19 London
Location
Honiton, Devon | United Kingdom
Job description
Groundsman & Housekeeper Couple for Devon Estate
We have an amazing opportunity for a highly experienced, hardworking and talented Domestic Couple to support a HNW family in their 9-bedroom country estate in Devon. Working as a Couple, you will hit the ground running to maintain the upkeep of this large country house and grounds with swimming pool and tennis court to exacting standards. The property is used primarily as a weekend and holiday home by a lovely family from London, and their two energetic dogs. Overseeing all functions of the housekeeping, laundry, ironing, service and grounds maintenance, the ideal Couple will have proven experience working in a similar role. Daily duties for the Housekeeper/Laundress will include dusting, vacuuming, cleaning, laundry and ironing, as well as some light family style cooking and food preparation, on the occasions that the family’s chef is not in residence. A part-time cleaner is employed and comes in twice a week, so the Housekeeper will have a brilliant eye for detail and good managerial skills in order to supervise and guide the cleaner where needed but must be able to take instructions from the principals and adapt to their ways of doing things. Occasional childminding of two teenagers will be required, possibly overnight. The Groundsman/Caretaker will be responsible for dealing with any minor defects in and around the property, assisting with gardening and swimming pool maintenance, as well as lending a hand with other exterior duties, as directed by the Head Gardener. The Groundsman should also be a confident driver with proven experience driving luxury vehicles such as Bentleys and Range Rovers and will undertake driving duties for the family as required. Tech-savvy, responsible and reliable, the Couple will be responsible for the security of the property and will have a duty phone to which any alarms will ring through, so it’s essential that the Couple are both good communicators with practical, ‘can-do’ attitudes. Accommodation is provided in a private 2-bedroom apartment on site, and the family are happy to consider Couples with pets for this role, as long as the pets get on well with their dogs. A 45-hour week with flexibility required when the family are in residence, the Couple will work from Thursday to Monday and have their days off together on a Tuesday and Wednesday. As this is a rural location, it is preferred that the Housekeeper is also a driver, though this is not essential. The family are generally in residence for about a third of the year (spread out visits over weekends and school holidays). ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:Job tags
Salary
£80k per annum
