Weekend Nanny for busy VIP family in Central London, W1 – ASAP start            

Experienced and proactive nanny is sought to help at weekends with this busy family of 5. You will be required to work from Friday 6pm through to Monday 6pm. There will be a handover with the other nanny on a Friday who leaves at 7pm. At weekends you will plan lots of fun activities with the children – they enjoy outings to the zoo, Kew gardens, purple dragon etc. You will be in shared care most of the time, but will also need to be capable and confident to have sole care of all 3 if needed at times. The children ages are B7, G5 & B4. During the evenings you will have the responsibly of the sleep monitors.

They are a close-knit team with a family feel, you will need to be a team player, and happy to be hands on and help with whatever is needed! The family also have a country home in Wiltshire, where more weekends will be spent over the school holidays. So you must be happy to work in both London and the country.

You must have experience working as a nanny with mutliple children before, ideally with HNW/VIP families. European languges would be welcomed. Starting ASAP and salary depends on experience. £40-45K + overtime if worked.

Due to the volume of responses, we cannot guarantee a reply for each and every application, but your details will be kept on file and we look forward to assisting with your career in the near future.

Live Out housekeeper required for large estate in Hampshire, RG26.

A lovely family are looking for a fantastic housekeeper to run the household with precision, attention to detail and care. The Principal is moving his family to Hampshire to be closer to the grandchildren, and the Family are therefore looking for a local housekeeper to join the team. The property is currently being renovated and is due to be completed end of the summer. However the family are willing to look at people seeking work earlier, as the family have homes elsewhere they may ask you to help out at before to ensure you get to know the way they like things ran.

The property in Hampshire is a  7 bedroom main house with an adjoining annex for grandparents, and a residential stable block with 17 Acres of grounds, which include landscaped gardens, a tennis court, a barn media room as well as garages.

You will have at least 5 years’ experienced working as a private household and be happy to work weekends with days given off in lieu.

Your duties will include but not be limited to:

• To have a very high standard of cleaning

• Clean and maintain the interior
• Experience with dealing with laundry, delicate fabrics, hand washing as would be doing all household laundry (assistance provided if required)
• Ensure the linen, curtains, blinds and fabrics are kept clean and laundered

• Good standard of cooking, healthy and wholesome family meals
• Arranging all household shopping
• Running errands when required
• To be responsible for the daily upkeep of the house

Ideally they are looking for someone who has enthusiasm and commitment to get the job done well with high attention to detail. You will have the ability to work collaboratively and harmoniously as part of a team and always be one step ahead, pre-empting the Family’s requirements.

You will be outgoing and confident, whilst also being discreet and professional at all times.

You must be able to drive.

Hours:

To work a five-day week (with some weekend work – days in lieu given for weekend work. Flexibility is key.

This is a long-term position to a respectful, successful and low-key Family, with strong family values.

Salary: £32-35K

UHNW family of 3 adults in central London require 2 live out housekeepers to join the team. You will work alongside 2 other housekeepers and  a head housekeeper. There are also other staff employed (PA, chef etc). The property is on 7 floors with no lift. All high end housekeeping, laundry and ironing. You will be required to pack and unpack for the principals family holidays + individual business trips. This is a full on dynamic role, you will have previous experience working as a professional housekeeper in London and be a good team player. You  Must be hands on and happy to assist where ever needed, have a ositive outlook and can do attitude and be flexible with extra hours with a possible trip to the clients house in South of France.

Location: Belgravia, SW1W

Hours: 10 hr day with break, 5.5 day week – on a rota system

Starting: ASAP, interviews now.

Salary: £500-550 per week net. 

Due to the volume of responses, we cannot guarantee a reply for each and every application, but your details will be kept on file and we look forward to assisting with your career in the near future.

Highly experienced housekeeper with a real eye for detail required to join a busy household in Central London SW7. This family of 6 (x4 children all school aged) live in a large 7 storey home in Knightsbridge, recently refurbished. The house is finished to a very expensive high end spec and you must be familiar with working with fine fabrics, surfaces, woods, marble etc.

Good strong cleaning & laundry skills and attention to detail is essential. Hands on cleaning, laundry and ironing. Some errands running, walking the dog etc. also required.  There is a full time live in housekeeper and a Saturday cleaner. So you share the workload on a day to day basis.

The family also have a friendly dog (Havanese). The family are really lovely and down to earth, they are looking for a team player, someone calm, friendly and trustworthy. With a pro-active approach in their work ethic.

Start date: ASAP

Days: Monday - Friday

Hours: 25-30 hours a week. Preferably 10 hours Monday and 5 hours between Tuesday – Friday – but can be flexible.

Salary: £12net ph

Interviews now

Due to the volume of responses, we cannot guarantee a reply for each and every application, but your details will be kept on file and we look forward to assisting with your career in the near future.

Live Out Housekeeper for family based near to Hyde Park.

You will work 5 days a week, 8 hours a day, with flexible days off depending on the clients schedule and when they are travelling. It is a 3 bedroom 3 bathroom property. You will be experienced working as a housekeeper in private households, and able to work well autonomously. You need to be flexible, discreet (the property is not large) self-motivated and professional.Light cooking for example preparing fruit and vegetables for snacks, making a smoothie and hot drinks.

Starting first week of September 2018, salary £520 net per week.

Due to the volume of responses, we cannot guarantee a reply for each and every application, but your details will be kept on file and we look forward to assisting with your career in the near future

An experienced, proactive, and friendly couple required for housekeeping/maintenance of a rural home in Norfolk, NR17.

The property is grade I listed and has recently undergone some extensive renovation to all areas.  There will be continued refurbishment to out buildings, so ideally you will be able to work alongside the contractors and ensure the security of the property when the owners are not in residence.

The owners are a young at heart couple in their late forties who will split their time between London and Norfolk, being in London on the weekends initially. They tend to travel frequently, so there will be periods of downtime. However, there will be regular guests during the shooting season and every so often during the rest of the year.  Two days off per week with flexibility according to when the owners are in residence. 

When the clients are not there the hours would be flexible so you would need to work with autonomy however animals require regular feeding times. If they are away, even on days off there would be some animals to feed and check on.  When the clients are in residence the hours would be 8am-5pm unless an evening is required and that is where flexibility comes in. Particularly if they have guests with children that require a kitchen supper earlier than the adults. 

Duties for this role and will include day to day housekeeping, grocery shopping, laundry/ironing and family cooking. The grounds extend to 37 acres which includes woodland, paddocks, flowerbeds and lawns. There is some lawn mowing but the gardens are easily maintained. There is a moat and 3 cottages sharing the drive with the main house.  The largest cottage will be provided as accommodation and is also fully refurbished with a new kitchen and utility area.    It is important that the couple enjoy animals as there will be dogs, cats, a small herd of goats, possibly pigs and eventually horses.  Basic DIY, mechanical and carpentry skills required plus a valid driver’s licence, as guest will occasionally need to collected from the airport or station.

Fluent English essential however owners are partially Spanish speaking.  References essential.  £800 net per week with accommodation provided, wifi, phone and car provided.

Due to the volume of responses, we cannot guarantee a reply for each and every application, but your details will be kept on file and we look forward to assisting with your career in the near future

Experienced, Enthusiastic & proactive couple required to help run a modernised, period country home. Housekeeping, laundry, household provisioning and grocery shopping. You will  be able to provide good homemade meals - (mainly on a Sat & Sun +   Mon/Tues lunch) the wife tends to cook the evening meals during the week. They enjoy local, fresh produce, homemade bread etc.

Other staff are employed in the house and grounds with adjoining small well managed working farm. General household maintenance, plant & equipment, indoor swimming pool, fireplaces, cars and garden machinery.

Lovely modernised accommodation within the grounds. Excellent references essential. Trustworthy, reliable, non-smokers with driving licence and English speaking. 

Hours: 5 days a week, with usually Wed/Thurs as your days off

Location: West Berkshire, close to Reading

Starting: Sept/Oct

Salary: competitive and relevant to experience

Due to the volume of responses, we cannot guarantee a reply for each and every application, but your details will be kept on file and we look forward to assisting with your career in the near future.

Live in child friendly Housekeeper for a HNW family in Marylebone, W1.

Experienced housekeeper for large property in the Centre of Marylebone. The house has 6/7 bedrooms and is over 5 floors. All usual housekeeper and laundry for the family (2 adults + 2 children).   You will have experience of working with HNW clients and households before, be easy going, a team player and hard working. Simple light cooking for the children only.

As the youngest will be attending nursery in September 2018 & Mum does school runs etc, there will be no real ‘nanny’ duties, however you must be child friendly, ideally with some housekeeper/nanny experience to have a muck in attitude. There may be international travel involved but not for long periods of time – Dubai, Maldives etc – so flexibility for this would be useful.

There will be a part time daily cleaner also employed.

Hours: Monday – Friday 8am – 7pm or Monday – Saturday 8am -7pm

Starting: ASAP

Accommodation is in the bottom floor, double room with en-suite & kitchenette area.

Salary around £600pw for Mon – Fri, £650pw – Mon – Sat

Due to the volume of responses, we cannot guarantee a reply for each and every application, but your details will be kept on file and we look forward to assisting with your career in the near future.

Permanent Daily Nanny required in Earls Court London SW10

Start date: ASAP

Working hours: 10:00am to 7:00pm (flexibility), Monday to Friday. Live Out.

Salary: dependant on experience

Professional and fun nanny required to care for two children with occasional care for a third in a four child HNW family. Your main charges are a boy (6), a girl (4), and at times their younger brother (2). There is also a baby boy (5 months). The 2 youngest have a full time nanny who has been part of the family for many years. The two older children will be the main role of the daily nanny. The position is a mixture of sole charge and shared care with the mother.

The family are fun, relaxed, loving and down to earth. They are looking for a nanny who will work with them on a long term basis and has a proven track records of this in previous roles. You will have worked with multiple children before and within a HNW family environment. They are keen to find a nanny who will work alongside the Mother but also be confident to be in sole charge of 2/3 children at a time. The family are looking for someone who will engage with the children to support their development with fun and creative educational games. It is important to them that the nanny can take on a tutor-like role with homework and read with the older children.

The nanny will conduct the standard duties including, the school and nursery runs, assisting with bath time and meal times for the children. The family travel 3-4 times per year and the nanny is expected travel with them. Whilst the 2 children are in school there is related admin work to take on including booking the children’s after school activities, planning/arranging their birthday parties & appointments and purchasing items needed for the children. 

They also have a family dog (little) so you must like dogs. There is also a full time house keeper employed.

A driver is preferred (automatic car provided) but this is not a deal breaker.

You need to be organised, proactive, fun and energetic to join this lovely family. Excellent references are a must.

Due to the volume of responses, we cannot guarantee a reply for each and every application, but your details will be kept on file and we look forward to assisting with your career in the near future.

Part-time (afternoons) Housekeeper Job in Knightsbridge - ASAP Start.

Highly experienced housekeeper with a real eye for detail required to join a busy household in Central London SW7. This family of 6 (x4 children all school aged) live in a large 7 storey home in Knightsbridge, recently refurbished. The house is finished to a very expensive high end spec and you must be familiar with working with fine fabrics, surfaces, woods, marble etc.

Good strong cleaning & laundry skills and attention to detail is essential. Hands on cleaning, laundry and ironing. Some errands running, walking the dog etc. also required.There is a full time live in housekeeper and a Saturday cleaner. So you share the workload on a day to day basis.

The family also have a friendly dog (Havanese). The family are really lovely and down to earth, they are looking for a team player, someone calm, friendly and trustworthy. With a pro-active approach in their work ethic.

Start date: ideally no later than mid-August 2018

Days: Monday - Friday

Hours: 12pm – 5pm (25 hours a week)

Salary will depend on individual

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House Manager/Chief of Staff - Kensington

An experienced and polished House Manager is being sought by this UHNW family based in a sumptuous house in Kensington.  Fully staffed large property of the highest caliber.  You will demonstrate at least 5 years+ as a House Manager/Chief of Staff running a superb house and keeping all things running smoothly.  Resilient and used to dealing with all levels of staff and problems you are a "doer" and will lead by example.  Able to solve problems quickly whether it is the Crestron System or dealing with a disgruntled member of staff.  Absolute discretion and the highest level of references required.  Energised and hands on you will be good humoured with a high level of emotional intelligence and able to work well under pressure and deadlines.

You will have good experience working within an UHNW household and the level of expectation that would bring.  Solutions driven, dynamic with a confident assured personality you will earn respect easily

Excellent package - start asap