Full Time Housekeeper - Chelsea

Job Description

Position: Permanent

Start: Immediately

Location: Chelsea, SW3

Hours: Monday – Friday, 06:30 – 15:30

Salary: £50,000 - £55,000 GPA / DOE

Holiday: 28 days (including Bank Holidays)

Working for a British/Swiss family with two children in Chelsea, Central London. The family have a busy lifestyle living and working in London and travelling internationally during the school holidays. The children are aged 6 and 9 and the family have a friendly Cockapoo. The household is energetic, lively, and informal.

THE ROLE

A loyal, hard-working, and organised individual is required to look after a five-bedroom property in the heart of Chelsea. The typical working hours will be 06:30 – 15:30, Monday to Friday. The role will include housekeeping duties such as household management and organisation, daily cleaning and tidying, deep cleaning, and keeping on top of all laundry. A driver is not essential and holiday travel will rarely be required.

RESPONSIBILTIES & DUTIES

Housekeeping

- General household cleaning and tidying (keeping the home well-kept, neat, and organised)

- Daily cleaning of the kitchen and bathrooms and maintaining living spaces

- Deep cleaning (incl. frequent cleaning of the ovens etc.)

- Making and changing all beds within the home

- All hoovering, dusting and polishing furniture and décor

- Cleaning the inside of windows

Laundry

- Assuming full charge of household laundry, ironing, and wardrobe management

- Having knowledge of a wide range of textiles and their specific care instructions

- Mending clothing (tears, buttons, hems) and sewing children’s name tapes

- Hand washing and handling stain removal

- Familiarity with eco-friendly, non-toxic cleansers and detergents

Household Management/General

- Preparing and cooking family meals as and when required

- Purchasing and re-ordering housekeeping and laundry supplies

- House management (liaising with the family Assistant regarding all property maintenance)

- Running errands (post office, dry cleaning, etc.)

- Organising the home (creating, labelling, and maintaining effective cupboard systems, etc.)

- Answering the door and receiving deliveries

- Watering household plants and flower arranging

- Occasional dog walking (the family employ a dog walker)

- Packing overnight bags for weekends away and/or holidays

- Infrequent evening babysitting (always agreed in advance)

- Infrequently accompanying the family on holidays (always agreed in advance)

The family are looking for a professional, discreet, energetic, and proactive housekeeper, with

significant experience. The right candidate will have a can-do attitude and great initiative.

The ideal Housekeeper will have:

- Several years private household experience in the same or similar sized home

- Highly organised with exceptional attention to detail

- Flexible regarding the tasks which they are required to complete

- A positive, proactive, trustworthy, and responsible attitude

- Discretion and loyalty

- A strong work ethic and good time management skills

- Excellent communication skills and good command of the English language

- Must be eligible to work in UK

- Non-smoker is essential

- Checkable references

- An enhanced DBS check will be completed for any successful applicants

*please note we cannot guarantee a response to every application*