A friendly family of five, who are based in Hampstead, London, NW11 are looking for a full-time house person to work in their home. You should have a full driving licence for this role (a car can be provided). This is a live out role.
Package Offered
- £30,000 - £40,000 gross per year depending on overall package
- Access to a car for work if you do not have one
Family Background
This busy family have three young children, aged 3, 6 and 10. They live in a beautiful seven-bedroom property based over 5 floors. The family currently hire a full-time nanny, gardeners, and a chef to help host dinner parties. They also have contractors for the swimming pool and hire a maintenance company. The family have no pets. The family are looking for a long term-term house person to help with light housekeeping, house management and driving duties.
Duties
At the heart of the role, is the support for a busy family, so you should be able to able to blend seamlessly into family life. You should be there to provide support and flexibility for the daily needs of the household, family, and guests.
You should be happy to undertake light housekeeping duties when the housekeeper is not working. Emptying the dishwasher, tidying up and general clearing up.
You must be happy to organise and deal with contractors that visit the property. You will also be responsible for running errands including driving the family when required, such as school drop off and picks ups and taking to activities.
If you are happy to do light cooking this is a bonus but not required. You should be child friendly and happy to take the children to school, pickup or other activities they may require.
Another part of the duties will include dealing with contractors, liaising with the gardener and pool servicer, and ensuring that any driving duties are helped with – mornings and afternoons are the busy time of the family life, and it’s all hands-on deck during these times.
When the family travel, you’ll take care of the household, ensuring it’s safe and well maintained. There may be an option to travel with the family, although this is optional.
Location
The family live in Hampstead, London, NW11, this is a live out role so you should be able to commute easily.
Days/Hours
• 7:30am – 5pm
• With alternative Saturdays being worked (2 Saturdays per month), 10am – 1pm
Languages
You must speak a good level of English to communicate with the family.
Special Skills
You must be highly organised and have great attention to detail, willing to work as a team and be willing to adjust to the daily needs of the household. The family have three children so you must enjoy working around children.
Interview/Start date
The family are interviewing now for the right house person to start ASAP. We are recruiting safely within the COVID-19 regulations.