- Reconciling bank accounts
- Accounts payable
- Payroll-monthly payroll & pension submissions. Annual P11D & P60’s
- VAT quarterly returns including partial exemptions
- Monitoring cashflow across multiple accounts
- Preparation of monthly reports
- Preparation of management accounts for all Estate enterprises
- Ongoing liaison with accountants for the purpose of completing tax returns and year end accounts
- Budget management
- Support with day-to-day office administration
Personal Specification
- A solid working knowledge of accounting procedures
- Qualified to a minimum of AAT level or similar
- Previous experience and working knowledge of Xero software package is highly desirable
- Team player with a positive attitude to change, who thrives within a busy supportive team environment
- Polite, well presented and easy to get along with
- Excellent verbal and written skills
- Good IT skills (must have strong MS office especially excel)
- Comfortable taking ownership and being proactive
A car driver essential with own transport as the property is not served by public transport
A non smoker
To apply please email – info@ruralrecruitment.co.uk
Posted on February 3, 2025 by Rebecca Rivett -
Experienced Nanny/Housekeeper required for busy young family with 4 bedroom modern property in the village of Hintlesham, Ipswich, Suffolk. Easy access from Ipswich, Hadleigh and Colchester.
We would consider 2 people keeping the Nanny and Housekeeping roles separate.
Nanny duties
The Nanny will be required to work the following hours:
Monday 07.45 -08.45 to do school drop off
Tuesday 15.15 – 18.15 to do school and nursery pick up and cook supper
Thursday 15.15 – 18.15 to do school and nursery pick up and cook supper
The hours can be between 15 and 22 per week.
Days may vary during the school holidays, but hours are guaranteed.
- After school care of two children ages 2 and 4
- Pick up from school and nursery (10 and 15 minute drive)
- Play and activities at home-inside and outside
- Prepare and offer snack and evening meal to the children
- Help with school work (eg phonics)
- In time this may include taking the older child to after school club
- Possibility of extra hours to cover parents being late home occasionally, including bathtime and bedtime
Housekeeping Duties;
8 hours any time when not looking after the children
- Housework
- Laundry and Ironing
- General tidying during the day
- Making sure the bathrooms and kitchen are kept clean and tidy
The Person:
- Reliable, punctual and trustworthy
- Is looking for a long term role
- Will have a genuine love of working with children
- Will have childcare qualifications or extensive previous Nanny experience ( references essential )
- Will have a current DBS
- Kind, caring and someone the children love being with
- Fun, bright with a creative flair to make time with the children happy and entertaining
- A car driver with a full UK driving licence ( car provided for collecting the children )
- Animal friendly as the family have a dog, horses and pony.
- A non smoker.
Up to £18 per hour on an employed basis will be offered to the successful person who can provide fully checkable references.
Please apply via email to-info@ruralrecruitment.co.uk
Posted on February 3, 2025 by Rebecca Rivett -
Experienced Groom required for private yard located in a lovely location close to Thetford on the border with Suffolk. You will be joining a team of 4 with 2 of the team being apprentices who are absolutely brilliant, caring for a variety of horses, including Eventing sporthorses, a hunter and a Shetland pony.
The horses vary in age from youngstock to experienced competition horses.
Ideally the new groom will be able work 32 hours a week over 4 days, which will include at least 1 weekend day. There will be extra hours/days available during busy periods.
Hours:
- 8.30am – 5.30pm
- 1 hour lunch break (unpaid)
The yard has great facilities, such as barn stables (a plus in wet weather), outdoor arena, horse walker, paddocks and the advantage of excellent hacking.
The Position:
- All yard duties to a high standard
- Lungeing and long reining young horses
- Sole charge at times
- Riding out on the Estate- hacking
- Non rider will be considered if preferred
You will be:
- Reliable, punctual with a really good work ethic and a genuine love and passion for working with horses
- Confident handling young horses on the ground
- A good rider with the ability to hack out a variety of horses confidently and competently
- A good team player with an easy to get along with personality
- A car driver with own transport and live within 30 minutes of the yard ( preferably)
This is an employed position and a good hourly rate will be offered to the successful person who can provide fully checkable references.
To apply please email-info@ruralrecruitment.co.uk
Posted on February 2, 2025 by Rebecca Rivett -
Lovely afterschool Nanny required 2 afternoons a week or 3 afternoons if the person prefers.
The family have 2 very happy, easy going children (5 and 2 years old). The eldest is at the local school and the youngest is at nursery.
The role can either be:
- 3.00pm-5.00pm or 3.30pm – 5.30pm or 4.00pm-6.00pm, 2 or 3 afternoons a week depending on what works best for the nanny. The family can be quite flexible- its more about finding a routine that works for everyone.
A car driver is not necessarily essential, as long as the person can get to and from the families home which is near Holt, the family can work around it. This could however include a school and nursery collection if the person can drive, using the families car.
The role:
- Sole care of the children after school, playing outside in the lighter months and doing age appropriate activities, they love playing tag, reading, colouring, playing with their toys, painting, baking etc.
- Feeding them their supper and then encouraging wind down time before their parents return from work
- General tidying up after the children
- Getting clothes ready for the next day
The Person:
- Someone who has a genuine love for children
- Someone who loves the countryside and is active
- An animal lover
- Someone who is creative, caring, kind and fun
- Someone who enjoys cooking and baking healthy, clean meal plans
Essentials:
- Glowing references
- Enhanced DBS check before starting
- Clean driving licence (for all car drivers)
- Non-smoker
The family feel that this position would suit someone local who loves being around children and is able to spare a few of their afternoons to help out. It could alternatively work well for a student (school, college or university) who is looking to earn around their education.
To apply, please send your CV and covering letter to info@ruralrecruitment.co.uk
Posted on January 30, 2025 by Rebecca Rivett -
Temporary Gardener required for private country house garden. This can be full or part with hours to suit the individual.
The gardener will join a small established team working to maintain the beautiful established gardens.
The position will include:
- All lawn care using large garden machinery -ride on mowers and pedestrian mowers
- Weeding
- Pruning
- Digging beds
- Cutting back
- Planting
- Watering
- Edging
- Hedge cutting
- General tidying
The Person will have:
- Good horticultural knowledge
- Large garden machinery use experience including ride on and pedestrian mowers
- A friendly , easy to get along with perosnality
- Good lawn care experience
- A excellent work ethic
- The ability to work in a small team, follow instructions but at time work alone
- A driving licence and own transport
- Previously worked in a large country house garden
A good hourly rate will be offered to the successful person.
Please email – info@ruralrecruitment.co.uk
Posted on January 28, 2025 by Rebecca Rivett -
Part Time experienced Gardener required for private house with beautiful, established gardens located approx 2 miles from Bildeston and 3 miles from Hadleigh, Suffolk.
We are looking for a reliable, enthusiastic gardener with a genuine passion and love of all things horticulture.
Two days a week throughout the summer and one day a week during the winter.
Horticultural qualifications would be preferred however extensive experience and excellent plant identification would be considered.
The garden is a mix of formal lawns, borders and hedges.
The position will involve:
- Grass cutting using ride on mower and pedestrian mower
- Weeding, edging, digging over, hoeing, pruning, mulching etc
- General tidying of patios and paths
- Replanting when required
A very good hourly rate will be offered to the successful person who can provide fully checkable references.
Car driver with own transport
To apply please email – info@ruralrecruitment.co.uk
Posted on January 24, 2025 by Rebecca Rivett -
Lovely part time Nanny required to replace the families existing nanny who is expecting a baby this spring.
This is a permanent role and would suit someone who has lots of childcare experience and is well known and referenced in the area.
To start at the end of march.
Days required:
- Wednesday & Thursday, 8am – 5.30pm (negotiable)
- Some evenings babysitting would be helpful and the odd weekend although this is not essential
The role:
- Sole charge / care of 2 wonderful, happy boys aged 2.5 years old and 10 months old.
- Taking the boys to activity classes and any other activities that might be suitable / beneficial to their development and enjoyment needs.
- Some creativity and drive to engage the children throughout the day.
- Changing nappies
- Preparing and feeding nutritious meals
- Baking, painting, colouring, building dens, lots of fresh air and playing outside- the family have a beautiful and safe garden
- Tidying up after the boys and generally keeping the house clean
The Nanny:
- Fun, creative, kind and caring
- Reliable and highly trustworthy
- Clean driving licence and use of a car
- Upbeat, positive and well mannered
- Enhanced DBS check or happy to have one completed before starting
- Animal lover as the family have 2 large and very friendly dogs
- Excellent references
- Professional childcare experience
To apply, please send your CV and covering letter to info@ruralrecruitment.co.uk
Posted on January 20, 2025 by Rebecca Rivett -
Full Time experienced Groom required for private sports horse stud in a beautiful location 6 miles south of Bury St Edmunds. Easy access from the A14 and A134.
Regular Part Time person also considered.
We are looking for someone reliable with a good sense of humour to join this small established team caring for mares, foals, youngstock and event horses up to 4*. The stud has excellent facilities which include the following:-
- Indoor and outside stables providing a good working environment
- Lunge pen and 30 x 20 loose jumping school
- Full size 80 x 40 outdoor arena
- 8 Horse walker
- 140 acres of grassland
- All weather gallops and grass gallops
- Canteen area and staff loo/wash area
The Position:-
- All yard duties to a high standard-mucking out, hays, waters, sweeping, tack cleaning etc
- Handling mares and foals, confidently and kindly on the ground
- Assisting with AI
- Lunging, long reining
- Clipping and plaiting
- Turning out for competition and travelling with rider to some events
- Keeping all areas clean, safe and tidy at all times
- 5 day week which will include weekends on a rota basis.
The Person:-
- Reliable, punctual, enthusiastic with a genuine love of working with horses
- Confident handling a variety of horses on the ground including cheeky foals
- Will have excellent turn out skills-clipping, plaiting etc
- Will be a good team player, who can follow instructions and also use their own initiative when working alone
- A lorry driver would be an advantage, but not a dealbreaker
A good salary will be offered to the successful person who can provide fully checkable references.
Shared accommodation could be available and own horse welcome
Some shared commission on sales will be offered after 6 months of working at the stud.
Please apply via email to- info@ruralrecruitment.co.uk
Posted on January 20, 2025 by Rebecca Rivett -
Full Time experienced Rider/Groom required for private sports horse stud in a beautiful location 6 miles south of Bury St Edmunds. Easy access from the A14 and A134.
Regular Part Time person also considered.
We are looking for someone reliable with a good sense of humour to join this small established team caring for mares, foals, youngstock and event horses up to 4*. This is a riding position so a confident, competent person essential.
The stud has excellent facilities which include the following:-
- Indoor and outside stables providing a good working environment
- Lunge pen and 30 x 20 loose jumping school
- Full size 80 x 40 outdoor arena
- 8 Horse walker
- 140 acres of grassland
- All weather gallops and grass gallops
- Canteen area and staff loo/wash area
The Position:-
- All yard duties to a high standard-mucking out, hays, waters, sweeping, tack cleaning etc
- Handling mares and foals, confidently and kindly on the ground
- Assisting with AI
- Lunging, long reining
- Ridden exercise of 4/5 year olds and eventers
- Riding freshly backed youngsters
- Clipping and plaiting
- Turning out for competition
- Keeping all areas clean, safe and tidy at all times
- 5 day week which will include weekends on a rota basis.
The Person:-
- Reliable, punctual, enthusiastic with a genuine love of working with horses
- Confident handling a variety of horses on the ground including cheeky foals
- Will be a good rider who is happy hacking and schooling a variety of horses including freshly backed youngsters
- Will have excellent turn out skills-clipping, plaiting etc
- Will be a good team player, who can follow instructions and also use their own initiative when working alone
- A lorry driver would be an advantage, but not a dealbreaker
A good salary will be offered to the successful person who can provide fully checkable references.
Shared accommodation could be available and own horse welcome
Some shared commission on sales will be offered after 6 months of working at the stud.
Please apply via email to- info@ruralrecruitment.co.uk
Posted on January 16, 2025 by Rebecca Rivett -
Part Time position available for experienced, private housekeeper local to Kenilworth, Warwickshire.
We have a family looking for someone who can work 20 – 22 hours a week – Monday, Tuesday and Thursday.
The house is a large 5 bedroom Georgian property, with cottage, swimming pool and a gym.
The family have 2 dogs so an animal friendly person essential.
A good hourly rate will be paid on a self employed basis to a reliable, punctual housekeeper with a good work ethic.
The position will vary, however the duties will usually be:
- All housework to a high standard
- Laundry and ironing
- Bed making
- Window cleaning (inside)
- Silver cleaning
- Deep cleans when necessary
- Kitchen and bathroom cleans
- Cupboard management
- Shopping and errands occasionally
Car driver essential due to the rural location and no public transport.
To apply via email – info@ruralrecruitment.co.uk
Posted on January 15, 2025 by Rebecca Rivett -
Experienced Office Manager /Bookkeeper required for company supplying temporary infrastructure for events, festivals, films and TV, located in Mount Bures approx 7 miles south of Sudbury.
This position can be full or part time with a minimum of 20 hours worked a week. For full time hours this can be hybrid with a minimum of 3 full days worked in the office. A 12 month maternity cover contract would be considered too.
The successful person will be reliable, friendly and work well with others. There will be times when the new staff member will be working alone.
This role is pivotal in ensuring the smooth day to day operations of the office and the bookkeeping functions.
The Position:
Bookkeeping & Finance
- Sales and Purchase Ledger
- Credit control
- Managing customer and supplier accounts- keeping them updated and accurate
- Bank reconciliations
- Processing employee and subcontractor expenses
- General cash flow management
- VAT returns
- Assisting and liaising with external Financial and Management Accountant
- Payroll
Office & Facilities
- Take overall control of office management
- Being the initial point of contact for employees, customers, suppliers and visitors
- Answering telephone calls and dealing with emails
- Maintaining office stationery stock levels
- Day to day diary management
- Responsible for travel and accommodation arrangements for employees and subcontractors
- Keeping accurate training records and arranging refresher courses
- Completion of site accreditation and H & S documentation: RAMS, COSSH, H&S Policy etc
- Business, Fleet and Plant insurance
- Managing equipment hires with external hire companies
- Managing Fleet insurance, tax, ULEZ, dart charges etc
- Dealing with post
- Ordering uniforms and PPE when required
- Arranging staff and subcontractor social events – end of year/Christmas
HR
Working alongside HR specialists to assist with:
- Recruitment
- Onboarding – job offer letters, etc
- Ensuring company policies and procedures are kept up to date to ensure compliance
- Attending external HR webinars
- Other ad-hoc duties to ensure smooth running of the business
Requirements:
- Minimum AAT level 2 or QBE
- A strong background in bookkeeping
- Excellent IT skills
- Experience using XERO accounting software
- Be proactive and highly organised with a high attention to detail
- Possess excellent communication skills
- Be able to build good relationships with colleagues and stakeholders
- Demonstrate resilience, common sense and be able to solve problems
- Proficiency in MS Office software
- Be friendly, personable with a great sense of humour
In return what will be offered:
- A competitive rate of pay
- An excellent, friendly, relaxed work environment within a family run business
- Flexibility
- Pension
- Generous annual leave allowance
To Apply please email – info@ruralrecruitment.co.uk
Posted on January 15, 2025 by Rebecca Rivett -
Wonderful and meticulous Housekeeper required with previous experience working in a large, stately home.
Hours: Part-time or full time hours available – Monday to Friday with the flexibility of weekend and evening work.
As a Housekeeping/Conservation Assistant, you’ll be working within a small, developing team in an incredible place, helping with the day-to-day cleaning and care of the property and its contents. This is an exciting opportunity for someone that is looking to start a career working for high-end private households and/or has a keen interest in history and historic properties. Training will be provided. Additionally, we would like to develop the role further in the future, to include assisting at special events held at the property, this will include further training in high-end service.
Duties and responsibilities (but are not limited to):
- Cleaning and arranging guest rooms.
- Changing bedding and linen.
- Stocking and maintaining an inventory of housekeeping supplies.
- Dusting furniture or fixtures and polishing them.
- Scrubbing and sanitising showers, bathtubs, toilets, countertops and sinks.
- Vacuuming and cleaning carpets, doormats, floors and rugs.
- Reporting breakages, damages and safety issues for repairs.
- The conservation of valuable items.
- Laundry and ironing duties.
We’d love to hear from you if you have:
- Understanding of the approach required when working with fragile historic collections as well as Health & Safety and emergency procedures.
- Housekeeping/cleaning experience is beneficial.
- Good interpersonal and communication skills.
- A willingness to undertake continuing professional development, personal skills development and have an enthusiasm to learn.
- A strong team player with a good work ethic.
- Flexibility in his/her schedule. Occasional weekends and evenings.
- Must possess the ability to always maintain a high level of strict confidence and professionalism.
- Reliable, trustworthy and responsible.
- Child friendly and pet friendly.
- Willing to be DBS checked.
For more information, or to apply please email your CV and covering letter to rebecca@ruralrecruitment.co.uk
Posted on January 13, 2025 by Rebecca Rivett -
Part Time experienced Housekeeper/Cleaner required for private family home located in the village of Lower Layham approx 2 miles from Hadleigh.
The ideal person will have previously worked within a private house and will be used to large rooms, high ceilings etc and have exemplary high standards in cleaning.
This is purely housework, bed changing, kitchen and bathroom cleaning – no ironing required.
We are looking for someone 4 hours a week which can fit around school hours.
A local person would be preferred with their own transport as there is no public transport to the property.
Good hourly rate offered on a self employed basis.
Email – info@ruralrecruitment,.co.uk
Posted on January 10, 2025 by Rebecca Rivett -
Part Time experienced Groom required to cover Full Time Groom’s days off.
This is a small family yard with 3, possibly 4 large horses, so the successful person must be confident and capable handling fit, hunting horses on the ground.
Days required will be Thursday afternoons and a split shift on Sundays.
The Position will involve:
- All yard work to a high standard-mucking out, sweeping, hays, waters etc
- Tacking up horses for the riders and untacking
- Tack cleaning
- Turning horses out and bringing them in from the field
- Checking for injury and reporting to owner or head groom
- Changing rugs
- Brushing off and picking our feet
- Making sure hays and water in stables and feed when required
The Person will be:
- Local to the area
- Car driver
- Experienced in all yard duties
- Able to spot injury or illness
- Confident and capable handling large, fit horses.
- Able to commit to the Thursday pm and split shift Sunday.
- Happy to tack up for the riders
A good hourly rate will be paid to the successful person who can provide fully checkable horse related references.
To apply please email – info@ruralrecruitment.co.uk
Posted on January 10, 2025 by Rebecca Rivett -
Reliable, caring person required to assist family with the gentleman of the house who suffered a stroke a little while ago. He is a fun, sociable man whose mobility is affected, although he walks, climbs stairs etc but needs help with getting dressed and ready for the day ahead.
The family have a lovely country house located approx 11 miles north of Stowmarket, Suffolk, so someone as close to here as possible would be preferred.
The ideal person will be fairly local and able to come in and stay for 2 hours to enable the family to carry out tasks with their horses. The daughter competes with her event horses and if the successful person has an interest in this area and would like to drive the gentleman to watch her take part that would be fantastic.
Hours will be 8.30am to 10.30am 5 days a week.
Personal care will be involved to assist with washing and dressing.
Someone who can prepare breakfast and join him at the table with a cup of tea would be perfect .
Making sure his laptop etc are all ready for him to start his day and that he has everything he needs before you leave.
It is of utmost importance that the carer/companion is kind, patient with a bright and friendly manner and a good sense of humour.
Car driver and non smoker essential.
Fully checkable references will be required and an up to date DBS.
To apply please email-info@ruralrecruitment.co.uk
Posted on January 7, 2025 by Rebecca Rivett -
Part Time experienced housekeeper/cleaner required for 2 families, located approx. 2 miles from Hadleigh Suffolk.
We are looking for someone who can work 3 hours in Layham for one member of the family and then 3 hours in Raydon for the other.
The ideal day would be Wednesday, however Monday or Friday could be possible.
The Position:
- General housework to a high standard( hoovering, dusting, polishing etc)
- Bathrooms and kitchen cleans ( floors, baths, toilets, sinks and showers)
- Bed changing at times
- No ironing!
The Person:
- Reliable, trustworthy and nice to have around
- Polite and friendly
- A car driver with own transport
- Animal friendly as both households have dogs
- Will have very high standards and a keen eye for detail
There is another housekeeper employed part time who works other days.
Good hourly rate offered on a self employed basis
References will be required
To apply, please email – info@ruralrecruitment.co.uk
Posted on January 6, 2025 by Rebecca Rivett -
Part Time experienced Housekeeper/Mother’s Help required for busy family located in a village location approx 4.5 miles (NW) from Halstead Essex and 9 miles from Colchester.
The family have 2 children ages 10 and 12 who attend a local school but require supervision and help after school.
This is a one day a week position ( Wednesday ) with a start time of 12 – midday and a finish time of 7pm.
We are looking for a reliable, local person to carry out the following duties within this large family house:
- 2/3 hours housework, which will include – hoovering, dusting, making beds, sorting laundry, cleaning bathrooms and kitchen etc. The house is large so certain areas can be worked on each week.
- Dog walking ( approx 20 minutes )
- Preparing dinner for the children
- Making sure the children do their homework, piano practice etc
- Ensuring the children are showered and in their night clothes by 7pm-reading or playing quietly until their parents get home
- General tidying
Someone with a genuine love of children essential and a kind, patient manner. The family have pets so an animal lover would also be great.
The family are relaxed and would prefer someone experienced with older children who would love to be with them for a long time.
Someone who likes to cook and enjoys being outside, as during the summer months the children enjoy their large garden after supper.
Car driver and non smoker only.
To apply please email – info@ruralrecruitment.co.uk
Posted on January 2, 2025 by Rebecca Rivett -
Part Time Groom/yard worker required for small family yard located between Bolton and Darwen, Lancashire
The ideal person will be absolutely reliable, trustworthy and able to work 3 mornings a week (flexible but preferably a Monday, Tuesday and Thursday 8.30/9am-1/1.30pm).
The family have horses and a donkey (6 in total).
Someone with a genuine love of working with horses and who understands that their welfare is of the utmost importance.
No weekends required
The main duties will include:
- Mucking out
- Tack Cleaning
- Poo Picking
- Grooming
- Feeding
- Changing rugs
- Turning out in fields and bringing in
- Cleaning water troughs/buckets
- Keeping the yard tidy
This is a non riding position.
Previous Groom experience essential. Car driver with own transport is a must due to rural location.
To apply please email-info@ruralrecruitment.co.uk
Posted on December 22, 2024 by Rebecca Rivett -
Fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic, rural minded, agricultural person / student or equivalent looking to gain further experience on a successful and well-structured family farm.
Weekend help required with extra hours during the week at busier times. This would suit someone who can be flexible.
Hours:
- Full & Part Time hours available, January – March 2025, every other weekend and weekdays as and when necessary.
There is an opportunity for someone keen to progress and learn the ropes from some of the farms highly experienced and long-standing staff members. The farm houses 44,000 free range hens providing a continuous supply of eggs, so the farm worker will get to see how a business of this size operates.
If you are looking to gain further knowledge in this sector and learn from a well-established, friendly and hard-working team then we would love to hear from you. Alternatively if you already have Agricultural knowledge and are able to assist then please do not hesitate to get in touch.
Opportunity to:
- Assist in 1 of 3 hen houses
- Learn general farm errands
- Help in the pack house
Competitive hourly rate on offer.
For more information, please contact Rebecca info@ruralrecruitment.co.uk
Posted on December 11, 2024 by Rebecca Rivett -
We are looking for an experienced rider for 2-3 weeks, to ride 2, well behaved and smart horses (16.1 and 16.3). Both horses are lovely albeit large! The person must be confident hacking, cantering, basic schooling and riding one and leading one.
Days required:
- 3-5 times a week- flexible
If you are local to Newmarket and free to help for the next 2-3 weeks on a beautiful private, family yard then we would love to hear from you.
To apply, please send your CV, riding photos and videos to Rebecca via info@ruralrecruitment.co.uk
Posted on December 9, 2024 by Rebecca Rivett -
Companion/Driver required for absolutely lovely lady who lives full time with her family, however there are occasions when her usual helper is unavailable and therefore we are looking for someone to cover these days on an ad-hoc basis.
The hours/days could be twice a month, however occasionally she could require assistance more frequently.
The lady requires no personal care and is in fact still driving very locally. She is very sociable, bright and always has a smile. We need someone to call in and maybe have a cup of tea and a chat with her during the day – she is an excellent cake baker too!
Occasionally she has appointments where she needs to be driven and helped into the building and brought home. She has no health issues but her mobility is limited, so requires help with steps etc.
The ideal person will be reliable, polite, caring and very easy to get along with. Someone who lives close to Boxford, Lavenham or Hadleigh would be preferred.
Safe driver with their own vehicle.
Fully checkable references will be required and a current DBS check.
A good hourly rate will be offered ob a self employed basis.
To apply please email-jackie@ruralrecruitment.co.uk
Posted on November 13, 2024 by Rebecca Rivett -
Part Time experienced Housekeeper required for large country house located in a beautiful, private location approx 2 miles outside of Hadleigh, Suffolk. The house has been completely refurbished, but still keeping the fabulous period features, so now provides a great working environment.
We are looking for someone who can work between 8 and 16 hours a week over 2 days to carry out the following:
- All housework to a high standard
- Bed changing
- Laundry and drying
- Ironing – possibly an extra half day for this requirement
- Occasional help with shoot lunches
What you will need:
- Reliability, punctuality and an excellent work ethic
- A friendly, easy to get along with personality
- Excellent cleaning skills with attention to detail
- Enthusiasm with the love of seeing everything just right!
The family have children, dogs and cats, so you must be child and animal friendly.
Non smoker and car driver essential
To apply please email-info@ruralrecruitment.co.uk
Posted on November 13, 2024 by Rebecca Rivett -
Part Time( 4 days a week ) experienced Senior Gardener required for beautiful walled garden within a private estate located 5 miles north of Luton, Bedfordshire. The walled garden is undergoing renovation and requires someone with good horticultural knowledge who can manage a small team of volunteers to bring the garden to its full splendour.
We are looking for someone who can carry out all general garden duties – weeding, pruning, grass cutting and propagation alongside the Estate Manager and volunteer coordinator. This will include input into assessment and prioritising of projects. Coordinating with the wider estate garden and grounds team, as required, as to plants needed for elsewhere on the estate and programming works.
The successful person will be able to manage and supervise the grounds and gardening team of volunteers of all abilities.
The ability to keep accurate records detailing the maintenance of the walled garden and the equipment to ensure continued functionality.
Ensuring the teams are keeping in line with the required working practices detailed in risk assessments and CoSHH requirements.
This position would suit someone semi retired with a passion for horticulture who would genuinely love the opportunity to join this team or possibly someone who has been working in one of the colleges botanical gardens.
A polite, well presented, team player is essential with a excellent work ethic essential.
The hours will be 32 per week -days to be agreed.
The annual salary will be £25,000
To apply please email- info@ruralrecruitment.co.uk
Posted on November 8, 2024 by Rebecca Rivett -
Experienced local cleaner required for large private country house located on the outskirts of the village of Monks Eleigh, between Hadleigh and Bildeston.
The current lady is leaving after 6 years and will be greatly missed.
The ideal person will be able to work 8 hours per week split over 2 days to cover the following:
- All housework to a high standard
- Bathrooms and kitchen cleans
- Emptying bins throughout the house
- Laundry and possibly ironing
- Bed changing
- General tidying
The Person:
- Reliable, trustworthy with a good work ethic
- Friendly and easy to have around
- An exemplary cleaner with a keen eye for the finer detail
- Child friendly as there are often 2 school age children (5 and 7) in the house
- Animal friendly as the family have 2 labradors
- Non smoker
- Car driver with own transport as property not on bus route.
A very good hourly rate will be offered to the successful person who can provide fully checkable references.
Posted on November 6, 2024 by Rebecca Rivett -
Part Time experienced Housekeeper/Cleaner required to work 16 hours a week over 4 mornings within a lovely, large country house located approx 6 miles north of Colchester, Essex and 10 miles from Sudbury.
This is a lived in home, so the successful person will be used to working around a family. Someone dog friendly essential as there are two terriers in residence. There is also a small holiday cottage which will need cleaning for changeover days too.
The Position:
- Managing the housework to a high standard
- Laundry and ironing
- Kitchen and bathroom cleans
- Bed making
- Preparing rooms for guests when necessary
- Deep cleans on a regular basis
- General tidying to keep the house looking presentable
The Person:
- Reliable, punctual with a good work ethic
- Personable and really nice to have around
- Experienced with private household housekeeping
- Will have a keen eye for the finer detail and know what needs doing and when
- Happy to follow instructions at times
- Within 30 minutes of the property
- A car driver with own transport
A good hourly rate will be offered to the successful person who can provide fully checkable references.
To Apply please email-info@ruralrecruitment.co.uk
Posted on November 1, 2024 by Rebecca Rivett -
Good all rounder required to help with a mixture of Housekeeping/Nanning/Extra pair of hands for a family who are staying in beautiful Blakeney this Christmas. Accommodation is an option, if the person isn’t local to the area.
Hours:
8.00am until 3.00pm (ish) each day with a couple of nights babysitting so the parents can go out to dinner.
The family have two lovely children who are 3 years old and 6 months old. They would love the person to have sole charge of the children occasionally, organising fun, age appropriate activities, quiet time, nap routines and snacks/meals.
Other jobs would include changing beds, helping with laundry, general errands, general cleaning/housekeeping, shopping, meal prep, tidying the house behind the family, generally just mucking in and helping out where needed etc.
Someone cheerful, practical and capable with a willing attitude would be ideal. The family are really lovely and the house is situated in the heart of Blakeney, and is extremely special.
The family do not expect the person to work on Christmas day although if they would like to, then they wouldn’t turn it down, in fact, they would be delighted if they joined in with their celebrations and mucked in on the big day.
Up to date DBS check essential.
Glowing references must be provided beforehand.
For more information, please contact Rebecca on info@ruralrecruitment.co.uk
Posted on October 29, 2024 by Rebecca Rivett -
Part Time very experienced Gardener required for private country house located 2 miles from Burgess Hill and 10 miles north of Brighton.
The established gardens cover several acres and will require a gardener with horticultural qualifications or with extensive horticultural experience.
The gardener will be required to work 2 full days a week ( 16 hours ). Days to be agreed. There is the potential for extra hours for the right person.
Reliability, enthusiasm and a genuine love of gardening in all weathers.
The Position:
- All general gardening to a high standard-weeding, pruning, restocking, cutting back, spraying, mulching and digging over
- Maintenance of cut box and yew hedging
- Vegetable growing
- Formal border care and maintenance
- Lawn care
- Fruit tree pruning
- Chopping logs for the house
- General tidying, maintenance and handyman duties around the grounds
- Occasional driving for the family may be required but not essential
The Person:
- Reliable, punctual with an excellent work ethic
- Polite, friendly with an easy to get along with personality
- Passionate with a genuine love of gardening
- Horticulturally qualified or will have an extensive knowledge of plants
- A car driver with own transport
- Someone who can carry out maintenance and handyman duties
- Physically fit as some heavy lifting may be required
- Previous employed gardening positions
- Within 30 minutes of the property
What you will be offered:
- A lovely working environment
- A generous hourly rate
- 2 Full days work throughout the year
To apply please email – info@ruralrecruitment.co.uk
Posted on October 24, 2024 by Rebecca Rivett -
Part time, live-in, long term Housekeeper / Pet Sitter required for a family living near long Stratton, Norfolk. The home is an impressive property not far from Norwich, so the right candidate must be comfortable taking responsibility for a property of this size when house-sitting.
Days and hours:
- Thursday and Friday (staying over Thursday evening)
- 7 hours a day
- Total of 14 hours of Housekeeping and walking / caring for the dogs twice a day
Our client has 3 large dogs so we do require someone with excellent canine knowledge and experience in handling larger breeds. The person will be required to walk, feed, provide regular water and give them lots of attention, love and care. The successful applicant must have previous housekeeping and house/pet sitting experience and be extremely responsible and trustworthy with a strong sense of integrity and diligence. They will be changing bed sheets, doing all housekeeping tasks to a high standard (hoovering, mopping, dusting and making sure the house has a wow factor when you enter).
Excellent, obtainable references required before starting and an up to date DBS check.
Driving licence and use of car essential due to remote location.
For more information please contact info@ruralrecruitment.co.uk
Posted on October 16, 2024 by Rebecca Rivett -
Part Time experienced Housekeeper required for busy young family based in Hadleigh, Suffolk.
We are looking for someone to 3 hours -Monday to Friday ( mornings preferred).No weekends
This is a large family house located in the town centre, however car driver preferred.
The Position will involve:
- All housework to a high standard
- Laundry and ironing
- Regular deep cleans
- Bathrooms and kitchen cleans
The Person:
- Reliable, punctual and trustworthy
- Local to Hadleigh
- A high standard housekeeper who takes a pride in their work
- Car driver with own transport
- Dog friendly
- Child friendly
A good hourly rate will be paid on a self employed basis to the successful person who can provide fully checkable references.
To apply please email-info@ruralrecruitment.co.uk
Posted on October 16, 2024 by Rebecca Rivett -
Part Time experienced Housekeeper/Cleaner required for private household located approx 9 miles south of Ipswich in a lovely position close to the River Orwell.
We are looking for a reliable person to work 9 hours a week over 3 days ( Wednesday, Thursday and Friday ), this can be morning or afternoon.
Car driver essential due to the rural location.
Non smoker only.
Dog friendly person essential.
The position will include:
- All housework to a high standard
- Bed making
- Laundry and ironing
- Making sure bathrooms and kitchen are clean and tidy
- Walking a young dog on rare occasions
A good hourly rate will be offered to the successful person who can provide fully checkable references.
Please apply cva email to – info@ruralrecruitment.co.uk
Posted on October 14, 2024 by Rebecca Rivett -
Part Time experienced Grooms, who are able to hack out fit horses required for small private yards in the Kenilworth, Solihull and Warwick areas of Warwickshire.
We are looking for grooms who can carry out all yard duties to a high standard and work well within small teams and at times alone.
A car driver with their own transport is essential due to rural locations and no public transport.
Most yards require at least one weekend day to be worked and a minimum of 3 weekdays. Good hourly rate of pay will be offered to the successful people who :
- Live within half an hour of the above locations
- Are reliable, punctual and easy to get along with
- Are experienced with all yard duties
- Are happy and confident hacking fit horses
- Are confident handling horses on the ground
- Can groom to a high standard
- Are able to spot injury and illness
Please apply to Jackie via email – info@ruralrecruitment.co.uk
Posted on October 9, 2024 by Rebecca Rivett -
Part Time experienced Groom/Stud Hand required for small private stud located between Bildeston and Hadleigh, Suffolk.
We are looking for someone reliable who can help for approx 1.5 to 2 hours -2 or 3 mornings a week.
The yard has 3 mares at present, so the successful person must be experienced handling horses on the ground.
The Position:
- All yard work – mucking out, and making up stables with fresh bedding
- Sweeping the yard
- Hays and water
- Turning horses out and bringing in from the field.
- Tack cleaning
- Rug changing,
- Picking out feet and checking for injury
The Person:
- Reliable, on time and efficient
- Experienced handling horses on the ground
- Able to spot injury or illness
- Tidy and organised
- A car driver with own transport ( yard is not on bus route)
A good hourly rate will be offered to the successful person who can provide fully checkable references.
To apply please email – info@ruralrecruitment.co.uk
Posted on October 9, 2024 by Rebecca Rivett -
An active, practical and reliable person required twice weekly to take care of and maintain the inside and outside of a property in a stunning rural location on the Essex / Hertfordshire border, approx. 9 miles from both Bishops Stortford and Saffron Walden. This would suit a proactive and self-sufficient person who sees what must be done and takes action.
The country house is surrounded by a garden and 30 acres,( used by local farmer for sheep) and the owners need regular part-time help to maintain the property inside and out. At present they do not have any help with the garden or house, so this is a new position to make life easier for them.
Hours: 2 hours twice weekly (preferably 1-3pm)
Salary: £18 per hour
The role will include:
- General gardening including helping with mowing the lawns, weeding, pruning, hedgecutting and general tidying
- Use and care of large garden machinery
- Chopping and stacking logs for the fires
- Cleaning windows inside and outside
- Changing light bulbs and other small maintenance jobs as required
- Cleaning and laying the fires inside the house
- Checking all is well on each visit
The Person will be:
- Reliable, polite with a really good work ethic
- Experienced with garden machinery
- Able to show basic horticultural knowledge
- Happy to carry out window cleaning and other general household maintenance tasks
- A car driver with own transport
- Physically fit and active
References will be requested.
Please apply to – info@ruralrecruitment.co.uk
Posted on October 1, 2024 by Rebecca Rivett -
We are looking for an experienced and energetic nanny to join a busy, family household, to help look after their lovely four-year old son, and to help with some household chores.
This is a long-term role which is focused on engaging with the little boy and arranging fun activities during 3 days per week during the school holidays, and two or three afternoons each week during term time (but term time hours can be bolstered with additional housekeeping, alongside the families part-time housekeeper, if requested). There is quite a lot of flexibility surrounding hours for the right person, so please get in touch if you think that you might be interested and be a good fit. Competitive compensation, which will be determined by level of experience.
Hours:
- Holiday hours: 3 x 8 hour days
- Term time hours: 2-3 x 4 hour afternoons
- Must be available for ad hoc babystting and to stay overnight for babysitting when both parents are away (to be arranged in advance, typically 1-2 nights every 2-3 weeks)
- Flexibility on hours is a great help (though the minimum number of hours will of course be guaranteed)
Childcare:
- Childcare responsibilities include helping with some school drop-offs and collections, preparing nutritious meals, taking care of the son’s laundry, ironing, bedroom and playroom. The priority is the ability to come up with engaging activities with him, including ones that require a lot of energy like sports in the garden and trampolining!
- Must like dogs (they have a Labrador and Spaniel) and be happy to walk/ feed them on occasion.
- Additional hours available for a good ironer, a good cook, and for housekeeping
- Ability to travel with the family on occasional holidays a bonus
Must be an experienced driver with a clean driving license and have enhanced DBS check before starting. Glowing references essential.
To apply, please email your CV and covering letter to Rebecca info@ruralrecruitment.co.uk
Posted on October 1, 2024 by Rebecca Rivett -
Experienced part time housekeeper required for beautiful, grade II listed country house consisting of 7 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms, approximately 9 miles East of Kings Lynn.
The family have 3 school age children, so this would suit someone who enjoys working in a busy home.
The person will need to be reliable, trustworthy and friendly to be around.
Hours:
- 3- 5 mornings a week
- 9am-12pm (or to suit school run)
- Occasional extra hours
The Position:
- Generally keeping the house clean and tidy
- All housework to a high standard
- Laundry and ironing
- Making sure household supplies are always stocked ready for use
- Emptying bins
- No cooking
The Person:
- Reliable, trustworthy with an easy to get along personality
- Discreet and polite
- Articulate with a high attention to detail
- Hard working and genuinely love maintaining the high cleaning standards required
- Happy to change bed linen and carry out laundry and ironing
- Animal and child friendly
- Driver with own transport
- Non- smoker
- Physically fit
- Will live no more than 30 minutes from the property ideally
- Will be able to provide excellent references
- Happy to have a DBS check completed before starting
A good hourly rate will be offered to the successful person on an employed basis.
Car driver essential due to the rural location.
Someone physically fit as this is quite a large house.
To apply please email – info@ruralrecruitment.co.uk
Posted on September 29, 2024 by Rebecca Rivett -
We are looking for a wonderful part time Housekeeper to help support a lovely family in Norfolk.
Hours: 20 hours per week – Thursday and Friday 8am-4pm and a Sunday 8am-12 midday.
Overall job purpose:
The role of the Housekeeper is to provide a pro-active, consistent general housekeeping service to the family.
The following is intended to provide guidance as to duties but it is not exhaustive.
- Ensure that the Hall is tidy and organised at all times.
- Work alongside other part-time cleaners, assisting with deep cleans from time to time.
- Help with laundry, ironing and bed linen changes for the household, when they are at home.
- Basic cooking if required
- 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.
- 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 they operate as one team.
- Identify and alert house owner of any maintenance issues arising concerning fixtures and fittings in the Hall.
- Replenish log baskets and lay fires, as required.
- To walk and feed the dogs, as required.
- Possibly feed the chickens and let them out on arrival as required.
- To undertake any other relevant activities or errands which fall under the general scope of this role.
Personal Qualities
- 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 before starting.
Weekend and bank holiday working will be required.
Package: competitive annual salary on an employed basis.
This is a wonderful position in a beautiful coastal location. The family are lovely so it will be a warm and friendly environment to be a part of.
For more information, please contact Rebecca info@ruralrecruitment.co.uk
Posted on September 25, 2024 by Rebecca Rivett -
We are looking for a lovely, local housekeeper / cleaner to provide approximately 4.5 hours cleaning a week for a family of 5 who have a beautiful 5 bedroom property.
The role will include laundry too as well as all cleaning duties (polishing, dusting, hoovering, mopping, changing bed sheets, general tidying etc).
For more information, please contact Rebecca info@ruralrecruitment.co.uk
Posted on September 23, 2024 by Rebecca Rivett -
Part Time experienced Housekeeper required for busy family household located approx 6 miles South East of Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk.
The house is a substantial Victorian farm house with large rooms, some solid floors, large staircase and high ceilings.
The ideal person will be able to work a minimum of 8 hours a week over two days, covering the following:
- All housework to a high standard
- Laundry and ironing
- General tidying of the house
- Keeping bathrooms and kitchen clean
- Emptying bins
- Cupboard tidying
There is an opportunity for a 6-8 hours extra a week to cover:
- School drop offs
- Helping with a shetland pony plus new pony
A good hourly rate will be paid to a reliable, enthusiastic person with a good work ethic is happy to work work around a young family.
A friendly, easy to get along with person essential.
Car driver and non smoker only.
To apply email- info@ruralrecruitment.co.uk
