Job Type: Part-time

Housekeeper, Bures, Suffolk REFJF1605

Part Time experienced Housekeeper required for private country house located in Bures, on the Essex/Suffolk border.

We are looking for someone excellent to take over from the housekeeper who is sadly retiring after many years . The hours will be between 4 and 6 per week over 2/3 days.

Someone reliable, trustworthy with a nice friendly personality.

The position will include all housework within a large, period country house.

Experience with high standard housekeeping as follows:-

  • All cleaning
  • Bed changing
  • Washing
  • Keeping bathrooms and kitchens clean and tidy
  • Deep cleans when required
  • Emptying bins, clearing fires, emptying dishwasher etc
  • NO IRONING

Car driver preferred and someone within 30 minutes of Bures would be ideal.

Dog friendly person essential.

Contact Jackie or Sophie – info@ruralrecruitment.co.uk

 

 

 

Gardener, Bures, Suffolk ref JF1604

Part time experienced Gardener required for private country house located in Bures, Suffolk – easy access from Sudbury and Colchester.

We are looking for someone who can work 8 hours a week increasing to 16 hours during busy times.

 

The ideal person will be able to manage 1.5 acres of garden which will include lawn maintenance using ride on mower, strimming, hedge cutting and general gardening.

Someone with good horticultural knowledge required who can weed, prune, replant, cut back, spray, feed and take care of borders, shrubs, cutting garden and vegetable patch.

Dog and horse friendly person essential.

A tractor driver who can carry out paddock maintenance would be great but not a dealbreaker.

Good hourly rate offered to the successful person.

Contact Jackie or Sophie – info@ruralrecruitment.co.uk

 

TEMP – PA/Coordinator, Stowmarket, Suffolk Ref JF1599

TEMPORARY PA/CO-ORDINATOR required for busy household who live in London and are preparing to sell their lovely Suffolk home over the next few months.( 4 – 6 months )

The ideal person will be local and able to visit the house from time to time to check that it is ready for viewings and to help co-ordinate contractors or services related to the sale.. The property is in a village 6 miles north of Stowmarket, Suffolk

The majority of the role can be managed remotely, as most of the required tasks will be liaising with tradespeople and arranging for repairs etc at the property. This is more a co-ordinating role rather than a doing role!

The person will need to be available at the end of a phone or by email to make sure things happen within a time scale. Great organisation skills essential.

Someone who is happy speaking to a variety of people-Estate Agents, Auctioneers, heating engineers, and anyone who might be assisting with preparing the house and gardens for sale.

A retainer will be paid monthly to cover 5 hours work a week and then any other hours must be invoiced at an hourly rate to be agreed.

Tel Jackie 07979 501997 / Sophie 07889 849175 / info@ruralrecruitment.co.uk

 

 

 

 

Pop up Sales Assistant – Kelling Home & Friends, Creake Abbey

Kelling Home and Friends are looking for a wonderful, polite, well presented and friendly Sales Assistant (s) to join their exciting new pop up shop in beautiful Creake Abbey, Norfolk.

Hours:

  • Part time and/or Full Time (6 months)
  • Job Share Opportunities Available
  • Wednesday – Sunday 9:30am- 5pm (flexible)
  • Pay per hour – Dependent on experience
  • Private launch party 22nd March
  • Opening 23rd March
  • Opening hours: March – May 2024 Wednesday – Sunday & June- August 2024  Monday – Sunday

About the company:

Kelling Home is the homeware and lifestyle brand for the interior design company Kelling Designs based in both Norfolk and London. From the end of March, Kelling Home are hosting a six month pop up at Creake Abbey, North Creake, Norfolk with a view to continue following this initial six month launch period. The pop-up shop will be situated in the old food hall and, alongside products from Kelling Home, there will also be products on display from c.14 other brands. The Barn Café will also be located within this space but will be staffed separately to the Kelling Home Pop Up retail area.

Role:

We are seeking an organised, confident and creative individual to take charge of the day to day  running of the pop up shop. This will involve anything from selling products and handling payments to dealing with customers and making sure that all products are attractively displayed. You will be able to offer advice and answer questions as and when required.

Responsibilities

  • Present excellent product & brand knowledge across Kelling Home and all other
    brands within the pop up
  • Greet customers on arrival and communicate in a friendly and polite manner
  • Help to maximize sales across all brands
  • Ensure the shop looks immaculate at all times, including cleaning and dusting shop
    area
  • Assist with maintaining a record of stock levels
  • Ensure all packaging is kept well stocked
  • Ensure products are displayed well and all individually priced
  • Work with Shopify and Pinterest and gather social media content
  • Knowledge of our payment system square – experience not necessary, training will
    be provided

Desirable Requirements:

  • Ability to work independently and as a team
  • Organised, well presented and efficient
  • Have a polite and approachable manner
  • Outstanding customer service
  • Good computer skills would be beneficial
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Have an interest in homeware, design and lifestyle

Start date 18th March 2024

To apply:

For more information about this lovely position or to apply, please send your CV to sophielandale@kellingdesigns.com

Closing date Monday 18th March 2024

Afternoon Nanny- Belle Vue, Shrewsbury- RR1593

Wonderful and experienced afternoon Nanny required for a soon to be family of 5. The newest addition is due in June.

The family home is in Belle Vue, about ten minutes from the town.

This would suit someone who has been a private Nanny previously and has newborn and toddler experience. The children are 3 years old and 16 months.

We are looking for someone 5 days a week, Monday – Friday, 4pm-7pm.

The role will include everything childcare from occasional school / nursery collections two afternoons a week if necessary, cooking supper, feeding supper, taking care and playing with the children (outside, inside), helping with bath and bedtime, general tidying, washing up etc. Mum will be around most of the time so it will often be a shared role.

The family live in a lovely town house at present but hope to relocate to the countryside this year so this is likely to be a temporary, part time role unless of course the person would like to go with them. The new role will consist of more full time hours, possibly even live in and they will have ponies etc.

This would suit some one who also loves animals as the family have two beautiful dogs.

Excellent, obtainable references a must.

Up to date DBS check required before starting placement and ideally First Aid trained or good knowledge of First Aid practices.

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

Part Time Property Viewings Guide – Diss, Norfolk SP1591 – ON HOLD

Part time property viewings guide required for a busy and well known Estate Agents located in Diss, Norfolk.

This is a part time position for 2 or 3 days per week with varying hours depending on the demand week to week.  A competitive hourly rate would be offered to the successful applicant on an employed basis.

The position would entail showing prospective buyers around properties that are for sale with the estate agency. You will meet the buyers at the properties and handle the viewing process only.

We are looking for someone who is, polite, well presented and articulate. The successful applicant must be warm and personable and have excellent communication skills. No previous property experience is required but experience in a customer facing position would be desirable.

A car driver is a must for this position and mileage will be paid for.

For more information please contact Sophie at info@ruralrecruitment.co.uk or on 07889 849 175

Gardener/Handyperson, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire REF JF1589

Full or Part Time experienced Gardener/Handyperson required for private, country house located approx 5 miles south west of Aylesbury.

We are looking for a very experienced gardener with excellent horticultural knowledge to manage and care for this established garden. The ideal person will be able to replan and restock where necessary to keep the garden well maintained throughout the year. The owners are passionate about their garden and wish to find a like minded person.

The garden comprises -formal lawns, rose garden, cutting garden, vegetable  garden, green house, hedges, shrubs etc and leisure areas ( pool and tennis court).

Experience with large garden machinery essential -ride on mowers, strimmers, hedge cutters etc

Someone with handyperson skills would be an advantage to help around the house and grounds.

This is preferably a live out position with the successful person living with 40 minutes of the property.

Excellent hourly rate offered. Fully checkable references will be required.

Car driver essential due to location.

Tel Jackie 07979 501997 or Sophie 07889 849175 / info@ruralrecruitment.co.uk

PA – Bury St Edmunds/Remote Ref JF1588 Now Filled

Part Time experienced PA required for busy gentleman located in a village approx 6 miles south of Bury St Edmunds.

This position can be worked from home, however it would be useful for the PA to visit the office maybe once or twice a month to carry out filing and sorting.

The ideal person will be able to work approx 20-35 hours per month covering the following tasks:-

  • Dealing with correspondence-emails, calls etc
  • Diary Management- booking cars, ferries etc
  • Arranging for trades people to deal with any issues within the house
  • Coming to the office in Bury St Edmunds occasionally to carry out filing and sorting, things which the homeowner does not have time to do.

The person will be:-

  • Reliable, polite with a good command of the English language
  • Reasonably close to Bury St Edmunds to visit the office a couple of times a month ( not a dealbreaker )
  • Happy liaising with trades people to arrange for repairs in the home
  • Experienced with diary management.

A good hourly rate will be paid to the successful person.

Tel Jackie 07979 501997 / info@ruralrecruitment.co.uk

Part Time Farm Secretary -Fring, Norfolk – Ref RR1587

Part time, experienced Farm Secretary required for beautiful farm near Fring, Kings Lynn.

Hours:

1 day a week, possibly 2 if needs be.

The position will consist of:

  • Operating Farm Plan- Business Manager and Gatekeeper
  • Basic accounts
  • General correspondence (email, telephone etc)

This would suit an experienced farm secretary who will be able to hit the ground running. The person must be trustworthy and lovely to have around.

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

Part Time Housekeeper – Albury, Hertfordshire – REF RR1585

Part time, experienced and wonderful Housekeeper required for lovely private family near Albury, Ware.

This is a self employed, permanent role.

The Hours: Approximately 15 hours a week

  • Ideally 9am-12pm – Monday-Friday

Or

  • 9am-1/2pm – 3-4 days a week

This role will include all aspects of housekeeping:

  • Dusting, polishing, hoovering and mopping
  • All laundry (sorting, washing, hanging on line, folding)
  • Ironing -children’s clothes and a few smaller items. All shirts and bed linen are sent away to be ironed
  • Changing beds and sorting linen ready to be sent out
  • Cleaning antiques and silverware as and when necessary
  • Running occasional errands- shopping, dropping off laundry etc

This would suit a friendly, sunny person who would enjoy working for a busy family, with school age children and pets. A real team player, someone who is not afraid to muck in where needed would be ideal.

We are looking for someone lovely and local who can help the family on a weekly basis keeping on top of their beautiful family home all year round. The ideal person will be extremely thorough, trustworthy, careful and meticulous.

Excellent references will be required as well as an up to date DBS check before starting.

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

Caretaker/Dog Sitter – Nr Royston, Hertfordshire -Ref JF1584

Caretaker/Dog Sitter required for private country house located approx 8 miles South of Cambridge close to Royston Hertfordshire.

We are looking for a reliable, trustworthy person with a genuine love of all animals, particularly dogs to work approx 25 hours a week with the flexibility to increase and decrease according to the owners requirements. This is a live in position and there is a lovely one bedroom flat provided with some utilities included. The employee will be responsible for paying TV and Electric bills.

A partner who has their own employment elsewhere would be welcome.

There are 3 other staff members employed so this is not an isolated position.

The position:-

  • Security of the property
  • Care of 2 small dogs – one is young so ongoing training necessary
  • Care of 3 chickens – feeding, cleaning out and collecting eggs
  • A little light gardening to assist gardener
  • Sweeping the terraces
  • Blowing leaves from the tennis court
  • Occasional driving for the family-local station and restaurants

The Person:-

  • Reliable, friendly and someone who can be trusted to care for the pets and property in owner’s absence
  • A car driver with clean licence
  • Putting bins out as and when necessary
  • Happy to live on site
  • Physically fit to help with other tasks around the Estate
  • Able to provide fully checkable references

A good salary will be offered to the successful person.

Contact  Jackie 07979 501997 / info@ruralrecruitment.co.uk

 

Part Time Gardener – Langham/ Norfolk -REF RR1583

Part Time, experienced Gardener required preferably with horticultural qualifications , however someone unqualified but with a wealth of experience and excellent plant knowledge would be considered.

The gardens surround a private country house and offer a variety of areas including a large established lawn.

The Position will be 2 days a week. Sole gardener for this beautiful garden so someone who takes a pride in their work and loves to make sure everything is looking good at all times.

General gardening experience essential to carry out weeding, cutting back, hedge cutting, planting, strimming and grass cutting.

Also someone who is happy to keep the other areas within the grounds clean and tidy -patios, terraces, leisure areas , trees, log chopping for the house etc

The Person will be:-

  • Reliable, punctual and with a genuine love of maintaining a country garden
  • Able to operate and maintain large garden machinery-ride on mower, strimmer,  hedgecutter etc
  • Understand what is required within the garden throughout year, working with the seasons
  • Have excellent plant knowledge and preferably hold RHS qualifications but this is not essential
  • Be able to restock where necessary and follow instructions
  • Polite and a nice person to have around.
  • Car driver

A good hourly rate will be offered to the successful person who can provide fully checkable references.

Please contact Rebecca 07771 655879 / info@ruralrecruitment.co.uk for further information.

Part Time Housekeeper, Bale, Norfolk – REF RR1580

Part time, experienced and well referenced Housekeeper required for beautiful family home in Bale, Norfolk, between Fakenham and Holt.

To start mid- May 2024. Self employed, permanent role.

Hours:

2 days a week, 3 hours a time (6 hours in total).

Days:

Ideally either a Monday & Thursday or Tuesday and Friday.

Responsibilities

  • Thorough cleaning (dusting, hoovering, mopping)
  • Some ironing (handful of shirts and bed linen)
  • Changing beds
  • Deep cleans as and when necessary
  • Cleaning silver as and when required

Person:

  • Friendly and lovely to have around
  • Well referenced
  • DBS checked prior to starting
  • Dog lover as the family have two gorgeous dogs
  • Discreet

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

Part Time Family Groom/ Rider -Cowlinge, Suffolk – RR1579

Part Time, experienced Rider/ Groom required, for a lovely, small family yard in a beautiful setting about 15 minutes from Newmarket.

We are looking for someone who can help manage the yard of 6 horses, including 3 hunters and 3 ponies, to a high standard. The successful applicant will be working alongside the family’s long standing groom who has been with them for the last 8 years.

The family hunt and compete in local shows so the groom will be required to help with clipping, plaiting and turn out. The chance to compete is there if the person is keen too.

The yard is beautiful and is kept tidy and clean at all times. All yard duties will be required including mucking out, feeding, tack cleaning, turning out and bringing in from the field, exercising, sweeping the yard and adjoining areas.

Someone who can spot injury or illness essential.

A good, experienced rider essential to hack, school and maintain fitness of all horses. the person must be light enough to ride 13.2 ponies.

The hours will be:

  • 2-3 Mornings or Afternoons a week (whichever is preferred) plus 1 weekend a month and 1 Saturday a month if possible to allow current groom to take a weekend off.

Someone with an HGV licence would be a great advantage but is not a deal breaker, however a car driver with own transport is a must.

A good salary will be offered to the successful person who can provide fully checkable references.

This really is a lovely opportunity for a good, local rider who would enjoy working on a small private yard, with well behaved and smart horses/ponies. If you would like to compete in local shows (show jumping and dressage) then this could be perfect for you.

As part of the application process, please send riding photos along with your CV/covering letter.

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

Part Time Housekeeper, Docking, Norfolk – REF JF/RR1578

Part Time experienced housekeeper required for large, private, country house located approx 5 miles from Burnham Market, Norfolk.

We are looking for a reliable, trustworthy person to assist the head housekeeper maintaining this lovely house to a very high standard.

Someone friendly, who works well with one other or alone and who is really nice to have around.

Ideally the successful person will be able to work 10 hours a week over 2 days with the flexibility to increase at times to 15 a week.

The position will focus mainly on the laundry, ironing and bed changing, so it is very important that the incoming housekeeper enjoys this part of the housekeeping role. Someone with a keen eye for detail who notices when tasks need doing-such as refreshing flowers, emptying bins, plumping cushions etc to keep the house immaculate. A careful, meticulous person who takes a pride in their work with a ‘can do’ attitude.

Car driver essential and a non smoker only. The family have 2 dogs so animal friendly person required .

Good salary offered to the successful person who can provide fully checkable references.

Please apply to – info@ruralrecruitment.co.uk

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Part Time Housekeeper – Ipswich REF JF 1571

Part Time experienced/traditional housekeeper required for large country house located approx. 5 minutes south of Ipswich-easy access A12 and A14.

We are looking for someone reliable, punctual with a great work ethic and previous private household experience.

The position is ideally 3 full days a week.

The current housekeeper is relocating .

The position:-

  • All housework to a very high standard within this lovely country house- to keep immaculate at all times
  • Family laundry including some hand washing
  • Ironing
  • Silver cleaning, brass door furnishing cleaning and antique care
  • Mending and small alterations of clothes(if able)

The Person:-

  • Reliable, punctual with a bright, enthusiastic personality
  • Will have very high standards and a keen eye for detail
  • Non smoker
  • Car driver
  • Will understand what needs doing and when and be happy following instructions
  • Happy to work alongside other members of staff

Good hourly rate offered to the successful person who can provide fully checkable references.

Tel Jackie 07979 501997

Part Time, Experienced Housekeeper- Oundle, Northamptonshire- RR1567

Experienced and wonderful, part time Housekeeper required for elegant, 4 bedroom, private farmhouse nr Oundle on the Northants / Cambs border.

This is a part time position offering flexible hours, although its likely to average approximately 10 hours a week.

The family home is beautiful and we are hoping to find a really local housekeeper who can take care of the below responsibilities to a high standard:

  • General cleaning of the families 4 bedroom house
  • All laundry, including washing and ironing
  • Stripping and making beds
  • Dusting/polishing, hoovering, mopping
  • Deep cleans as and when necessary
  • Thorough, high standard of cleaning / housekeeping

The principles have horses and dogs, so the person must like animals. Any equine experience would be a real advantage too.

This role would suit a local, well organised, good natured person who can work off their own initiative. Someone who is happy to muck in, work well with others, and is flexible would be ideal.

Extra hours available for someone who is confident with horses and would be able to easily muck out, poo pick, turn horses in and out of the field etc.

Excellent references and an up to date DBS check will be expected for this role.

Clean driving licence and use of own car essential due to remote location of the estate.

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

Part Time, Experienced Gardener – Oundle, Northamptonshire – RR1566

Experienced Gardener required for very attractive mini estate on the Northants/Cambs border, relatively close to South Peterborough, Huntingdon and Sawtry. The estate comprises of 3 acres of beautiful gardens/orchard, 5 acres of woodland, 20 acres of paddocks and natural lakes. Everything has been maintained to a high standard and is beautifully kept/ laid out.

Hours:

  • 3 days a week, permanent

The principles have horses and dogs, so the person must like animals. Any equine experience would be a real advantage too.

This role would suit a local, well organised, good natured gardener who can work off their own initiative, someone who is happy to muck in, work well with others, and is flexible would be ideal.

The main responsibilities will be:

  • Weeding, pruning, mulching and cutting back
  • Looking after the greenhouse, vegetable and cutting garden
  • Digging
  • Planting
  • Chainsaw work (employer is happy to put the successful person through a course if needs be)
  • Keeping flower beds, pots and patio clean, tidy and weed free
  • Assisting the part time gardener who cuts the lawn/hedges and acts as the estates handy person
  • Leaf blowing, splitting logs
  • Topping paddocks, use of general garden machinery
  • Muck in where needed

Drivers licence essential and use of own car due to rural location.

Excellent references will be required before starting the role.

Flexible hours to fit individual.

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

Family Housekeeper/ Laundry- Nr Binham, Norfolk – REF RR1565

Part time, permanent and lovely housekeeper required for beautiful family home near Binham in North Norfolk.

The role will predominantly consist of  managing the family of five’s laundry, including all clothes, bed linen, washing and ironing. The person will also be required to help clean and tidy the house as and when necessary.

  • 5 half days a week – flexible

The family have three wonderful school age children and are looking for help around the house all year round, in particular during the summer holidays (8th July – 4th September) when the house is naturally busier. The housekeeper will be required to help with:

  • Shopping
  • Preparing occasional meals and picnics
  • Laundry including bed changing and putting away clothes
  • Hoovering, mopping, tidying rooms etc

Car driver essential due to rural location. Up to date DBS check will be required as well as excellent references,

This would suit an experienced housekeeper who enjoys and is good at laundry.

For more information about this role please contact Rebecca info@ruralrecruitment.co.uk

French Tutor / Afternoon Nanny -5 miles South of Norwich – REF RR1561

We are looking for a reliable and loving Nanny / Mothers Help 4 afternoons a week,  Monday to Thursday (3pm – 7pm). The family live near Poringland, 5 miles South of Norwich and are in a remote location so a car driver is important.

The family have three gorgeous children aged 6, 4 and 1 years old. They also have two very friendly dogs.

The position will include general help with the children’s supper, tidying up, bath and bedtime. It would be great if the person could speak French to help the eldest child who is finding their French homework challenging.

An enhanced DBS check will be required before the person starts in addition to excellent references.

This is a permanent, self employed role, to include both term time and the school holidays.

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

Business Development Manager, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire Ref JF1558

Business Development Manager required for luxury holiday let complex located in the heart of the Cotswolds.

This position can be Hybrid with one day a week in the office. Part Time would be considered for the right person.

This is a relatively new business, so would be most suited to a forward thinking person who would love taking on a project and making it their own.  The plans are to increase the capacity with some exciting additions.

The key role will be to identify income streams, increase bookings across the channel partners, organically and via social media, google ads, etc.  The ability to identify new business opportunities and create strategies to reach new businesses is essential.  Someone who possesses a strong understanding of the company’s products and those of the competition is a must.

The Person will be:-

  • Fully referenced with a proven sales history
  • IT confident with good social media skills
  • Polite, easy to have around with excellent communication skills, written and spoken
  • Reliable with a good work ethic
  • A car driver to access the rural location
  • Understand the routes to increase income
  • Able to produce accurate forecasts for the business
  • Able to collaborate with design and sales teams

Salary will depend on experience.

Tel Jackie 07979 501997 / info@ruralrecruitment.co.uk

Gardener, Lavenham, Suffolk Ref JF1557

Part Time experienced Gardener required for private country house located in village location near Monks Eleigh and approx 4 miles from Lavenham.

We are looking for a reliable person who can work 12 hours a week, preferably over 3 mornings – 9am to 1pm

The garden is approx 2 acres comprising formal lawns and borders. There is also an established rose garden and walled garden, so a really lovely variety of tasks.

The pool and outdoor entertaining space also have beds to be maintained.

Cleaning patios, garden furniture and moving garden items will be required.

Someone fit and active is essential, as some of the tasks will involve  heavy lifting.

A very good hourly rate will be offered to the successful person who can provide fully checkable references.

Tel Jackie 07979 501997 / info@ruralrecruitment.co.uk

 

 

Housekeeper/Cleaner – Nr Tilney All Saints, Norfolk- REF RR1556

Experienced Housekeeper/Cleaner required for lovely 8 bedroom family home.

Approximately 25-30 hours per week, flexible hours, except for when family are in residence

Job role to include, but not limited to:

  • General housekeeping, laundry, ensuring house is well maintained and liaising with Farm Manager or directly with our tradespeople to organise minor repairs
  • Liaising directly with Principals (who live abroad) re. requirements for when next in residence
  • Shopping, fridge stocking and ordering of house supplies
  • Basic cooking, breakfasts, preparing salads etc. Preparing of shoot lunches during the season.
  • Key contact for alarm, shared responsibility with Farm Manager
  • Cleaning of other Farm properties, i.e. farm offices and farm accommodation

The ideal candidate would have an interest in country life, although this is not a necessity.

This would suit someone who is flexible, with a can-do attitude and a very good eye for detail! The candidate must be a self-starter as they will be able to establish their own routine which suits them and to some degree choose their own working hours.

Number of hours per week would be fairly fixed, as this employee would be responsible for the weekly cleaning of the other farm properties which would take approx. 10 hours per week. There is the expectation that when the principals are in residence, there would be an increase in hours to prepare for their arrival and to be on hand when they are here.

For more information about this role, please contact Rebecca info@ruralrecruitment.co.uk / 07771 655879

Gardener, Woodbridge, Suffolk Ref JF1555

Experienced Gardener required for private country house located in the village of Hasketon, approx 2 miles from Woodbridge.

We are looking for someone to work 6/8 hours during the Autumn/Winter winter months and 10/12 hours during the Spring and Summer months. The days can be flexible to fit around the right person.

The garden is 3 acres and comprises -lawns, formal borders, hedges, leisure areas, flower beds and patios.

The successful person must have good horticultural knowledge to maintain the garden to a high standard and also have the ability to restock when necessary.

Use of large garden machinery, including ride on mower, hedge cutter and strimmer is essential.

Someone fit and active as some of the tasks can be quite physical.

Excellent hourly rate will be offered.

Fully checkable references will be requested.

Tel Jackie 07979 501997 or Sophie 07889 849175 / info@ruralrecruitment.co.uk

 

Part Time Mothers Help, Little Massingham, Norfolk SP1549

Part time mothers help wanted for a lovely family based in Little Massingham, Norfolk.

Our client is looking for someone fun and energetic to help them with the children’s tea, bath and bed time, Monday – Friday 4pm – 6pm/ 7pm.

The position will entail helping the mother look after two adorable children aged 2 and 1 years. The ideal candidate will have a kind and caring nature and must be great with children with previous experience in either babysitting or as a nanny. Some light cooking will be required.

Additional hours on an ad-hoc basis at the weekends could be offered to the successful applicant if required.

Fully checkable references essential as well as an up to date DBS before starting the role.

For more information please contact Rebecca on 07771 655 879 or Sophie on 07889 849 175 or email info@ruralrecruitment.co.uk

Gardener, Woodbridge, Suffolk -Ref JF1550

Experienced, qualified gardener required for beautiful formal gardens within a private country estate located approx 3 miles South of Woodbridge and 6 miles East of Ipswich. Easy access from the A12.

Hours will be 3/4 days a week with 5 days during the summer months.

The ideal person will have excellent horticultural knowledge and be able to provide fully checkable references from previous, similar gardening positions. The ability to maintain the high standards is a must and also to understand what needs doing in the garden throughout the year. This is a very hands on position and would therefore only suit someone who wants to do the work themselves and not manage others! An enthusiastic, passionate gardener would be the ideal candidate.

The gardens were designed by Suffolk based Swedish, designer Mia Witham Niklasson and comprise, formal borders, shrubs, trees, rose garden, a cutting garden, vegetable garden, topiary, water feature and formal lawns. There is a groundsperson employed who carries out most of the grass cutting and hedge cutting. The gardens provide a wonderful working environment.

The family also have a variety of pets on the property so they would prefer an animal lover who is comfortable around dogs, cats and chickens.

Someone who would like to keep bees on the estate would be very welcome as this is something the family used  to do.

There could be the opportunity on occasions to drive for the family for the right person, so a clean driving licence essential. A good, confident, safe driver who is happy driving large luxury cars would be an advantage.

A competitive salary will be offered to the successful person.

Tel Jackie 07979 501997 / info@ruralrecruitment.co.uk

Nursery Practitioners, East Bergholt – SP1547

Lavender Hall Kindergarten

‘for little minds to flourish’

Lavender Hall Kindergarten is looking to expand their team of nursery practitioners. This is an exciting opportunity to join their amazing team known for it’s fun and caring culture.

You must have a warm, caring and sensitive nature. It is essential that the nursery nurses are committed to sharing their skills, training and abilities to ensure that each child is cared for and benefits from all Lavender Hall’s planned activities and facilities.

Their purpose-built nursery is situated within the beautiful village of East Bergholt Suffolk, with easy access to the A12 and sufficient parking. The nursery is bright and inviting and there are two garden spaces, one of these being a Woodland Garden.

Qualifications:

They are looking for practitioners that hold a level 2 or 3 qualification in Early Years and Childcare and who have a strong drive and passion for creating an exceptional learning environment for children.

Job type / Hours:

They would like staff to be available to work 8am-6pm Monday to Friday, full time staff would be allocated a day off in the week. For part time position this would be three days a week.

These are permanent positions.

A competitive, above minimum wage salary will be offered and will be dependant on qualifications and experience.

Lavender Hall Rewards and Benefits:

• A flexible working pattern providing you with an optimal work/life balance.

• Birthday off with pay and gift voucher.

• Staff recognition incentives, for example employee of the month.

• A pension scheme.

• Generous childcare fee discount for staff.

• Well-being support.

• Committed to ongoing training and career progression.

 

For further information please contact us at info@ruralrecruitment.co.uk or telephone Jackie 07979 501997 or Sophie 07889 849 175

 

 

Part Time Housekeeper – Aldeburgh, Suffolk SP1543

Part time experienced Housekeeper required for a lovely family home in Aldeburgh, Suffolk

The ideal person will be required to work 5 or 6 hours per week, either all in one day or split over two days.

This busy family have 3 children and both parents are working so they are looking for someone who is reliable and hard working to manage all housekeeping duties including;

  • Tidying of bedrooms and living areas – tidying away toys and making beds
  • Laundry
  • Ironing
  • Bed changing
  • Light cleaning of the kitchen and bathrooms

If the successful applicant would like to, some light cooking could also be required/ included in the position. Evening babysitting or cat sitting when the family are away would also be an added bonus.

We are looking for someone warm and engaging, who is great with children and can muck in with all housekeeping duties that are required in a busy family home. There is the possibility for the role to expand to include some nannying for the family, particularly after school care and during the school holidays.

Excellent references will be required along with an up to date DBS check.

Clean driving license and own car would also be needed.

For more information about this position, please contact Sophie on info@ruralrecruitment.co.uk / 07889 849175.

 

Groundsperson, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire Ref JF1541

Part Time experienced Groundsperson required for private estate located approx 17 miles East of Cheltenham and 5 miles South of Stow-on-the-Wold.

The estate has 40 acres, however the Groundsperson will be required to carry out grass cutting, hedge cutting and general tidying of the grounds around the main house and holiday cottages.

We are looking for someone to work 2/3 days a week.

The Person will be:-

  • Reliable, trustworthy and polite
  • Hard working
  • Experienced with using large machinery – tractors with implements
  • Experienced with grass maintenance
  • Experienced with hedge cutting
  • Able to maintain driveways, paths and other areas around the estate
  • Fit and active
  • A car driver with own transport
  • Within half an hour of the property

The ideal person will be able to start fairly soon and be happy working in all weathers.

The successful person must be able to provide fully checkable references.

Tel Jackie 07979 501997 / info@ruralrecruitment.co.uk

 

 

Part Time Housekeeper – Near Holt, Norfolk- RR1539

Part time Housekeeper required 6 hours a week in a lovely family home near Holt, Norfolk.

The person must be an experienced housekeeper with excellent, obtainable references to show this.

The family are looking for someone who is meticulous with a high attention to detail. The role will include all hoovering, mopping, dusting, laundry, stripping and making beds, deep cleans.

For more information about tis position, please contact Rebecca on info@ruralrecruitment.o.uk / 07771 655879

DBS check will need to be obtained prior to starting

Clean driving licence and use of car important as the house is rurally located.

After School Nanny- Nr Great Massingham, REF – RR1538

Wonderful after school Nanny / Mothers Help required to help with two lovely children from 3pm-6pm, 4 or 5 days a week. Hours are negotiable.

We are looking for a reliable, warm-hearted individual to help with school pick-ups and assorted childcare support at home.  We would love to find somebody who is available to help collect, look after and organise the children’s activities between 3 and 6 pm, Monday- Friday or could be Monday-Thursday if preferred. Someone who is able to help tidy up and generally muck-in to what is a busy working household would be great. Driving is a must, as is non-smoking.

Start time asap.

This is a self-employed, permanent, part time position.

£12-14ph depending on experience.

Clean driving licence paramount and someone who is happy to use their own car is essential. Fuel costs will be covered.

Up to date DBS check required prior to starting in additional to excellent working references.

For more information about this lovely part time position, please contact Rebecca 07771 655879 / info@ruralrecruitment.co.uk

Office Junior, Thetford, Norfolk Ref JF1536 (Final interviews)

A rare opportunity for an Office Junior to join this small established team within an amazing luxury dog hotel/spa business located near Thetford, Norfolk. The will be a newly refurbished office for the staff to move in to in the New Year, so a lovely time to join them.

There is scope for progression after a year. This role may also suit a Business Administrative Apprentice.

The office Junior role will be:

  • Monday to Friday 30-35 hours per week
  • General office duties including filing, data recording etc
  • Assisting the Office Manager
  • Arranging taxi routes around London for pick ups
  • Liaising with/booking taxi drivers
  • Using IT with confidence – word, spreadsheets, excel and diary management
  • Liaising with vets, suppliers, groomers
  • Assisting with marketing and social media marketing
  • Arranging grooming schedules and booking the groomer
  • Ordering dog food, supplies and office stationary
  • Some basic book-keeping

 

The person:

  • Reliable, punctual and organised
  • Polite, friendly with good communication skills
  • Able to use a variety of computer programmes including word and excel.
  • Having IT skills for photo montages and basic social media marketing
  • Will be comfortable around and will enjoy dogs as they are around the office, and the subject of most client interactions!
  • Ambitious to learn and progress in an office career
  • Car driver
  • Non smoker

A good salary will be offered according to experience.

Tel Jackie 07979 501997 / info@ruralrecruitment.co.uk

 

 

Office/ Accounts Manager – Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire Ref JF1531

Full or Part Time experienced Office/ Accounts Manager required for family farm/equestrian business located approx. 5 miles south of Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire.

An excellent above market salary will be offered to the successful person who can provide fully checkable references from similar positions they have held.

We are looking for someone who can work either part time for  3/4 days a week or full time 5 days per week Monday – Friday. This is a varied position requiring someone to help manage the farm office as well as running the Accounts for the family’s businesses.

The Position:-

  • Being the first point of contact for visitors to the farm
  • All Bookkeeping-VAT return, Payroll, Invoicing, Bank reconciliation , end of year preparation for accountants.
  • Accurate record keeping using Sage or a similar system
  • Dealing with emails, calls etc and directing to the correct person
  • Organising and prioritising workload
  • Liaising with other staff members, suppliers, tradesmen and the Management

The Person :-

  • At least 5 years plus experience working as an Office/ Accounts Manager
  • Reliable, punctual, organised with an excellent work ethic
  • A good team player with an easy to get along with personality
  • Will have excellent communication skills – written, by phone and face to face
  • Able to deal with emails, phone calls and visitors
  • Polite, well presented with a good command of the English language
  • Will have excellent IT skills, including SAGE or an equivalent system
  • Able to carry out bookkeeping duties-invoicing, bank reconciliation ,preparing books for end of year, VAT return and Payroll

Please email info@ruralrecruitment.co.uk or call Sophie 07889 849175 or Jackie 07979 501997

Rider / Groom – Bury St Edmunds- REF RR1526

We are looking for an experienced Rider / Groom to help a lovely family with their children’s ponies/horses.  Their current groom is leaving after 4 fantastic years. The family are hoping someone can help them 12-15 hours a week over 3 days, doing roughly 3-4 hours each day.

Times and days can be flexible. More hours available if the person requires –  working for friends / neighbours of the family.

Accommodation available if needed.

The successful person must be light enough to ride a 14 hand pony. The family have 4 horses in total that all do Pony Club/Eventing/Hunting/Show Jumping and Dressage.

The position will include:

  • Grooming
  • Mucking out
  • Turning horses out and bringing in
  • Rugging up
  • Keeping the yard looking tidy
  • Hacking and general fitness work
  • Canter work
  • Flatwork
  • Ride and lead
  • Preparing horses for shows
  • Clipping, plaiting, pulling manes (this is not essential but would be a real advantage)

For more information about this position, please contact Rebecca 07771 655879 / info@ruralrecruitment.co.uk

Sunday Groom – Needham Market, Suffolk – Ref JF1528

Experienced Groom required every other Sunday for small private yard located near Needham Market.

We are looking for someone to carry out all yard duties to a high standard for 2 hours in the morning and 1-2 hours in the afternoon, so local person preferred.

The family have 4 horses with the possibility of an addition in the near future.

The Position:-

  • Turning horses out and bringing in from the field
  • Rug changing
  • Washing off and picking out feet
  • Checking for injuries
  • Muck out stables
  • Fill Haynets and fill water buckets
  • Clean tack on occasions
  • Sweep yard

The Person:-

  • Reliable, punctual and able to commit to every other Sunday.
  • Enthusiastic and hard working
  • Will have a genuine love of working with horses
  • Confident and happy handling large horses up to 18.2
  • Must have previous groom experience and be able to provide contacts for references
  • Car driver or very local with transport arranged
  • Must be able to work unsupervised

A good hourly rate will be offered to the successful person.

Tel Jackie 07979 501997 / info@ruralrecruitment.co.uk for further information.

 

Part Time Housekeeper, Kenilworth, Warwickshire Ref JF1519

Part Time experienced Housekeeper required for large, private, country house located in Kenilworth, Warwickshire.

The successful person will be required to work Monday, Tuesday and Thursday mornings with the possibility of a couple of hours Wednesday afternoon. Total hours a week will be 22.

We are looking for someone who can manage the housework of this family home to a high standard, carrying out all cleaning, laundry and ironing.

Someone with a keen eye for detail essential, who notices when things need doing and gets them done-emptying bins, loading and unloading the dishwasher, keeping bathrooms clean etc. General tidying throughout the house.

The family have dogs, so please only apply if you are happy around them.

Good hourly rate offered to the successful person who can provide fully checkable references.

Tel Jackie 07979 501997 / info@ruralrecruitment.co.uk

 

Part Time Nanny/Housekeeper, Bury St Edmunds Ref JF1515

Part Time experienced Nanny/Housekeeper required for busy young family located approx 8 miles South East of Bury St Edmunds.

We are looking for someone who can care for one little boy age 2 who attends nursery 20 minutes drive from the family home.

The days required are Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday and the hours ideally will be 7am to 5.30pm.

The Position involves:-

  • Getting the little boy ready for nursery and assisting him with breakfast
  • Driving him to nursery
  • Carrying out housework, laundry and ironing
  • Preparing family meals
  • Walking the dog

The Person:-

  • Reliable, punctual, trustworthy and most importantly kind and caring
  • Will have a genuine love of working with children
  • Creative and fun
  • A safe driver with a clean licence
  • Experienced with housework, laundry and ironing
  • A good cook
  • A non smoker
  • Will have a DBS or be happy to apply for one.

A good hourly rate will be offered to the successful person who can provide fully checkable references.

Tel Jackie 07979 501997 / info@ruralrecruitment.co.uk

Housekeeper/PA/Handy Person – Hadleigh, Suffolk – Ref JF1512 UNDER OFFER

Housekeeper/PA/Handyperson required for large country house approx 2 miles from the market town of Hadleigh, Suffolk.

We are looking for someone trustworthy, reliable, local and discreet to carry out a variety of tasks as the owners are in London some of the time.

The ideal person will be able to carry out all housework to a high standard, including laundry and ironing, bed making and generally keeping the house tidy and clean. Fridge filling and shopping on occasions. Cleaning inside windows within reason

Someone with PA/Admin experience who can assist with household paperwork, filing, bill paying occasionally. This may involve booking travel for the family.

The position will also require the person to liaise with trades people ensuring the house is always ready for the family. Light bulb changing, fire laying, bringing logs into the house and on occasions opening the sluice gates in times of high water. Keeping track of household appliances-water softener, age etc and checking heating oil levels.

The family have a little dog so someone who would be happy with pet care at times.

Car driver as there could be occasional London runs, airport runs or train station runs. Non smoker essential.

A good salary will be offered to the successful person.

Tel Jackie 07979 501997/info@ruralrecruitment.co.uk

Housekeeper / Dog Walker-, Near Mundford, Norfolk- REF RR1511

We are looking for a lovely part time Housekeeper / Dog Walker to help Monday-Friday for a few hours each day, ideally around lunchtime. Our client works full time and usually leaves the house very early and often gets back late.

In an ideal world the person will be happy taking the dogs for a walk then having a general tidy up of the house (polishing, hoovering, mopping, loading or unloading dishwasher, putting a wash on, ironing and changing bed sheets once a week etc).

If you can help with this lovely little position then it would be great to hear from you.

Please contact Rebecca 07771 655879 / info@ruralrecruitment.co.uk

Full / Part Time Housekeeper or Housekeeper/Gardener – Buckinghamshire/Oxfordshire- Ref JF1508

Full/Part Time experienced Housekeeper or Housekeeper/Gardener required for busy household located in Buckinghamshire/Oxfordshire-approx 13 miles from Oxford with an option of accommodation on site.

Ideally someone with previous private household experience or possibly someone changing jobs, as long as they understand  the demands of working within a family environment.

The Housekeeper Position will include:-

  • All housework within this family house and outbuildings
  • Laundry and ironing
  • Deep cleans on occasions
  • Liaising with tradesmen and other staff, plus running errands such as dry cleaning and shopping
  • Occasionally feeding dogs and chickens
  • Basic cooking on occasion

The Housekeeper/Gardener Position will include the above and also:-

  • General gardening -maintaining flower beds and vegetables ( Mowing and heavy work would be done by current groundsperson)
  • Edging and general tidying

A good salary will be offered to the successful person who can provide fully checkable references for similar positions held.

Tel Jackie 07979 501997/info@ruralrecruitment.co.uk

 

 

 

 

 

Part Time Housekeeper – Bury St Edmunds – REF JF1507

Part Time experienced Housekeeper to assist current Housekeeper maintaining this large country property to a high standard. The position will include all housework, laundry and general tidying.

We are looking for someone to work between 12 and 20 hours a week. – Weekdays only.

The position will include:-

  • All housework to a high standard
  • Laundry-bed changing etc
  • Kitchen and bathroom cleans
  • Pet care – dogs and cats plus ducks, swans and geese who will require feeding at times.
  • Holiday cottage clean at times

The Person:-

  • Reliable, trustworthy with excellent references from a similar position.
  • Hard working with the ability to keep on top of the cleaning of a large period property
  • Must love animals
  • Car driver essential
  • Non smoker

Tel Jackie 07979 501997/ info@ruralrecruitment.co.uk

 

Part Time Handyperson/Maintenance – Hadleigh, Suffolk Ref JF1506

Part Time Handyperson required for 2 locations – Hadleigh, Suffolk and Stratford St Mary

We are looking for someone to work approx 10-16 hours a week and carry out the following:-

  • Clearing and cleaning gutters
  • Outside window cleaning
  • Clearing up after the gardener
  • Washing painted surfaces around the property
  • Generally keeping the grounds clean and tidy
  • Basic DIY tasks

The Person:-

  • Reliable, hard working with a good work ethic
  • Punctual and organised
  • Will work well alone and assist others when needed
  • Happy to follow instructions
  • Physically fit

A good hourly rate will be offered as well as mileage(work time) to the successful person who can provide fully checkable references.

Tel Jackie 07979 501997/ info@ruralrecruitment.co.uk

Part Time experienced Housekeeper, Suffolk – Ref JF1502

Part Time experienced Housekeeper required for large family home located approx. 3.5 miles South of Bury St Edmunds.

The ideal person will be able to work 6/8 hours per week  either 1 day or split over 2 days.

A good hourly rate will be offered.

The Position:-
• All housework within this lovely 7 bedroom house
• Bed changing
• Laundry and ironing
• Kitchen and bathroom cleans
• Cleaning the gym and pool area
• Generally keeping the house clean and tidy

The Person:-
• Reliable and trustworthy
• Enthusiastic with a ‘can do’ attitude
• Friendly and a nice person to have around
• A good ironer
• Will have a good eye for the finer detail.
• Car driver
• Non smoker

For more information, please call Jackie 07979 501997

You can also email – info@ruralrecruitment.co.uk

Housekeeper/Cook, Bury St Edmunds Ref JF 1501

Part Time Housekeeper/Cook required for family located in Bradfield St George approx 15 minutes from Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk.

We are looking for someone reliable and local to the village to work 12 hours a week -Monday, Wednesday & Friday mornings.

Car driver and non smoker essential.

The Position:-

  • To carry out all housework in this family farmhouse
  • Laundry and ironing
  • Bed changing
  • Preparing lunch and dinner ( cooking from scratch)
  • Cooking for the freezer – baking the occasional cake would be great
  • Picking up prescriptions and shopping

The Person:-

  • Reliable, trustworthy and punctual
  • Kind, polite and nice to have around
  • A good cook
  • An experienced housekeeper/cleaner
  • Happy to iron
  • Car driver
  • Non smoker
  • Will have a DBS or be happy to apply for one

A good hourly rate will be offered to the successful person who can provide fully checkable references

Tel Jackie 07979 501997/ info@ruralrecruitment.co.uk

 

Nanny- Hempstead, Norfolk- REF RR1498

Lovely, experienced Nanny required for a wonderful family of 4 in Hempstead who have two little children aged 2 and 10 months.

Hours:

35-38 hours a week (approximately 8.5-9.5 hours a day) Monday- Thursday. The family have a guest en-suite bedroom in the main house which the Nanny could stay in from Monday-Thursday if accommodation is required. Occasional babysitting included in hours.

Both parents work although Mum works part time and likes to help with the children where she can. This would therefore suit someone who enjoys this set up as they will not always have sole charge.

The role will include:

  • Organising activities such as visiting the Zoo, attending weekly swimming classes, playdates, creating outdoor and indoor fun/games.
  • Sole charge of the children a lot of the time
  • Naps
  • Preparing children’s food, batch cooking and baking
  • Bottle feeding
  • Changing nappies
  • Helping with potty training
  • Tidying up after the children
  • Light housekeeping, laundry
  • Potentially going on holiday with the family

The family are looking for a kind, caring, positive and fun Nanny to slot in and become a member of their team. This would suit someone who has a genuine love for children and is looking for a long term, permanent role.

Car driver essential and clean driving licence. Use of the family car for outings and nursery run.

DBS check and excellent working references essential.

For more information, please contact Rebecca 07771 655879 / info@ruralrecruitment.co.uk

Office Manager & Client Liaison Ref JF 1496

Office Manager required to help run the central office of this exclusive hotel chain,  offering fabulous holidays for dogs. This would also involve liaising with clients and helping to expand the business.

We are looking for a new person to join the small established team increasing the number of full time employees to 3 with the help of a part time employee too. This is a really friendly office and would suit someone like minded, who does not mind a dog resting on their feet on occasions.

The Position:-

  • Monday to Friday 30-35 hours per week
  • Liaising with clients, vets and suppliers
  • General office duties which will include filing, data recording etc
  • Booking dogs into the hotel
  • Arranging taxi routes around London for pick ups
  • Liaising with/booking taxi drivers
  • Using IT with confidence-word, spreadsheets, excel and diary management
  • Basic bookkeeping
  • Assisting with marketing and social media marketing
  • Arranging grooming schedules and booking the groomer
  • Ordering dog food, supplies and stationary

The Person:-

  • Reliable, punctual and very organised
  • Polite, friendly with excellent communication skills both face to face and over the phone
  • Able to use a variety of computer programmes including word and excel. The office uses Asana, so familiarisation with that, or an interest in learning it, would be appreciated.
  • Having IT skills for photo montages and basic social media marketing
  • Experienced with basic bookkeeping, preferably Quickbooks
  • Will be genuinely comfortable around and enjoy dogs as they are in and around the office, and the subject of most client interactions!
  • Within half and hour of the office
  • Car driver and non smoker

A good salary will be offered to the successful person who can provide fully checkable references.

Tel Jackie 07979 501997 / info@ruralrecruitment.co.uk

 

 

 

 

Part Time Housekeeper/ Nanny – Great Cressingham, Norfolk- REF RR1491

Part-time (15-20 hours per week), live out, experienced Nanny/ Housekeeper required for a lovely family based near Swaffham, Norfolk.

We are looking for an excellent and experienced person in both nannying and housekeeping to help run this busy household and look after their 4 year old boy. It is an afternoon role (3-6pm, Monday – Friday), to work alongside the morning housekeeper, with some additional work at weekends and flexibility to stay overnight when the parents are away (usually once every fortnight). There are additional hours available should the candidate be open to helping with the busy holiday let business. The successful person must be energetic and proactive and be willing to muck-in with any errands as required.  They must also be kind and reliable with a genuine love of children, housekeeping and animals as the family have dogs.

Hours:

The core hours will be 3-6/6.30pm Monday – Friday with around 5 hours added most weeks as mutually agreed, and there is scope for these to increase significantly over time. Some flexibility is important, in case some hours are needed for babysitting or weekend work, and the occasional overnight stay if the parents are away.

This is a live out position so the person must be within driving distance of the house.

The position will involve:-

  • All housekeeping duties including cleaning and ironing
  • Some nannying of one child to include nursery drop off’s and collection’s and possibly more in the holiday’s
  • Possibility of staying overnight from time to time
  • Being available some weekends in lieu of some time in the week or for additional pay
  • Helping run the household efficiently, including running errands and mucking in where needed
  • Providing healthy home cooked meals

The person:-

  • Energetic and proactive with a willingness to muck in where needed
  • Experienced in both nannying and housekeeping
  • Trustworthy and reliable
  • Car driver with clean UK driving licence
  • Cooking experience
  • Kind, caring and fun
  • Right to work in the UK

Fully checkable references will be required at the beginning of the application process as well as an up to date DBS check.

There is also the possibility of this being a position that would suit a couple so the other person would help with land management and maintenance at the property.

For more information please contact Rebecca on 07771 655879 or email a copy of your CV to info@ruralrecruitment.co.uk

 

Part Time Housekeeper/Cook/Companion, Hadleigh, Suffolk REF 1488

Part Time Housekeeper/Cook/Companion required for elderly couple located close to Hadleigh, Suffolk.

We are looking for someone reliable, trustworthy, kind and lovely to have around.

There is no personal care involved just help with preparing supper, changing the bed and some ironing.

The ideal person will be able to come in perhaps 2 or 3 days a week for 2/3 hours each time maybe less to start. This will also enable one of the them to have some time away from the house, knowing that their other half is safe and not alone. One has slight mobility issues, unsteadiness rather than difficulty walking. At other times company for both of them would be great – a different person to chat too!

The hours could be increased in the future but this is something that needs to be introduced slowly.

Good hourly rate offered to fully referenced person.

Tel Jackie 07979 501997 or Rebecca 07771 655879/ info@ruralrecruitment.co.uk

 

 

 

Part Time Housekeeper, Woodbridge, Suffolk REF JF 1487

Part Time experienced Housekeeper required for busy family home located in the village of Hollesley approx. 8 miles south west of Woodbridge, Suffolk.

The ideal person will be able to work 8 hours a week over 2 days during the week.

The position will include all housework to a high standard:-

  • Vacuuming , mopping, polishing, bathroom and kitchen cleans.
  • Organising cleaning schedules
  • Laundry and ironing

We are looking for a reliable, trustworthy housekeeper with a natural ability to organise and clean. Someone who enjoys their work and is really nice to have around.

Good hourly rate offered to the successful person.

Tel Jackie 07979 501997 / info@ruralrecruitment.co.uk

Nanny/Mother’s Help, Hadleigh, Suffolk Ref JF 1486

Part Time experienced Nanny/Mother’s Help required for busy young family located just outside Hadleigh, Suffolk ( approx 2 miles). The children are 3.5 year old twins, who are looking for someone fun and caring to look after them in the afternoon. The hours will be 4pm to 6.30/7pm  Tuesday and Wednesday to begin with and then Monday will be required from January 2024.

The Position:-

  • Picking the twins up from the local nursery and taking home
  • Cooking a lovely healthy tea for them
  • Organising playtime – inside and outside
  • Quiet time
  • Bath and bedtime routine
  • General tidying of children’s areas and kitchen
  • There could be extra hours for someone who would be happy to help with housework

The Person:-

  • Reliable, trustworthy, kind with a genuine love of little children
  • Previously employed as a Nanny or Mother’s Help-desired
  • A car driver with clean licence
  • A non smoker
  • Creative and fun
  • Local to Hadleigh

Good hourly rate ill be offered to the successful person who can provide fully checkable references

A DBS will also be required.

Please contact Jackie at info@ruralrecruitment.co.uk for further information.